Christian Nwachukwu
Nigerian footballer (born 2005)
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Christian Chikwado Nwachukwu ⓘ (born 27 December 2005) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sabah.
Full name
Christian Chikwado Nwachukwu[1]
Date of birth
27 December 2005
Place of birth
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Chikwado Nwachukwu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Abeokuta, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sabah | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| G12 FC | |||
| 2022–2024 | FDC Vista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Serikspor (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2026– | Sabah | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:47, 27 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Nwachukwu joined Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv in February 2024[3] and was a non-playing substitute in their Bulgarian cup-winning side that season.[4]
Sheffield United
On 3 February 2025, he moved to English Championship club Sheffield United subject to a work permit being obtained.[5][6] He joined Serikspor in TFF 1. Lig on loan for the second half of the 2025-26 season.[7]
Sabah FK
On 8 August 2026, Sabah signed Nwachukwu on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Sheffield United, having been unsuccessful breaking into the Blades' first team.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 November 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 1 | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League