Ernest Jeremiah Chukwuma (born 29 August 1985) is a retired
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
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footballer
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who played as a
forward. He scored a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
on his debut for
East Bengal
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, common_name = East Bengal
, status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan
, p1 = Bengal Presidency
, flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg
, s1 = East ...
in 2004 vs
Sporting Clube de Goa
Sporting Clube de Goa, simply known as Sporting Goa (also known by its abbreviation SCG), is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, in the Indian state of Goa, that competes in Goa Professional League. The club has also competed ...
. He has played for
Persipura Jayapura
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jayapura, or Persipura, is an Indonesian football club based in Jayapura, Papua. The club was founded in 1963 and currently competes in the Liga 2. Persipura used to always use the Mandala Stadium as their ...
and
Persidafon Dafonsoro after playing for
Super Hangzhou Greentown.
- In 2012, he returned to Indonesia and played for
Persiba Bantul in the
Indonesian Premier League
Indonesian Premier League (IPL; Indonesian: ''Liga Prima Indonesia'') was the highest level competition for football clubs in Indonesia from 2011 to 2013. This competition was managed by ''PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo'', under supervision ...
.
References
1985 births
Living people
Nigerian footballers
Expatriate footballers in Indonesia
Nigerian expatriates in Indonesia
Persipura Jayapura players
Persidafon Dafonsoro players
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
Indonesian Super League-winning players
Expatriate footballers in China
Chinese Super League players
Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
Association football forwards
Sportspeople from Warri
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