Daniel Chima Chukwu (born 4 April 1991) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Jamshedpur.

Career

Early career

Chima started playing football for Festac Sport, before going on loan to Bussdor United. He joined the

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side Lyn at the beginning of the 2010-season, and scored his first goal in his debut against Bodø/Glimt on 5 April 2010.

Molde

Following the bankruptcy of Lyn, Chima joined

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side Molde on 28 July 2010.

2011 season

On 25 April 2011, he secured a 3–1 win against Brann with a stoppage-time goal, which was also his first goal for Molde. He played 24 games and scored five goals in the

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and contributed to Molde's first ever league championship.

2012 season

On 4 August 2012, Chukwu scored the winning goal which gave champions Molde FK victory over Sogndal in the

. On 30 September 2012, he fired a treble against Stabaek in a 4–3 victory to shoot Norwegian champions Molde back to the top of the table. Chima was the hero of his club as he sealed victory in a 2–0 win over Stuttgart in the

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on 4 October 2012. On 8 November 2012, he got on the score sheet, but ended up on the losing side as Steaua București completed a two way win in a

group clash. Chima scored the only goal in Molde's 1–0 home victory against

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on 11 November 2012, which coupled with their title challengers, Strømsgodset, 2–1 defeat away to

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, secured Molde's second

title. In December 2012, reports surfaced that Chima was wanted by

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n club Steaua București, who were weighing up a bid. His agent Atta Aneke confirmed to

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that Steaua had shown interest in signing him in the winter of 2012.

Shanghai Shenxin

On 29 January 2015, Molde agreed to sell Chima to

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Legia Warsaw

On 5 January 2017, he signed a contract with Polish side Legia Warsaw. He played a total of nine games for the club before returning to Molde.

Return to Molde

On 14 February 2018, he once again signed a contract with Molde FK for an undisclosed fee. He scored six goals in 17 games in the 2018 season. On 18 February 2019, Chima Chukwu joined chinese club

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on loan until the end of the 2019 season.

Taizhou Yuanda

In February 2020, Chima Chukwu moved to Chinese club

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where he signed a two-year contract.

East Bengal

On 16 September 2021, Chukwu signed with

side

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on a one-year deal. He scored a brace on 30 November against

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, but lost the match by 6–4.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Molde *

: 2011,

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Jamshedpur *

; League Winners Shield: 2021–22 Individual * Molde top scorer:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chima Chukwu, Daniel Sportspeople from Kano State 1991 births Living people Nigerian footballers Lyn Fotball players Molde FK players Legia Warsaw players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Ekstraklasa players Nigerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Poland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players Heilongjiang Ice City F.C. players Taizhou Yuanda F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Men's association football forwards Bussdor United F.C. players East Bengal Club players Jamshedpur FC players