Angel Chibozo

Angel Chibozo
Chibozo with Juventus U19 in 2021
Personal information
Full name Angel Josué Chibozo
Date of birth (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Adromè, Mono, Benin
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Amiens
Number 17
Youth career
2014−2017 Inter Milan
2017 Giana Erminio
2017−2022 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Juventus 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Amiens (loan) 23 (0)
2023– Amiens 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Paços de Ferreira (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2022– Benin 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:33, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Angel Josué Chibozo (born 1 July 2003) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for French Ligue 2 club Amiens and the Beninese national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Benin, Chibozo moved to Italy in 2014.[1] He started playing football aged 11 at Inter Milan's youth sector in 2014,[2][3][4] before joining Giana Erminio in January 2017.[4]

Juventus

Chibozo signed for Juventus in summer 2017.[5] On 9 October 2021, Chibozo made his unofficial debut for the first team in a 2–1 friendly win against Alessandria, coming on as substitute in the 63rd minute and scoring the winning goal 30 minutes later.[1] With eight appearances, Chibozo helped the U19s reach the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition. He scored against Malmö FF and against Zenit in the group stage and he scored against Liverpool in the quarter-finals and against Benfica in the semi-finals.[6][7] Chibozo ended the season with 21 goals scored in all competitions.[8]

Amiens

On 1 July 2022, Chibozo left Juventus and joined Ligue 2 side Amiens on a season-long loan with an obligation-to-buy[9][10] reported to be around €1 million.[11]

He subsequently made his professional debut on 30 July, coming in as a substitute for Mamadou Fofana at the 76th minute of a 3-0 league loss against Metz.[12]

On 31 January 2023, Spanish club Real Murcia announced the signing of Chibozo on loan until the end of the season.[13] However, four days later, Chibozo's agent announced that the transfer had not happened, and that the player would remain at Amiens.[14]

Paços de Ferreira (loan)

On 28 August 2023, Amiens sent Chibozo on loan to recently relegated to Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira.[15][16]

International career

On 14 March 2022, Chibozo received his first senior call-up from the Beninese national team.[17] He then made his international debut on 27 March, featuring in a 2–1 win against Zambia.[18]

Style of play

Chibozo is a forward, who can play on the left or centrally.[2] His main attributes are his pace, his ability as a free-kick taker, his dribbling and his technique.[5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 22 March 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Benin 2022 1 0
2023 1 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b Sport, Sky. "Juve-Alessandria, decide un gol di Chibozo al 93'". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Siotto, Paolo (3 September 2021). "Chi è Angel Chibozo, giovane e talentuoso attaccante della Juventus". SerieBnews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "La nuova stella della Juve si chiama Chibozo: bomber dell'Under 17, sogna il calcio che conta". Juventus News - Ultime Notizie Juve - il BiancoNero (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ESCLUSIVA - Calciomercato, si stringe per l'ingaggio di Chibozo | Juventus Giovanili". Giovani Bianconeri | Juventus Primavera | Settore giovanile | Calciomercato (in Italian). 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Zauli chiama Chibozo in Primavera: ecco chi è il giovane originario del Benin". Tutto Juve (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Il Benfica in finale grazie ai calci di rigore. Non basta la gran rimonta della Juve". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. ^ Angel Chibozo at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  8. ^ Baridon, Marco (7 June 2022). "Chibozo Juve: Under 23 e futuro. La situazione per l'attaccante". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (1 July 2022). "Chibozo lascia la Juventus, è UFFICIALE: giocherà nell'Amiens. I dettagli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "UFFICIALE: La Juventus cede il talento Chibozo all'Amiens in prestito con diritto". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ^ Sakr, Michel (2 February 2022). "Opinion: Four players that Juventus could regret selling this summer -". Juvefc.com. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Metz 3-0 Amiens, Ligue 2, résultat du match (30/07/2022)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Ange Chibozo, velocidad y desequilibrio para el ataque del Real Murcia C.F." Real Murcia (in Spanish). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Retroscena Chibozo, il suo agente Gomes conferma la nostra indiscrezione: "Sì, è rimasto all'Amiens e voleva restare qui. Vi spiego che è successo"" [Chibozo retrocedes, his agent Gomes confirms our indiscretion: "Yes, he stayed at Amiens and wanted to stay here. I'll explain what happened"]. Tutto Juve (in Italian). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Josué CHIBOZO est prêté au FC Paços De Ferreira" [Josué Chibozo loaned to FC Paços de Ferreira] (in French). Amiens SC. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Chibozo vai defender o Amarelo" [Chibozo will defend the Yellow] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Paços de Ferreira. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Écureuils du Bénin - 🔴Monsieur Moussa LATOUNDJI a publié ce lundi 14 mars 2022, la liste des joueurs retenus dans le cadre des journées FIFA. 🇧🇯 #fiertesbeninoises #waxeho #AllezlesÉcureuils | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  18. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (27 March 2022). "Chibozo, prima volta con il Benin: l'esordio del bianconero della Primavera". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 28 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Ange Chibozo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

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