Chijioke Aniagboso
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chijioke Kingsley Aniagboso | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 2004 | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chornomorets Odesa | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2023 | Giant Brillars | ? | (?) |
| 2023–2024 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Zviahel (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Chornomorets Odesa | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Nigeria U20 | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2022 | |||
Chijioke Kingsley Aniagboso (born 15 April 2004) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa.[1]
Career
[edit]Aniangboso played for Giant Brillars FC in his homeland.[2] In May 2023, he joined FC Polissya Zhytomyr of the Ukrainian Premier League on a five-year deal.[3][4]
On 6 September 2024 Aniagboso joined Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa,[5] making his debut against LNZ Cherkasy on 28 September 2024.[6] Making his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League at the age of 20 years 166 days, Aniagboso became the youngest foreign goalkeeper in the Ukrainian national championship.[7]
International career
[edit]Aniagboso played five matches as Nigeria finished third at the 2023 AFCON U-20 championships. He captained Nigeria during the tournament when skipper Daniel Bameyi was suspended.[8] Following the tournament, he and Bameyi were called up to the senior Nigeria squad for their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Guinea-Bissau on March 24 and March 27, 2023 but remained an unused substitute.[9] In May 2023, he was named in the Nigeria squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chijoke Aniagboso". Soccerway.
- ^ "'We are in a confident mood' - Aniagboso hopeful Flying Eagles will seal World Cup ticket". allnigeriasoccer.com. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Flying Eagles Goalkeeper Aniagboso Joins Ukrainian Club". Completesports.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Adewale, Abiodun (31 May 2023). "Flying Eagles keeper Aniagboso joins Ukrainian club". Punchng.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ ""Чорноморець" на постійній основі підписав ще двох новачків". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Владислав Пригода (2024-09-28). "УПЛ. ЛНЗ - "Чорноморець" 1:1. Одеситів врятував шедевр Янакова". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Легіонер "Чорноморця" став наймолодшим голкіпером-іноземцем УПЛ". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ "Flying Eagles replace suspended captain, goalkeeper Aniagboso leads team". Scorenigeria.com. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Olusola, Jide (March 17, 2023). "Flying Eagles' Bameyi, Aniagboso, Invited To Super Eagles Camp". Daily Trust. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "FLYING EAGLES SQUAD: Victor Eletu wears jersey No 10, Daga youngest player". Scorenigeria.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Chijioke Aniagboso at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- FC Polissya Zhytomyr players
- FC Zviahel players
- FC Chornomorets Odesa players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen