Chibuike Nwaiwu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chibuike Godfrey Nwaiwu | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Borussia Digitals Sporting Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Heartland | 17 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Enyimba | 43 | (1) |
| 2024– | Wolfsberger AC | 25 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Chibuike Godfrey Nwaiwu (born 23 July 2003) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC.
Career
[edit]Nwaiwu began his senior career in Nigeria with Heartland F.C. in 2021. On 22 October 2022, he transferred to Enyimba and helped them win the 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League.[2] On 4 September 2024, he transferred to the Austrian Football Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC on a contract until 2027.[3] He started in the final as Wolfsberg wonthe 2024–25 Austrian Cup, their first ever domestic trophy.[4]
International career
[edit]On 3 March 2023, Nwaiwu was called up to the Nigeria U23s for a set of Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification matches.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Enyimba
- Wolfsberger AC
References
[edit]- ^ Sports, Pulse (27 December 2024). "Christmas Doings: Like Osimhen, 21-year-old Nigerian footballer spotted sharing rice to women in Port-Harcourt". Pulse Sports Nigeria.
- ^ Bariza, Zazi (5 October 2022). "Five key additions to the squad".
- ^ Kolawole, Hashim (7 September 2024). "Wolfsberger AC Sign Enyimba Midfielder Chibuike Nwaiwu on Three-Year Deal".
- ^ a b Adebayo, Olusola (2 May 2025). "Chibuike Nwaiwu Makes History: Nigerian Midfielder Lifts Austrian Cup with Wolfsberger AC".
- ^ Reporter, Score Nigeria (3 March 2023). "30 players called up for 2024 Olympics playoffs vs Guinea".
External links
[edit]- Chibuike Nwaiwu at Soccerway
- Chibuike Godfrey Nwaiwu at ÖFB (in German)
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Port Harcourt
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Heartland F.C. players
- Enyimba F.C. players
- Wolfsberger AC players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriates in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria