Christopher Chizoba
Nigerian professional footballer (born 1991)
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Christopher Chizoba (born 17 June 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Chizoba Iyikwobe | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kalighat MS | |||
| Mohammedan | |||
| Shillong Lajong | |||
| Kalighat MS | |||
| 2013–2014 | Mohun Bagan | 13 | (5) |
| 2015 | Lonestar Kashmir | ||
| 2016 | Ayeyawady United | 23 | (16) |
| 2017–2018 | Shan United | 49 | (26) |
| 2019–2020 | Welwalo Adigrat | ||
| 2020–2021 | Arambagh KS | 10 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Tollygunge Agragami | ||
| 2022 | Forward Club Agartala | ||
| 2025– | Burdwan Blasters | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Through his career Chizoba has played at various clubs around Kolkata and once in North-East India. He started at Kalighat MS[1] before joining Mohammedan.[2] He then moved to Shillong Lajong of the I-League for a bit[3] before rejoining Kalighat MS.[4] He then ended up playing for Peerless in the Calcutta Football League.[5]
On 4 December 2013 it was officially announced that Chizoba had signed with Mohun Bagan A.C. of the I-League.[5] He made his debut on 6 December 2013 against United S.C. at the Salt Lake Stadium in which he scored 2 goals in the 20th and 45+1st minutes respectively and played till 90+8th minutes before being replaced by Aiborlang Khongjee as Mohun Bagan won the match 4–0.[6]
Chizoba announced on his Facebook page in 2019, that he had joined Welwalo Adigrat.[7]
On 14 December 2020, Chizoba signed with Arambagh KS for the 2020–21 season in Bangladesh Premier League.
On 23 December 2020, Chizoba scores his 1st goal with Arambagh KS in 2020–21 Bangladesh Federation Cup.
Honours
Individual
- Myanmar National League Top Scorer: 2016, 2017