Samuel Chukwudi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Johansen Chukwudi | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | HB | ||
| 2022 | Union SG | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | HB II | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | HB | 61 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Union SG U23 (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | SJK | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Faroe Islands U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Faroe Islands U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Faroe Islands U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Faroe Islands | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 | |||
Samuel Johansen Chukwudi (born 25 June 2003) is a Faroese footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki and the Faroe Islands national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Since 2019, Chukwudi played for Faroe Islands Premier League club HB Torshavn, and additionally with the club's reserve team.
In 2022, Chukwudi signed for the youth academy of Belgian side Union SG.[2][3][4]
In January 2025, Chukwudi left HB Torshavn after signing with Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki on a two-year deal with a one-year option, for an undislosed fee,[5] becoming the first Faroese player to play in Finland.
International career
[edit]Chukwudi is a former Faroe Islands youth international. He made his senior national team debut for the Faroe Islands national team in 2022.
Personal life
[edit]Chukwudi is of Nigerian descent and is also eligible to represent Nigeria internationally.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 6 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HB Torshavn II | 2019 | 1. deild | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 1. deild | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 1. deild | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| HB Torshavn | 2019 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 61 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
| Union SG U23 (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Division 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 85 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Faroe Islands Cup and Suomen Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Includes Faroe Islands Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 September 2024[7]
| Faroe Islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]HB Torshavn
References
[edit]- ^ Samuel Chukwudi at Soccerway
- ^ "Samuel Chukwudi er nú klárur". in.fo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Samuel: Tað hevur verið ordiliga hart". kvf.fo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Samuel Chukwudi: Eg spæli fyribils fyri HB". bolt.fo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Samuel Chukwudi vahvistamaan Kerhon puolustusta, sjk.fi, 6 January 2025
- ^ "Frá fótbóltskúla til úrvalstilboð". saf.fo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Samuel Chukwudi at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Samuel Chukwudi at Soccerway
- Samuel Chukwudi at FaroeSoccer.com
- Living people
- 2003 births
- Faroese men's footballers
- Faroe Islands men's youth international footballers
- Faroe Islands men's under-21 international footballers
- Faroe Islands men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Faroese people of Nigerian descent
- Faroese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- Havnar Bóltfelag players
- Faroe Islands Premier League players
- Belgian Division 2 players