Chinonso Nnamdi Offor (born 27 May 2000) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for Arda Kardzhali.

Club career

Offor was born on 27 May 2000 in

Jos Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. During British ...

, Nigeria but grew up in

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after having fled Jos due to riots. In 2012, he began playing for Real Sapphire in

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. In 2017, Offor moved to

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and joined Binatlı Yılmaz, a club that was not affiliated with

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. In 2019, Offor received an offer to join Latvian club

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and signed with them for the 2019 season. On 21 August 2019, Offor made his competitive debut for Daugavpils in the Latvian Cup against Jelgava, starting in the 2–1 defeat. He then scored his first goal in his

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debut against Jelgava, scoring the opener in the 2nd minute of a 2–2 draw. Offor ended his first season in Latvia with 6 goals in 14 matches. The next season, Offor scored his first goal of the season on 25 June 2020 in a 6–0 victory over Tukums 2000. Offor then scored his first professional brace on 29 June in a 4–2 victory over Metta. In July 2020, Offor moved to RFS, also in the Latvian league. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 21 July in a 3–0 victory over Tukums 2000. He ended his second season in Latvia with 21 matches and 10 goals scored. On 13 November 2020, Offor joined

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club Chicago Fire. He made his debut for the Fire on 17 April 2021 against the

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, starting in the 2–2 draw. He then scored his first goal for the Fire on 7 July in a 3–1 victory against Orlando City. On 5 February 2024, Offor moved on loan to Bulgarian side Arda Kardzhali for the rest of 2024. At the end of the season, the club activated their purchased option for a permanent transfer.https://www.cfmontreal.com/nouvelles/chinonso-offor-transfere-au-fc-arda-kardzhali

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