Chinonso Offor

Chinonso Offor
Personal information
Full name Chinonso Nnamdi Offor
Date of birth (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Baltika Kaliningrad
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2016 Real Sapphire
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Binatlı Yılmaz
2017–2018 → Cihangir GSK (loan)
2019–2020 Daugavpils 22 (10)
2020 RFS 13 (6)
2021–2022 Chicago Fire 41 (2)
2022 Chicago Fire II 3 (2)
2022–2024 CF Montréal 19 (3)
2022–2023 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 13 (1)
2024 → Arda Kardzhali (loan) 11 (2)
2024–2025 Arda Kardzhali 34 (9)
2025– Baltika Kaliningrad 29 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2026

Chinonso Nnamdi Offor pronunciationⓘ (born 27 May 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad.

Club career

Offor was born on 27 May 2000 in Jos, Nigeria but grew up in Ekwulobia in Anambra after having fled Jos due to riots.[1] In 2012, he began playing for Real Sapphire in Lagos.[1] In 2017, Offor moved to Northern Cyprus and joined Binatlı Yılmaz, a club that was not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA.[1]

In 2019, Offor received an offer to join Latvian club Daugavpils and signed with them for the 2019 season.[1] On 21 August 2019, Offor made his competitive debut for Daugavpils in the Latvian Cup against Jelgava, starting in the 2–1 defeat.[2] He then scored his first goal in his Virslīga debut against Jelgava, scoring the opener in the 2nd minute of a 2–2 draw.[3] Offor ended his first season in Latvia with 6 goals in 14 matches.[4] The next season, Offor scored his first goal of the season on 25 June 2020 in a 6–0 victory over Tukums 2000.[5] Offor then scored his first professional brace on 29 June in a 4–2 victory over Metta.[6]

In July 2020, Offor moved to RFS, also in the Latvian league.[1] He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 21 July in a 3–0 victory over Tukums 2000.[7] He ended his second season in Latvia with 21 matches and 10 goals scored.[4]

On 13 November 2020, Offor joined Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[8] He made his debut for the Fire on 17 April 2021 against the New England Revolution, starting in the 2–2 draw.[9] He then scored his first goal for the Fire on 7 July in a 3–1 victory against Orlando City.[10]

On 5 February 2024, Offor moved on loan to Bulgarian side Arda Kardzhali for the rest of 2024.[11] At the end of the season, the club activated their purchased option for a permanent transfer.[12]

On 24 June 2025, Offor signed a four-year contract with Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2026[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Daugavpils 2019 Virslīga 14610——156
2020 Virslīga 8400——84
Total 22100010002310
RFS 2020 Virslīga 136301[a]0—176
Chicago Fire 2021 Major League Soccer 341———341
2022 Major League Soccer 7110——81
Total 412100000422
Chicago Fire II 2022 MLS Next Pro 32———32
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 13130——161
CF Montréal 2023 Major League Soccer 304——6[b]1365
Arda Kardzhali (loan) 2023–24 First Professional Football League 11200——112
Arda Kardzhali 2024–25 First Professional Football League 34921—1[c]03710
Baltika Kaliningrad 2025–26 Russian Premier League 24362——305
2026–27 Russian Premier League 5100——51
Total 294620000356
Career total 19640163107122044
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Four appearances, one goal in Canadian Championship, two appearances in Leagues Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Parva Liga Conference League play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McCraney, Patrick (13 April 2021). "Chicago Fire FC's Chinonso Offor might just be the most interesting player in MLS". Hot Time in Old Town. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Daugavpils 1–2 Jelgava". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "Daugavpils 2–2 Jelgava". Soccerway.
  4. 1 2 3 Chinonso Offor at Soccerway
  5. ↑ "Tukums 0-6 Daugavpils". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "Daugavpils 4–2 Metta". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "Tukums 0-3 RFS". Soccerway.
  8. ↑ Mikula, Jeremy (13 November 2021). "Chicago Fire acquire 20-year-old striker Chinonso Offor, their 1st addition since missing the 2020 MLS playoffs". Chicago Tribun. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Fire 2-2 New England Revolution". Soccerway.
  10. ↑ "Chicago Fire 3–1 Orlando City". Soccerway.
  11. ↑ "CF Montréal loan Chinonso Offor to Bulgarian club | MLSSoccer.com". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Chinonso Offor transféré au FC Arda Kardzhali".
  13. ↑ "WELCOME, CHINONSO!" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
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