Felix Chidi Odili (born 27 October 1990) is a Nigerian

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who plays as

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Club career

Vasco

Felix Chidi started his career in India by playing for

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. It was not an ideal start, as Vasco got relegated.

Josco

In 2013 he signed for

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side Josco. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–2 loss against Simla Youngs. He added another goal against his name in the club's 0–1 victory over PIFA.

Eagles

He signed for I-League 2nd Division club Eagles FC from

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in 2014 where he scored 2 goals in 4 matches.

Calangute Association

In 2014 after the end of I-League 2nd Division he signed for Goa Professional League club Calangute Association. He stayed there for two seasons. He scored 4 goals in first season with the club. His second season with them was successful; he scored 9 goals in 2015–16 Goa Professional League finishing second in top scorer list.

Dempo

In January 2016 Felix joined newly relegated side

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in I-League 2nd Division as replacement of injured Josimar Martins. He finished as joint top scorer with 7 goals in

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which helped Dempo to get promotion to

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. Following that he played

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for Dempo and was the second highest scorer with 8 goals.

NEROCA

After Dempo withdrew from

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, he signed for I-League 2nd Division club NEROCA. NEROCA won the

and once again Felix finished the season as joint high scorer of the league with 9 goals. Following the promotion to the

the club renewed his contract for another season.

Kelantan

In January 2020, Felix joined Malaysia club

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for one season.

Sudeva Delhi

In 2022, he signed with

club Sudeva Delhi.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Dempo *I-League 2nd div: 2015–16 NEROCA *I-League 2nd div: 2016–17 Individual *I-League 2nd div top scorer: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odili, Felix Chidi 1990 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India I-League players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Warri NEROCA FC players Dempo SC players Vasco SC players Calcutta Football League players Kelantan F.C. players