Английская Википедия:Chijioke Ejiogu

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:BLP sources Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Nigerian English Шаблон:Infobox football biography Chijioke Ejiogu Шаблон:IPAc-en (born 22 November 1984) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper, he plays for Heartland FC.[1]

Career

He began his career at Arugo F.C., he then played for Dolphins F.C. and Julius Berger FC. He was held in high regard by Dolphins F.C, with some considering him a hero. The players alongside Victor Babayaro (Director of Sport by Dolphins F.C) allegedly collected money meant to be part payment of sign on fees as well as three months salary from Akwa United F.C. and then returned to Dolphins F.C. In August 2008, he briefly signed up for Heartland F.C. and later left the team and moved to Enyimba in September that year.Шаблон:Citation neededHe also played for Sharks F.C. and Ifeanyi Ubah FC. In 2018 he signed for Heartland.

He is renowned for his ability to stop penalty kicks, most memorably at the 2007 Nigerian FA Cup Final between Dolphins FC and Enugu Rangers where he stopped 4 penalty kicks at the penalty shoot-outs,[2] also during Enyimba's CAF Confederation Cup penalty shoot-out in 2010 against DR Congo's AS Vita where he stopped three penalty kicks.[3]

He is a highly decorated player in the Nigerian Professional Football League, winning the NPFL title once with Dolphins FC (2004) and twice with Enyimba (2010 & 2015).

He is also the most decorated player in the Nigerian FA Cup with seven winners' medals, he won the Cup with Julius Berger in 2002,Dolphins in 2004, 2006 & 2007,Enyimba in 2009, 2014 and Heartland in 2012.

He was part of the Julius Berger side that played in the final of the now defunct CAF Cup Winners' Cup in 2003[4] and was also part of the Dolphins team that played in the final of the CAF Confederation Cup in 2005.[5]

Honours

Club

Julius Berger

Dolphins

Enyimba

Ifeanyi Ubah

Heartland

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