Christian Nwachukwu

Christian Nwachukwu
Personal information
Full name Christian Chikwado Nwachukwu[1]
Date of birth (2005-12-27) 27 December 2005
Place of birth Abeokuta, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 8
Youth career
G12 FC
2022–2024 FDC Vista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Botev Plovdiv 26 (4)
2025–2026 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2026 → Serikspor (loan) 11 (1)
2026– Sabah 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:47, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Christian Chikwado Nwachukwu Listenⓘ (born 27 December 2005) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sabah.

Career

Nwachukwu joined Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv in February 2024[3] and was a non-playing substitute in their Bulgarian cup-winning side that season.[4]

Sheffield United

On 3 February 2025, he moved to English Championship club Sheffield United subject to a work permit being obtained.[5][6] He joined Serikspor in TFF 1. Lig on loan for the second half of the 2025-26 season.[7]

Sabah FK

On 8 August 2026, Sabah signed Nwachukwu on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Sheffield United, having been unsuccessful breaking into the Blades' first team.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 November 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Botev Plovdiv 2023–24 Bulgarian First League 8100———81
2024–25 Bulgarian First League 18300—6[a]1—244
Total 26400—61—325
Sheffield United 2025–26 EFL Championship 000000——00
Career total 26400006100325
  1. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2024/25: Sheffield United – Under 21 Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Кристиан Нвачукву Статистика
  3. ↑ Ботев привлича Нвачукву и Джон Емануел от Виста plovdivnews.bg
  4. ↑ "Christian checks in". Sheffield United FC. 3 Feb 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Blades sign Holding, Nwachukwu and Caceres". BBC SPORT. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Holding set to be involved". Sheffield United FC. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nigerian winger departs Sheffield United for good, signs three-year deal with Sabah FC". All Nigeria Soccer. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Christian departs". sufc.co.uk. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Nigerian youngster Nwachukwu leaves Blades". BBC Sport. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nigeria - C. Nwachukwu - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
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