Chiamaka Nnadozie
Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie // (listen) (born 8 December 2000) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paris FC in the French Division 1 Féminine and the Nigeria national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria, | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Paris FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Rivers Angels | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Paris FC | 40 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Nigeria U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Nigeria U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Nigeria | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 24 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Nnadozie signed for Rivers Angels at the start of the 2016 season.[2]
In 2019 Nnadozie was instrumental for Rivers Angels 2019–2020 Season NWPL league win.
On January 22, 2020 she signed for the French side Paris FC on 18 month deal.[3][4]
International career
During the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Nnadozie played all 4 matches.[5] Against Haiti she received the "Dare to Shine" Player of the Match award for her good performance.[6] Not much after the U-20 Tournament she was also selected for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations[7] where she stayed on the bench for all five matches, then at the 2019 Women WAFU Cup she was in goal for the Super Falcons spectacular performance.
At age 19, Nnadozie was named to the senior national team (commonly known as the Super Falcons) to compete at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[8] As Nigeria's starting goalkeeper in the team's 2–0 victory over Korea, Nnadozie became the youngest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet at the World Cup.[9]
After the World Cup, Nnadozie again helped the Falconets to Gold medal at the African Games in Morocco saving three penalties in the shootout against Cameroon.[10]
Honours
- Rivers Angels
- Nigerian Women's Championship: 2016[11]
- Nigerian Women's Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018[11]
- Nigeria
Individual
- IFFHS Africa's Best Woman Goalkeeper: 2019 [13]
- IFFHS World's Best Woman Goalkeeper: 2019 (nominee) [13]
- African Women's Footballer of the Year: 2019 (nominee) [14]
- NFF Awards Young Player of the Year : 2018 (nominee)
References
- ^ "Falcons Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie Completes FC Paris move". 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Rivers Angels set to unveil new recruits". National Daily NG. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Saliu, Mohammed (21 January 2020). "Falcons Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie Completes FC Paris move".
- ^ "Nnadozie: Nigeria goalkeeper signs for Paris FC | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ . FIFA.com. July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Chiamaka Nnadozie, Nigeria's saviour". FIFA.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Nnadozie Cherishes Invitation to Super Falcons". Sports 247. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria's Nnadozie looking out for number one". FIFA. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Ahmadu, Samuel. "Nigeria's Nnadozie: I was scared to start at the Women's World Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Goalkeeper Nnadozie stars as Falconets clinch African Games Gold". Score Nigeria. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "'It's my best time to win' - World Cup record holder Nnadozie targets NWPL title with Rivers Angels". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie named Africa's Best by IFFHS". 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Nominees for all Caf 2019 Awards revealed | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
External links
- Chiamaka Nnadozie at Soccerway