Jordan Chiedozie

Jordan Chiedozie
Personal information
Full name Jordan Joshua M. Chiedozie[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bournemouth, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Poole Town
Youth career
2007–2012 Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bournemouth 0 (0)
2012 → Dorchester Town (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → AFC Totton (loan) 3 (1)
2013 → Poole Town (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Poole Town (loan) 6 (3)
2014 Poole Town 10 (1)
2014 Concord Rangers 12 (6)
2014–2015 Cambridge United 8 (0)
2015 → Dartford (loan) 4 (2)
2015 → Braintree Town (loan) 5 (1)
2015 Boreham Wood 5 (0)
2016–2017 Concord Rangers 25 (12)
2017–2018 Margate 39 (29)
2018–2019 Chelmsford City 8 (0)
2019 Bishop's Stortford 4 (1)
2019–2020 Braintree Town 19 (3)
2021 Ramsgate 11 (5)
2022 Ramsgate 2 (1)
2023 AFC Totton 17 (1)
2024 Poole Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Jordan Joshua M. Chiedozie (born 1 August 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Sholing as a forward.

Career

Born in Bournemouth, Chiedozie joined Bournemouth's youth system in 2007, aged 13. On 26 October 2012 he joined Dorchester Town in a one-month loan deal.[2]

Chiedozie only appeared in two league matches before returning to the Cherries. On 11 January 2013 he was loaned to Totton, also in a month's deal.[3] Chiedozie made an instant impact at the club, scoring one and assisting the other three goals in a 4–0 home routing over Kettering Town, being also named man of the match.[4] However, he picked up a knee injury in his 3rd game that ruled him out for the rest of his loan spell.

Chiedozie moved to Poole Town in another month's loan on 25 October 2013.[5] However, he only appeared in two FA Cup matches before returning to Bournemouth. On 10 January of the following year he rejoined Poole,[6] and appeared more regularly.

In February 2014 Chiedozie was released by the Cherries,[7] and joined Poole permanently shortly after.[8]

On 7 August 2014 Chiedozie signed with Concord Rangers.[9] After scoring seven goals in only 14 matches, he signed an 18-month deal with League Two side Cambridge United on 28 November.[10] He made his professional debut a day later, starting in a 2–1 away win against AFC Wimbledon.[11] In March 2015, he joined Conference Premier strugglers Dartford on loan until the end of the season.[12]

In December 2015 Chiedozie's contract with Cambridge United was terminated by mutual consent.[13]

As of 2016, Chiedozie signed for Boreham Wood.[14]

On 22 September 2016, Concord Rangers announced the re-signing of Chiedozie, following his release from Boreham Wood.[15]

On 21 July 2018, after a prolific spell at Margate, Chiedozie signed for Chelmsford City.[16] On 9 May 2019, following a number of injuries throughout the season, Chiedozie was released by Chelmsford.[17] In October 2019, Chiedozie signed for Isthmian League club Bishop's Stortford, scoring on his debut on 12 October 2019 in a 2–0 win against Horsham.[18]

Prior to the 2021–22 season, Chiedozie returned to Kent to join Ramsgate.[19] Despite netting ten times in his first three months back with the Kent-based side, Chiedozie fell out of favour and was ultimately released in November 2021.[20] He then subsequently returned to Ramsgate on a second occasion in August 2022, this time featuring twice before leaving once again that month.[21]

Personal life

Chiedozie's father, John, was also a footballer. A winger, he was born in Nigeria but spent his whole career in England.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 August 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Bournemouth 2012–13[23] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dorchester Town (loan) 2012–13[24] Conference South 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
AFC Totton (loan) 2012–13[24] Southern League Premier Division 3 1 0 0 — 0 0 3 1
Poole Town (loan) 2013–14[24] Southern League Premier Division 7 3 2 0 — 0 0 9 3
Poole Town 2013–14[24] Southern League Premier Division 10 1 — — 0 0 10 1
Concord Rangers 2014–15[24] Conference South 12 6 2 1 — 0 0 14 7
Cambridge United 2014–15[23] League Two 6 0 — — — 6 0
2015–16[23] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Dartford (loan) 2014–15[23] Conference Premier 4 2 — — — 4 2
Braintree Town (loan) 2015–16[23] National League 5 1 0 0 — 0 0 5 1
Boreham Wood 2015–16[23] National League 1 0 — — — 1 0
2016–17[23] National League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Total 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Concord Rangers 2016–17[23] National League South 25 12 — — 0 0 25 12
Margate 2017–18[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 39 29 3 4 — 4[a] 1 46 34
Chelmsford City 2018–19[24] National League South 8 0 1 0 — 0 0 9 0
Bishop's Stortford 2019–20[26] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 1 0 0 — 2[a] 1 6 2
Braintree Town 2019–20[23] National League South 15 2 — — — 15 2
2020–21[23] National League South 4 1 0 0 — 0 0 4 1
Total 19 3 0 0 — 0 0 19 3
Ramsgate 2021–22[27] Isthmian South East Division 11 5 2 1 — 2[a] 4 15 10
2022–23[28] Isthmian South East Division 2 1 0 0 — 0 0 2 1
Total 13 6 2 1 — 2 4 17 11
Career total 163 63 10 6 0 0 8 6 181 75
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain list and free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Dorchester loan deal for Chiedozie". AFC Bournemouth. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Totton Borrow Chiedozie". Pitchero Non League. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Stags Ease Past Poppies". AFC Totton. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ^ "FA Cup: Poole complete loan swoop for AFC Bournemouth prospect Chiedozie". Echo News. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. ^ "AFC Bournemouth: Chiedozie joins Poole Town on month-long loan deal". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. ^ "AFC Bournemouth: Poole keen to retain released Cherries striker Chiedozie". Bournemouth Echo. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Chiedozie Signs Permanent Poole Deal". Pitchero Non League. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Non-League preview: Jordan Chiedozie signing strengthens Concord Rangers bid". Echo News. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. ^ "U's sign Jordan Chiedozie". Cambridge United FC. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Jordan Chiedozie: Dartford sign Cambridge United striker". BBC Sport. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Match preview v AFC Wimbledon". Cambridge United FC. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Jordan Chiedozie:Boreham Wood sign Cambridge United forward". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Beachboys Return for Chiedozie". The National League. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Chiedozie becomes a Claret". Chelmsford City F.C. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Clarets' Departures". Chelmsford City F.C. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Pitchero.
  18. ^ "Chiedozie joins the Blues". Bishop's Stortford F.C. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Ramsgate manager Matt Longhurst's Sunday afternoon text message from two-goal Josh Ajayi". Kent Online. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  20. ^ Tucker, Craig (25 November 2021). "Ramsgate manager Matt Longhurst on facing Isthmian South East leaders Cray Valley and releasing 10-goal Jordan Chiedozie". Kent Online. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  21. ^ Townsend, Ian (5 August 2022). "Three Rams For Ewe!". Isthmian League. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Jordan Chiedozie: Fate brought me to Cambridge United". Cambridge News. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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  24. ^ a b c d e f "Jordan Chiedozie Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Margate – Appearances – Jordan Chiedozie – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Bishop's Stortford – Appearances – Jordan Chiedozie – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  27. ^ "Ramsgate – Appearances – Jordan Chiedozie – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  28. ^ "Ramsgate – Appearances – Jordan Chiedozie – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 June 2023.