Jordan Joshua M. Chiedozie (born 1 August 1994) is an English

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who last played for

Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2001 it had a population of about 40,000. In 2011, according to t ...

as a

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Career

Born in

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

, Chiedozie joined

's youth system in 2007, aged 13. On 26 October 2012 he joined

Dorchester Town Dorchester Town Football Club are a semi-professional football club, based in Dorchester, Dorset, England. They currently play in the . The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club. They ...

in a one-month loan deal. Chiedozie only appeared in two league matches before returning to the Cherries. On 11 January 2013 he was loaned to Totton, also in a month's deal. Chiedozie made an instant impact at the club, scoring one and assisting the other three goals in a 4–0 home routing over

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...

, being also named man of the match. However, he picked up a knee injury in his 3rd game that ruled him out for the rest of his loan spell. Chiedozie moved to Poole Town in another month's loan on 25 October 2013. However, he only appeared in two

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

matches before returning to Bournemouth. On 10 January of the following year he rejoined Poole, and appeared more regularly. In February 2014 Chiedozie was released by the Cherries, and joined Poole permanently shortly after. On 7 August 2014 Chiedozie signed with Concord Rangers. After scoring seven goals in only 14 matches, he signed an 18-month deal with

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side

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

on 28 November. He made his professional debut a day later, starting in a 2–1 away win against

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional Association football, football club, based in London Borough of Merton, Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 EFL Leagu ...

. In March 2015, he joined

Conference Premier The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profess ...

strugglers

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...

on loan until the end of the season. In December 2015 Chiedozie's contract with Cambridge United was terminated by mutual consent. As of 2016, Chiedozie signed for

Boreham Wood Borehamwood (, historically also Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, England, from Charing Cross. Borehamwood has a population of 31,074, and is within the London commuter belt. The town's film and TV studios are commonly known ...

. On 22 September 2016, Concord Rangers announced the re-signing of Chiedozie, following his release from Boreham Wood. On 21 July 2018, after a prolific spell at

Margate Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. The town is estimated to be 1.5 miles long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and Westbrook, Kent, ...

, Chiedozie signed for

Chelmsford City Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium. History Chelmsford Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members o ...

. On 9 May 2019, following a number of injuries throughout the season, Chiedozie was released by Chelmsford. In October 2019, Chiedozie signed for

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

club

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...

, scoring on his debut on 12 October 2019 in a 2–0 win against

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

. Prior to the 2021–22 season, Chiedozie returned to Kent to join

. Despite netting ten times in his first three months back with the

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

-based side, Chiedozie fell out of favour and was ultimately released in November 2021. He then subsequently returned to Ramsgate on a second occasion in August 2022, this time featuring twice before leaving once again that month.

Personal life

Chiedozie's father,

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, was also a footballer. A winger, he was born in Nigeria but spent his whole career in England.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiedozie, Jordan 1994 births Living people Footballers from Bournemouth English men's footballers English sportspeople of Nigerian descent Men's association football forwards AFC Bournemouth players Dorchester Town F.C. players A.F.C. Totton players Poole Town F.C. players Concord Rangers F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Margate F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Ramsgate F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Isthmian League players Black British sportsmen