Chibuike Godfrey Nwaiwu (ⓘ; born 23 July 2003) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chibuike Godfrey Nwaiwu | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Borussia Digitals Sporting Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Heartland | 17 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Enyimba | 43 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Wolfsberger AC | 25 | (2) |
| 2026– | Trabzonspor | 16 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:02, 12 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 30 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
editNwaiwu began his senior career in Nigeria with Heartland F.C. in 2021. On 22 October 2022, he transferred to Enyimba and helped them win the 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League.[2] On 4 September 2024, he transferred to the Austrian Football Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC on a contract until 2027.[3] He started in the final as Wolfsberg wonthe 2024–25 Austrian Cup, their first ever domestic trophy.[4]
International career
editOn 3 March 2023, Nwaiwu was called up to the Nigeria U23s for a set of Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification matches.[5]
Honours
edit- Enyimba
- Wolfsberger AC
Trabzonspor
References
edit- ↑ Sports, Pulse (27 December 2024). "Christmas Doings: Like Osimhen, 21-year-old Nigerian footballer spotted sharing rice to women in Port-Harcourt". Pulse Sports Nigeria.
- ↑ Bariza, Zazi (5 October 2022). "Five key additions to the squad".
- ↑ Kolawole, Hashim (7 September 2024). "Wolfsberger AC Sign Enyimba Midfielder Chibuike Nwaiwu on Three-Year Deal".
- 1 2 Adebayo, Olusola (2 May 2025). "Chibuike Nwaiwu Makes History: Nigerian Midfielder Lifts Austrian Cup with Wolfsberger AC".
- ↑ Reporter, Score Nigeria (3 March 2023). "30 players called up for 2024 Olympics playoffs vs Guinea".
- ↑ "Trabzonspor is the 2025–2026 Ziraat Turkish Cup champion!". Trabzonspor. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
External links
edit- Chibuike Nwaiwu at Soccerway
- Chibuike Godfrey Nwaiwu at ÖFB (in Austrian German)