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Chigozie Udoji (born 16 July 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as an striker and currently playing for Enosis Neon Paralimni.
Club career
Udoji moved to Bulgaria in 2004 and was initially signed by Vihren Sandanski. In 2007, he was transferred to CSKA Sofia. The Nigerian then played for Asteras Tripolis in Greece before relocating to Romania in 2011. He scored two goals for Atromitos, both against OFI, before leaving the club. Udoji joined Aris in July 2013. He scored three goals in his first unofficial match, against National Gazoros. He was part of the Belarusian Premier League team Dinamo Minsk's squad between March 2014 and late January 2016, appearing in 70 matches, scoring 21 goals and making 7 assists in all tournaments.
International career
In 2007 Udoji played for Bulgaria national under-21 football team in a friendly match against Greece U21. He scored two goals. The result of the match was a 4–1 win for Bulgaria. He was subsequently found to be ineligible and could from then on only represent Nigeria national football team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2009–10 | Superleague | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Astra Ploieşti | 2011–12 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Braşov | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Platanias | 2012–13 | Superleague | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| Atromitos | 2012–13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Aris | 2013–14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
| Dinamo Minsk | 2014 | Belarusian Premier League | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2015 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 31 | 15 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 22 | ||
| Qingdao Jonoon | 2016 | China League One | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2017 | Eliteserien | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Platanias | 2017–18 | Superleague | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 256 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 60 | ||
Honours
- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian League (1): 2007–08
- Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2008
- Lillestrøm
- Norwegian Football Cup (1): 2017
Personal
In July 2006, he received a Bulgarian passport and a Bulgarian name, Mitko Atanasov Georgiev.
