Chiamaka Nnadozie
Nigerian footballer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie (born 8 December 2000) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Première Ligue club Paris FC and the Nigeria women's national team.[1] She has been regarded as the best female goalkeeper in Africa and one of the best in the world.[2]
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Nnadozie with Nigeria in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Rivers Angels | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Paris FC | 62 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Nigeria U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Nigeria U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Nigeria | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 27 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:30, 9 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Nnadozie signed for Rivers Angels at the start of the 2016 season.[3]
In 2019 Nnadozie was instrumental for Rivers Angels 2019–2020 Season NWPL league win.
On 22 January 2020 she signed for the French side Paris FC on 18 month deal.[4][5]
International career
Summarize
Perspective
During the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Nnadozie played all four matches.[6] Against Haiti she received the "Dare to Shine" Player of the Match award for her good performance.[7] Not much after the U-20 Tournament she was also selected for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11]
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[12] In the first game of the Women's World Cup against Olympic champions Canada, Nnadozie was the captain for the Super Falcons. She made three saves, including stopping a 50th-minute penalty from Christine Sinclair.[13] Her performances in the game secured a goalless draw for the Super Falcons, earned herself a Player of the Match award and garnered international attention.[14][15][16]
Nnadozie was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17]
Honours
- Rivers Angels
- Nigerian Women's Championship: 2016[18]
- Nigerian Women's Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018[18]
- Nigeria
Individual
- CAF Goalkeeper of the Year (Women): 2023,[20] 2024[21]
- D1 Arkema Goalkeeper of the Season: 2023-24[22]
- IFFHS Africa's Best Woman Goalkeeper: 2019 [2]
- EaglesTracker Goalkeeper of the Season: 2022, 2023, 2024
References
External links
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