Christopher Chizoba (born 17 June 1991) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Through his career Chizoba has played at various clubs around

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and once in North-East India. He started at

Kalighat MS Kalighat Milan Sangha (also known as Kalighat MS), is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Premier Division of Calcutta Football League. Founded in 1944, the club has mostly been ...

before joining

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. He then moved to

Shillong Lajong Shillong Lajong FC (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya, that competes in the Shillong Premier League. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the declining st ...

of the

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for a bit before rejoining Kalighat MS. He then ended up playing for Peerless in the

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. On 4 December 2013 it was officially announced that Chizoba had signed with

Mohun Bagan A.C. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...

of the

. He made his debut on 6 December 2013 against

United S.C. United Sports Club (formerly known as both Prayag United, and Chirag United) is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded as Eveready Association in 1927, the club competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A, ...

at the

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in which he scored 2 goals in the 20th and 45+1st minutes respectively and played till 90+8th minutes before being replaced by

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as Mohun Bagan won the match 4–0. Chizoba announced on his

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page in 2019, that he had joined Welwalo Adigrat.Chizoba Christopher Football Page
facebook.com, 6 April 2019 On 14 December 2020, Chizoba signed with

Arambagh KS Arambagh Krira Sangha is a Bangladeshi sports club based in Dhaka, that competes in the Dhaka Senior Division Football League, the third-tier of football in Bangladesh. History Arambagh Krira Sangha were formed in Dhaka way back in 1958. Origina ...

for the 2020–21 season in

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. On 23 December 2020, Chizoba scores his 1st goal with

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chizoba, Christopher 1991 births Living people Nigerian footballers Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Shillong Lajong FC players Mohun Bagan AC players Ayeyawady United F.C. players Association football forwards I-League players I-League 2nd Division players Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in India Expatriate footballers in Myanmar Calcutta Football League players Tollygunge Agragami FC players Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Myanmar Expatriate footballers in Ethiopia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia Sportspeople from Lagos Expatriate footballers in Bangladesh