Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Ihiagwa, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zulte Waregem | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2019 | Campos FC | ||
2019–2021 | Madenat Alamal Football Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Botev Plovdiv II | 13 | (1) |
2021–2024 | Botev Plovdiv | 42 | (0) |
2024– | Zulte Waregem | 24 | (1) |
International career | |||
2023 | Nigeria U20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024 |
Tochukwu Nnadi (born 30 June 2003) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zulte Waregem of the Belgian Second Division.
Career
Nnadi was born in Ihiagwa, in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. He played football as a youngster with Campos FC in Owerri. In 2019, he began to train with Madenat Alamal Football Academy in Dubai. After a successful trial, he joined Botev Plovdiv in August 2021. He agreed a contract with the Bulgarian side until 2025. He made his league debut in the Bulgarian First League on 3 April 2022, away at Ludogorets. In his first season in Europe he made 19 league appearances for Botev Plovdiv, with 29 appearances coming in all competitions.
On 19 January 2024, he joined Belgian Challenger Pro League side Zulte Waregem.
International career
Nnadi represented Nigeria U-20 at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, appearing in all five of their matches including wins over Italy U-20 and Argentina U-20.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 November 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Botev Plovdiv | 2021–22 | Vtora Liga | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Vtora Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||||
Botev Plovdiv | 2021–22 | efBet Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | efBet Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | efBet Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
Total | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
Career total | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Style of play
Nnadi has said he has tried to model his game on former Manchester United central midfield player Michael Carrick.
References
- Tochukwu Nnadi at Soccerway
- "Nnadi wants career lift after U20 World Cup". The Nation online ng.net. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- "Werder Bremen linked with move for Nigeria's 2023 Fifa U20 World Cup star". All Nigeria Soccer. October 25, 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- "LUDOGORETS VS. BOTEV PLOVDIV 3 - 0". Soccerway. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- "Nigeria U20 midfielder set to seal €2.2 million move to Russian top division side Dynamo Moscow on four year contract". Own Goal Nigeria. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- "Zulte Waregem stelt winteraanwinst nummer drie voor". Voetbalnieuws. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "Nigeria Under 20 Midfielder Agrees Deal To Join Werder Bremen". Own Goal Nigeria. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- "T. Nnadi". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- "Flying Eagles midfielder Nnadi reveals he loves Man Utd amid links with Dynamo Moscow". All Nigeria Soccer. July 3, 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
S.V. Zulte Waregem – current squad | |
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Footballers from Owerri
- Nigeria men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Botev Plovdiv players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen