Samuel Chukwueze
Nigerian footballer (born 1999)
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- Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze ( ; born 22 May 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Fulham, on loan from Serie A club AC Milan, and the Nigeria national team.
- He is of Igbo descent and was brought up in a Christian family with a younger brother and a younger sister.
- He started playing football at the age of 8 and he admired Jay-Jay Okocha and Arjen Robben as his football idols growing up.
- After being initially assigned to the club's Juvenil A squad, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 April 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Lozano in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against Sabadell.
- He contributed with two goals in 11 appearances during his first season, as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.
Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze (; born 22 May 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Fulham, on loan from Serie A club AC Milan, and the Nigeria national team.
Early life and education
Chukwueze was born in Amaokwe Ugba Ibeku, Abia State. He is of Igbo descent and was brought up in a Christian family with a younger brother and a younger sister. He attended Government College Umuahia and Evangel Secondary School. He started playing football at the age of 8 and he admired Jay-Jay Okocha and Arjen Robben as his football idols growing up.
Club career
Villarreal
Chukwueze joined Villarreal's prolific youth setup in 2017, from local side Diamond Football Academy. After being initially assigned to the club's Juvenil A squad, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 April 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Lozano in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against Sabadell.
Chukwueze scored his first senior goal on 20 May 2018, netting his team's second in a 3–2 away defeat against Bilbao Athletic. He contributed with two goals in 11 appearances during his first season, as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.
Chukwueze made his first-team debut on 21 September 2018, replacing Nicola Sansone in a 2–2 home draw against Rangers, for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. He also made his Laliga debut on 5 November 2018, playing a 90-minute full play in a 1–1 home draw against Levante, for the 2018–19 La Liga.
In April 2019, he won the Nigeria Football Federation's 2018 Young Player of the Year award.
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