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Chinedu Sunday Chukwu

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Chinedu Sunday Chukwu
Personal information
Full name Chinedu Sunday Chukwu
Date of birth (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Nkanu East, Enugu State, Nigeria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back / defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kano Pillars F.C.
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Abia Comets 32 (10)
2017–2018 Kwara United 23 (5)
2019-present Kano Pillars F.C. 28 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chinedu Sunday Chukwu (born 28 February 1997 in Nkanu East, Enugu State) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Kano Pillars F.C. in the Nigerian Professional Football League.[1][2][3] He alternatively plays as defensive midfielder.

Club career

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Early career

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Sunday Chukwu began his youth career with Abia Comets, where he played from 2013 to 2015.

Kwara United (2017–2018)

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After an impressive two years at Abia Comets, In the 2017-2018 Nigerian Professional Football League season, he transferred to Kwara United of Ilorin, penning two-year contract with them where he played regularly during his debut season and made 23 match appearances with 5 goals.[4][5]

Kano Pillars (2019–present)

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On 1 January 2019 after rejecting many offers from clubs in the Nigerian Professional Football League, he signed with four times Nigerian Professional Football League champions Kano Pillars F.C. on a two-year contract.[6][7]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kano Pillars F.C. 2020 NPFL 28 6 0 0 0 0 28 6
Career total 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 6
Notes

References

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  1. ^ "C. CHUKWU". soccerway.com. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "CHINEDU SUNDAY CHUKWU". tribuna.com. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Kano Pillars Squad". scores24.live. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. ^ "KWARA UNITED WILL CHALLENGE FOR NPFL TITLE, INSISTS CHUKWU". africanfootball.com. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Kwara Utd unveils new signings for 2017/2018 NPFL season". thenationonlineng.net. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Chinedu Sunday". worldfootball.net. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Anozie, Ali, Ojo... TheCable's NPFL team of the week". thecable.ng. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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