Chidi Odiah
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chukwudi Odiah | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Eagle Cement | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 |
Eagle Cement | 28 | (3) |
2000 |
Julius Berger | 10 | (1) |
2000–2004 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 58 | (5) |
2004–2012 | CSKA Moscow | 105 | (3) |
Total | 201 | (12) | |
International career | |||
2004–2010 | Nigeria | 28 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Chukwudi "Chidi" Odiah (born 17 December 1983) is a Nigerian former professional
Club career
Eagle Cement and Julius Berger
Odiah began his career with
Sheriff Tiraspol
In late 2000, Odiah moved to Sheriff Tiraspol. He appeared in 58 games and scored five goals, becoming one of the major players in the team as they dominated Moldovan football and won many honours.
CSKA Moscow
At the 2003
International
Chidi has represented his nation at various youth levels. He played for Nigeria U-17 national team to African U-17 Championship – winner of the tournament. On the next event, Meridian Cup, he was team captain. His premier match in the senior team took place in September 2004, in a match against Zimbabwe. Chidi also twice won the bronze medal with Nigeria senior team at the
Odiah was chosen for the team of Nigeria to 2010 FIFA World Cup[6] and in the first match against Argentina came into the starting lineup, as well in the match with South Korea, he made goal assist.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CSKA Moscow | 2004 | Russian Premier League
|
21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
2005 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2008 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||
2009 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
2010 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 105 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 5 | ||
Career total | 105 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 5 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Nigeria | 2004 | 2 | 0 |
2005 | 5 | 0 | |
2006 | 6 | 0 | |
2007 | 0 | 0 | |
2008 | 4 | 1 | |
2009 | 2 | 0 | |
2010 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 1 |
- Score and result list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Odiah goal.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 October 2008 | Abuja, Nigeria | Sierra Leone | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Julius Berger
- Nigeria Premier League: 2000
Sheriff Tiraspol
- 2003–04
- Moldovan Cup: 2001, 2002
- Moldovan Super Cup: 2003
- CIS Cup: 2003
CSKA Moscow
- 2005
- 2006
- 2011
- Russian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009
Nigeria
- 2010
Nigeria U17
- African U-17 Championship: 2001
Individual
- In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia: position right half-backs № 1 (2005)[9]
- In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia: position right full-backs № 2 (2004)
References
- ^ "Player Profile". FIFA. Retrieved 8 August 2012.[dead link]
- ^ uefa.com (19 January 2004). "Member associations - News – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Sporting 1–3 CSKA Moscow". 18 May 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2004/05 - History - CSKA Moskva-Auxerre – UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Чиди Одиа покинул ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria Squad - World Cup 2010 - ESPN Soccernet". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Chidi Odiah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "C.Odiah". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "33 best football players of Russian championship". news.rin.ru. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
External links
- Profile at PFC CSKA Moscow official site at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 September 2011)
- Odiah Profile at UEFA.com (2006/07)