Geoffrey Chinedu
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Geoffrey Chinedu
| fullname = Geoffrey Charles Chinedu{{WorldFootball.net|chinedu-geoffrey}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria
| position = Forward
| height = 1.92 m
| currentclub = Astana
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = 2016
| youthclubs1 = Al-Nasr
| youthyears2 = 2016
| youthclubs2 = Skënderbeu Korçë
| youthyears3 = 2016
| youthclubs3 = → Teplice (loan)
| years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Doğan Türk Birliği | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Skënderbeu Korçë | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = → Besa (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2017–2019 | clubs4 = → Rabotnički (loan) | caps4 = 58 | goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = Turris Turnu Măgurele | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2021 | clubs6 = Olimpik Donetsk | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020 | clubs7 = → Narva Trans (loan) | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 7
| years8 = 2021 | clubs8 = → Lahti (loan) | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 7
| years9 = 2022 | clubs9 = Lahti | caps9 = 25 | goals9 = 4
| years10= 2022–2024 | clubs10= Radnički Kragujevac | caps10= 28 | goals10= 8
| years11= 2024 | clubs11= Liaoning Tieren | caps11= 12 | goals11= 1
| years12= 2024– | clubs12= Astana | caps12= 12 | goals12= 8
| pcupdate = 10 March 2025
}}
Geoffrey Charles Chinedu (born 1 October 1997) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana.
Career
In 2015, Chinedu signed for Northern Cypriot side Doğan Türk Birliği, before joining the youth academy of KF Skënderbeu in the Albanian top flight. In October 2016, he also went on a trial at Czech club FK Teplice.[https://www.fkteplice.cz/clanek.asp?id=-8203-Future-League-Teplice-Liberec-4-0-2-0-4948 FUTURE LEAGUE: TEPLICE - LIBEREC 4:0 (2:0)], fkteplice.cz, 19 October 2016
Before the second half of 2016/17, he was sent on loan to Albanian second division club Besa, where he made 7 league appearances and scored 1 goal.
In 2017, Chinedu signed for Rabotnički in North Macedonia.
In 2019, he signed for Romanian second division team Turris Turnu Măgurele.{{Cite web|url=https://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-1/bursa-transferurilor/un-atacant-nigerian-cu-prezente-in-europa-league-ultima-noutate-in-lotul-nou-promovatei-turris-18227607|title=Un atacant nigerian cu prezențe în Europa League, ultima noutate în lotul nou-promovatei Turris|date=9 July 2019 |publisher=liga2.prosport.ro}} After that, he signed for Olimpik (Donetsk) in Ukraine.{{Cite web|url=https://football.ua/ukraine/400449-olimpik-usilil-ataku-nigerijjskim-forvardom.html|title=Олимпик усилил атаку нигерийским форвардом|publisher=football.ua}}
Before the 2020 season, Chinedu was sent on loan to Estonian outfit Narva Trans{{Cite web|url=https://www.fctrans.ee/2020/03/dzheffri-betim-xalimi-skazal-chto-mne-ponravitsya-v-narve/|title=Джеффри: "Бетим Халими сказал, что мне понравится в Нарве"|date=5 March 2020 |publisher=fctrans.ee}} before leaving that December.{{Cite web|url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/geoffrey-ja-narva-transi-koostoo-sai-labi|title=Geoffrey ja Narva Transi koostöö sai läbi|date=7 December 2020 |publisher=soccernet.ee}}
In 2021, Chinedu was sent on loan to Finnish Veikkausliiga club Lahti with an option to buy.https://fclahti.fi/uutiset/fc-lahti-lainaa-chinedu-geoffreyn-ukrainasta/ fclahti.fi, 13 April 2021 After the season, he joined Lahti on a permanent deal.
Chinedu signed a contract with Serbian Superliga club Radnički Kragujevac on 31 December 2022.{{cite web|publisher=zurnal.rs|url=https://www.zurnal.rs/sr/clanak/144742/fudbal/super-liga/napadac-iz-nigerije-prvo-zimsko-pojacanje-radnickog-video|title=Napadač iz Nigerije prvo zimsko pojačanje Radničkog|date=31 December 2022}}
On 30 January 2024, Chinedu joined China League One club Liaoning Shenyang Urban.{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404995961410682993|title=官宣‖如虎添翼 强援来袭
|publisher=Weibo|date=30 January 2024|access-date=30 January 2024|language=zh}}
On 3 July 2024, Astana announced the signing of Chinedu from Liaoning Tieren on a contract until the end of the 2026 season.{{cite web |title=Ресми: Чинеду Джеффри – "Астаналық" ойыншы |url=https://fcastana.kz/news/ofitsialno-chinedu-dzheffri-futbolist-astany |website=fcastana.kz |publisher=FC Astana |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=Russian |date=3 July 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 9 March 2025}}{{soccerway|geoffrey-chinedu-charles/475629|accessdate=10 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Cypriot Cup (Northern Cyprus), Macedonian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Estonian Cup, Suomen Cup and Serbian Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup and Kazakhstan League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Doğan Türk Birliği
|2015–16 |13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 14 | 7 | |||
| Skënderbeu Korçë
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| Besa (loan)
|2016–17 |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 7 | 1 | |||
| rowspan=3|Rabotnički (loan)
|28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 28 | 11 | |||
| 2018–19
|Macedonian First League |30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 14 | |
| Turris Turnu Măgurele
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| Olimpik Donetsk
|11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 13 | 1 | |||
| Narva Trans (loan)
|2020 |29 | 7 | 7 | 8 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 36 | 15 | |||
| Lahti (loan)
|2021 |27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 27 | 7 | |||
| Lahti
|2022 |Veikkausliiga |27 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 36 | 12 | ||
| rowspan=3|Radnički Kragujevac
|10 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24
|Serbian SuperLiga |18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 20 | 7 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
| Liaoning Tieren
|2024 |12 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 12 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan=3|Astana
|2024 |10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League|name=UECL}} | 5 | 23 | 15 | |
| 2025
|Kazakhstan Premier League |2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0{{efn|name=UECL}} | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 16 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!224 | 53 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 262 | 81 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|475629}}
- [https://www.fkradnicki.com/player/cinedu-dzofri/ Geoffrey Chinedu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401134933/https://www.fkradnicki.com/player/cinedu-dzofri/ |date=2023-04-01 }} at Radnički Kragujevac
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