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Beninese footballer (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angel Josué Chibozo (born 1 July 2003) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for French Ligue 2 club Amiens and the Beninese national team.
.jpg) Chibozo with Juventus U19 in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angel Josué Chibozo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Adromè, Mono, Benin | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Amiens | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014−2017 | Inter Milan | ||
| 2017 | Giana Erminio | ||
| 2017−2022 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Amiens (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2023– | Amiens | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Benin | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:33, 19 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Benin, Chibozo moved to Italy in 2014.[1] He started playing football aged 11 at Inter Milan's youth sector in 2014,[2][3][4] before joining Giana Erminio in January 2017.[4]
Chibozo signed for Juventus in summer 2017.[5] On 9 October 2021, Chibozo made his unofficial debut for the first team in a 2–1 friendly win against Alessandria, coming on as substitute in the 63rd minute and scoring the winning goal 30 minutes later.[1] With eight appearances, Chibozo helped the U19s reach the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition. He scored against Malmö FF and against Zenit in the group stage and he scored against Liverpool in the quarter-finals and against Benfica in the semi-finals.[6][7] Chibozo ended the season with 21 goals scored in all competitions.[8]
On 1 July 2022, Chibozo left Juventus and joined Ligue 2 side Amiens on a season-long loan with an obligation-to-buy[9][10] reported to be around €1 million.[11]
He subsequently made his professional debut on 30 July, coming in as a substitute for Mamadou Fofana at the 76th minute of a 3-0 league loss against Metz.[12]
On 31 January 2023, Spanish club Real Murcia announced the signing of Chibozo on loan until the end of the season.[13] However, four days later, Chibozo's agent announced that the transfer had not happened, and that the player would remain at Amiens.[14]
On 28 August 2023, Amiens sent Chibozo on loan to recently relegated to Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira.[15][16]
On 14 March 2022, Chibozo received his first senior call-up from the Beninese national team.[17] He then made his international debut on 27 March, featuring in a 2–1 win against Zambia.[18]
Chibozo is a forward, who can play on the left or centrally.[2] His main attributes are his pace, his ability as a free-kick taker, his dribbling and his technique.[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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