Tochukwu Nnadi
{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Tochukwu Nnadi
|fullname =
|birth_place = Ihiagwa, Nigeria
| height = 1.76 m
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|06|30|df=y}}
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Zulte Waregem
|clubnumber = 21
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
|youthclubs1 = Campos FC
|youthyears2 = 2019–2021
|youthclubs2 = Madenat Alamal Football Academy
|years1 = 2021–2022
|clubs1 = Botev Plovdiv II
|caps1 = 13
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2021–2024
|clubs2 = Botev Plovdiv
|caps2 = 42
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2024–
|clubs3 = Zulte Waregem
|caps3 = 24
|goals3 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2023
|nationalteam1 = Nigeria U20
|nationalcaps1 = 5
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 27 November 2024
|ntupdate =
}}
Tochukwu Nnadi (born 30 June 2003) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zulte Waregem of the Belgian Second Division.{{Soccerway|tochukwu-nadi/815245}}
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.{{cite web|website=The Nation online ng.net|accessdate=26 October 2023|date=23 June 2023|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/nnadi-wants-career-lift-after-u20-world-cup/amp/|title=Nnadi wants career lift after U20 World Cup}} He agreed a contract with the Bulgarian side until 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=49233|website=All Nigeria Soccer|title=Werder Bremen linked with move for Nigeria's 2023 Fifa U20 World Cup star|date= October 25, 2023|accessdate=26 October 2023}} He made his league debut in the Bulgarian First League on 3 April 2022, away at Ludogorets.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/03/bulgaria/a-pfg/fk-razgrad-2000/fk-botev-plovdiv/3613592/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=26 October 2023|title= LUDOGORETS VS. BOTEV PLOVDIV 3 - 0|date=3 April 2023}} In his first season in Europe he made 19 league appearances for Botev Plovdiv, with 29 appearances coming in all competitions.{{cite web|url=https://owngoalnigeria.com/2023/06/21/nigeria-u20-midfielder-seal-e2-2m-switch-to-top-division-russian-side-dynamo-moscow-on-a-four-year-contract/|accessdate=26 October 2023|website=Own Goal Nigeria|title=Nigeria U20 midfielder set to seal €2.2 million move to Russian top division side Dynamo Moscow on four year contract|date=22 June 2023}}
On 19 January 2024, he joined Belgian Challenger Pro League side Zulte Waregem.{{cite web|url=https://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/753102/zulte-waregem-stelt-winteraanwinst-nummer-drie-voor|website=Voetbalnieuws|accessdate=21 January 2024|title=Zulte Waregem stelt winteraanwinst nummer drie voor|date=19 January 2024}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://owngoalnigeria.com/2023/10/26/nigeria-u20-midfielder-agrees-deal-to-german-bundesliga-side-werder-bremen/#:~:text=Home%20Nigeria-,Nigeria%20U20%20Midfielder%20Agrees%20Deal%20To%20German%20Bundesliga%20Side%20Werder,Plovdiv%2C%20OwnGoalNigeria.com%20understands.|accessdate=26 October 2023|website=Own Goal Nigeria|title=Nigeria Under 20 Midfielder Agrees Deal To Join Werder Bremen|date=26 October 2023}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 3 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/tochukwu-nnadi/815245/|title=T. Nnadi|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 March 2023}}
| 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"|National cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Botev Plovdiv
|7 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23
|Vtora Liga |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!13 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Botev Plovdiv
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|efBet Liga |19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|efBet Liga |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
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Style of play
Nnadi has said he has tried to model his game on former Manchester United central midfield player Michael Carrick.{{cite web|url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=47963|website=All Nigeria Soccer|accessdate=26 October 2023|title=Flying Eagles midfielder Nnadi reveals he loves Man Utd amid links with Dynamo Moscow|date=July 3, 2023}}
References
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External links
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{{S.V. Zulte Waregem squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nnadi, Tochukwu}}
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Owerri
Category:Nigeria men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Botev Plovdiv players
Category:S.V. Zulte Waregem players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium