Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Chidozie Collins Awaziem [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 January 1997|||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Boavista | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | El-Kanemi Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Porto | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Porto B | 62 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Porto | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Nantes (loan) | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Leganés (loan) | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2021– | Boavista | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 28 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Nigeria | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:06, 31 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 16 January 2024 (UTC) |
Chidozie Collins Awaziem MON // (born 1 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club Boavista.
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. [3] His senior debut was made with the B team in the Segunda Liga. [4]
On 27 January 2016, aged 19, Awaziem appeared in his first competitive game with the main squad, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense in the Taça da Liga. [5] [6] 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. [7] [8]
Awaziem was loaned to French club FC Nantes for the 2017–18 season. [9] His first match in Ligue 1 took place on 6 August 2017, when he came on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to Lille OSC. [10]
In January 2019, Awaziem joined Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the campaign. [11] On 15 August, in the same situation, he moved to CD Leganés. [12]
Still owned by Porto, Awaziem signed a temporary deal with Boavista F.C. – also in Portugal and the city of Porto – ahead of 2020–21, with the obligation of a permanent four-year contract on 30 June 2021. [13] He returned to the Turkish Süper Lig on 8 September that year, being loaned to Alanyaspor. [14]
On 1 August 2022, Awaziem was loaned to HNK Hajduk Split with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. [15]
Aged 19, Awaziem was called up by Nigeria for friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg, on 27 and 31 May 2016. [16] He made his senior debut on 1 June 2017, starting in a 3–0 win over Togo in Paris in another exhibition game. [17]
Awaziem was included in Gernot Rohr's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, [18] being an unused player as the tournament ended in group stage exit. He was also picked for the 2019 [19] and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [20]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Porto B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
2016–17 | LigaPro | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | LigaPro | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 62 | 2 | — | — | — | 62 | 2 | |||||
Porto | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Nantes (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Leganés (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Boavista (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Boavista | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
Alanyaspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
Hajduk Split (loan) | 2022–23 | Croatian Football League | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 [d] | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
Career total | 220 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 245 | 10 |
Nigeria | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 1 |
2019 | 12 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 7 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 8 September 2018 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | Seychelles | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Porto B
Porto
Hajduk
Nigeria
Orders
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Chidozie Collins Awaziem [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 January 1997|||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Boavista | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | El-Kanemi Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Porto | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Porto B | 62 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Porto | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Nantes (loan) | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Leganés (loan) | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2021– | Boavista | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 28 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Nigeria | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:06, 31 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 16 January 2024 (UTC) |
Chidozie Collins Awaziem MON // (born 1 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club Boavista.
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. [3] His senior debut was made with the B team in the Segunda Liga. [4]
On 27 January 2016, aged 19, Awaziem appeared in his first competitive game with the main squad, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense in the Taça da Liga. [5] [6] 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. [7] [8]
Awaziem was loaned to French club FC Nantes for the 2017–18 season. [9] His first match in Ligue 1 took place on 6 August 2017, when he came on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to Lille OSC. [10]
In January 2019, Awaziem joined Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the campaign. [11] On 15 August, in the same situation, he moved to CD Leganés. [12]
Still owned by Porto, Awaziem signed a temporary deal with Boavista F.C. – also in Portugal and the city of Porto – ahead of 2020–21, with the obligation of a permanent four-year contract on 30 June 2021. [13] He returned to the Turkish Süper Lig on 8 September that year, being loaned to Alanyaspor. [14]
On 1 August 2022, Awaziem was loaned to HNK Hajduk Split with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. [15]
Aged 19, Awaziem was called up by Nigeria for friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg, on 27 and 31 May 2016. [16] He made his senior debut on 1 June 2017, starting in a 3–0 win over Togo in Paris in another exhibition game. [17]
Awaziem was included in Gernot Rohr's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, [18] being an unused player as the tournament ended in group stage exit. He was also picked for the 2019 [19] and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [20]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Porto B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
2016–17 | LigaPro | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | LigaPro | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 62 | 2 | — | — | — | 62 | 2 | |||||
Porto | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Nantes (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Leganés (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Boavista (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Boavista | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
Alanyaspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
Hajduk Split (loan) | 2022–23 | Croatian Football League | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 [d] | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
Career total | 220 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 245 | 10 |
Nigeria | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 1 |
2019 | 12 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 7 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 8 September 2018 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | Seychelles | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Porto B
Porto
Hajduk
Nigeria
Orders