Chidozie Awaziem

Chidozie Awaziem
Personal information
Full name Chidozie Collins Awaziem
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Porto
Number 33
Youth career
2011–2014 El-Kanemi Warriors
2014–2015 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Porto B 30 (2)
2016– Porto 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2016.


Chidozie Collins Awaziem (born 1 January 1997) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Portuguese club FC Porto as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Enugu, Awaziem joined FC Porto from Portugal in 2014, where he spent his last year as a junior and won the corresponding league title. His senior debuts where made with the B-team, in the Segunda Liga.

On 27 January 2016, aged 19, Awaziem appeared in his first competitive game with the main squad, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 away loss against C.D. Feirense for the Taça da Liga.[1][2] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 12 February, as he again started in a 2–1 win at S.L. Benfica due to an injury crisis to the defensive sector.[3][4]

International career

Aged 19, Awaziem was called up by Nigeria for friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg, on 27 and 31 May 2016.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Eight reserves called for the match against Feirense". FC Porto. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "TL: Feirense-FC Porto, 2–0 (crónica)" [LC: Feirense-FC Porto, 2–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chidozie e Indi são os únicos centrais para a Luz" [Chidozie and Indi are the only stoppers for the Luz] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Benfica 1–2 FC Porto". ESPN FC. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Yusuf invites 26 players for Mali, Luxembourg". Nigeria Football Federation. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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