Geoffrey Chinedu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Charles Chinedu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krylia Sovetov | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 2016 | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| 2016 | → Teplice (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Doğan Türk Birliği | 13 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Besa (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | → Rabotnički (loan) | 58 | (12) |
| 2019 | Turris Turnu Măgurele | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Olimpik Donetsk | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Narva Trans (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2021 | → Lahti (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2022 | Lahti | 25 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Radnički Kragujevac | 28 | (8) |
| 2024 | Liaoning Tieren | 12 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Astana | 36 | (18) |
| 2026– | Krylia Sovetov | 7 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 | |||
Geoffrey Charles Chinedu ⓘ (born 1 October 1997) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov.
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.[3]
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.[4]
In 2017, Chinedu signed for Rabotnički in North Macedonia.
In 2019, he signed for Romanian second division team Turris Turnu Măgurele.[5] After that, he signed for Olimpik (Donetsk) in Ukraine.[6]
Before the 2020 season, Chinedu was sent on loan to Estonian outfit Narva Trans[7] before leaving that December.[8]
In 2021, Chinedu was sent on loan to Finnish Veikkausliiga club Lahti with an option to buy.[9] After the season, he joined Lahti on a permanent deal.
Chinedu signed a contract with Serbian Superliga club Radnički Kragujevac on 31 December 2022.[10]
On 30 January 2024, Chinedu joined China League One club Liaoning Shenyang Urban.[11]
On 3 July 2024, Astana announced the signing of Chinedu from Liaoning Tieren on a contract until the end of the 2026 season.[12]
On 30 January 2026, Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov announced the signing of Chinedu from Astana on a contract until the end of 2027.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 August 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Doğan Türk Birliği | 2015–16 | KTFF Süper Lig | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 7 | ||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2016–17 | Kategoria Superiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Besa (loan) | 2016–17 | Kategoria e Parë | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Rabotnički (loan) | 2017–18 | Macedonian First League | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | Macedonian First League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 14 | ||
| Turris Turnu Măgurele | 2019–20 | Liga II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Olimpik Donetsk | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Narva Trans (loan) | 2020 | Meistriliiga | 29 | 7 | 7 | 8 | – | – | 36 | 15 | ||
| Lahti (loan) | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 7 | ||
| Lahti | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 34 | 12 | |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 7 | |||
| Total | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| Liaoning Tieren | 2024 | China League One | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| Astana | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10[d] | 5 | 23 | 15 |
| 2025 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 31 | 12 | |
| Total | 36 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 54 | 27 | ||
| Krylia Sovetov | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 253 | 65 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 300 | 95 | ||
- ↑ Includes Cypriot Cup (Northern Cyprus), Macedonian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Estonian Cup, Suomen Cup and Serbian Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup and Kazakhstan League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ↑ Geoffrey Chinedu at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Джеффри Чинеду РПЛ".
- ↑ FUTURE LEAGUE: TEPLICE - LIBEREC 4:0 (2:0), fkteplice.cz, 19 October 2016
- 1 2 Geoffrey Chinedu at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Un atacant nigerian cu prezențe în Europa League, ultima noutate în lotul nou-promovatei Turris". liga2.prosport.ro. 9 July 2019.
- ↑ "Олимпик усилил атаку нигерийским форвардом". football.ua.
- ↑ "Джеффри: "Бетим Халими сказал, что мне понравится в Нарве"". fctrans.ee. 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "Geoffrey ja Narva Transi koostöö sai läbi". soccernet.ee. 7 December 2020.
- ↑ https://fclahti.fi/uutiset/fc-lahti-lainaa-chinedu-geoffreyn-ukrainasta/ fclahti.fi, 13 April 2021
- ↑ "Napadač iz Nigerije prvo zimsko pojačanje Radničkog". zurnal.rs. 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "官宣‖如虎添翼 强援来袭" (in Chinese). Weibo. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ↑ "Ресми: Чинеду Джеффри – "Астаналық" ойыншы". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ "Джеффри Чинеду переходит в «Крылья Советов»". pfcks.ru (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
External links
- Geoffrey Chinedu at Soccerway
- Geoffrey Chinedu Archived 2023-04-01 at the Wayback Machine at Radnički Kragujevac
- 1997 births
- Footballers from Lagos
- Living people
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Doğan Türk Birliği footballers
- KF Skënderbeu players
- KF Besa Kavajë players
- FK Teplice players
- FK Rabotnicki players
- AFC Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele players
- FC Olimpik Donetsk players
- JK Narva Trans players
- FC Lahti players
- FK Radnički 1923 players
- Liaoning Tieren F.C. players
- FC Astana players
- PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
- Macedonian First Football League players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Meistriliiga players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kategoria e Parë players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- China League One players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Northern Cyprus
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Northern Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
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