Geoffrey Charles Chinedu (born 1 October 1997) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Charles Chinedu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Astana | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 2016 | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| 2016 | → Teplice (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Doğan Türk Birliği | 13 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Besa (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | → Rabotnički (loan) | 58 | (12) |
| 2019 | Turris Turnu Măgurele | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Olimpik Donetsk | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Narva Trans (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2021 | → Lahti (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2022 | Lahti | 25 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Radnički Kragujevac | 28 | (8) |
| 2024 | Liaoning Tieren | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Astana | 10 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 | |||
Career
editIn 2015, Chinedu signed for Northern Cypriot side Doğan Türk Birliği, before joining the youth academy of KF Skënderbeu in the Albanian top flight. In October 2016, he also went on a trial at Czech club FK Teplice.[2]
Before the second half of 2016/17, he was sent on loan to Albanian second division club Besa, where he made 7 league appearances and scored 1 goal.[3]
In 2017, Chinedu signed for Rabotnički in North Macedonia.
In 2019, he signed for Romanian second division team Turris Turnu Măgurele.[4] After that, he signed for Olimpik (Donetsk) in Ukraine.[5]
Before the 2020 season, Chinedu was sent on loan to Estonian outfit Narva Trans[6] before leaving that December.[7]
In 2021, Chinedu was sent on loan to Finnish Veikkausliiga club Lahti with an option to buy.[8] After the season, he joined Lahti on a permanent deal.
Chinedu signed a contract with Serbian Superliga club Radnički Kragujevac on 31 December 2022.[9]
On 30 January 2024, Chinedu joined China League One club Liaoning Shenyang Urban.[10]
On 3 July 2024, Astana announced the signing of Chinedu from Liaoning Tieren on a contract until the end of the 2026 season.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Doğan Türk Birliği | 2015–16 | KTFF Süper Lig | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 7 | ||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2016–17 | Kategoria Superiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Besa (loan) | 2016–17 | Kategoria e Parë | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Rabotnički (loan) | 2017–18 | Macedonian First League | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | Macedonian First League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 14 | ||
| Turris Turnu Măgurele | 2019–20 | Liga II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Olimpik Donetsk | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Narva Trans (loan) | 2020 | Meistriliiga | 29 | 7 | 7 | 8 | – | – | 36 | 15 | ||
| Lahti (loan) | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 7 | ||
| Lahti | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 36 | 12 | |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 7 | |||
| Total | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| Liaoning Tieren | 2024 | China League One | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| Astana | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7[d] | 5 | 19 | 15 |
| Career total | 222 | 52 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 256 | 80 | ||
- ^ Includes Cypriot Cup (Northern Cyprus), Macedonian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Estonian Cup, Suomen Cup and Serbian Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and Kazakhstan League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
edit- ^ Geoffrey Chinedu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ FUTURE LEAGUE: TEPLICE - LIBEREC 4:0 (2:0), fkteplice.cz, 19 October 2016
- ^ a b Geoffrey Chinedu at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Un atacant nigerian cu prezențe în Europa League, ultima noutate în lotul nou-promovatei Turris". liga2.prosport.ro. 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Олимпик усилил атаку нигерийским форвардом". football.ua.
- ^ "Джеффри: "Бетим Халими сказал, что мне понравится в Нарве"". fctrans.ee. 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Geoffrey ja Narva Transi koostöö sai läbi". soccernet.ee. 7 December 2020.
- ^ https://fclahti.fi/uutiset/fc-lahti-lainaa-chinedu-geoffreyn-ukrainasta/ fclahti.fi, 13 April 2021
- ^ "Napadač iz Nigerije prvo zimsko pojačanje Radničkog". zurnal.rs. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "官宣‖如虎添翼 强援来袭" (in Chinese). Weibo. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Ресми: Чинеду Джеффри – "Астаналық" ойыншы". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
External links
edit- Geoffrey Chinedu at Soccerway
- Geoffrey Chinedu Archived 2023-04-01 at the Wayback Machine at Radnički Kragujevac
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