Jordan Chiedozie
Jordan Joshua M. Chiedozie (born 1 August 1994) is an English footballer who last played for Ramsgate as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Joshua M. Chiedozie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bournemouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 15 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
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
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
- Appearances in the FA Trophy
References
- "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.
- "Dorchester loan deal for Chiedozie". AFC Bournemouth. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Totton Borrow Chiedozie". Pitchero Non League. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Stags Ease Past Poppies". AFC Totton. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "FA Cup: Poole complete loan swoop for AFC Bournemouth prospect Chiedozie". Echo News. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "AFC Bournemouth: Chiedozie joins Poole Town on month-long loan deal". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "AFC Bournemouth: Poole keen to retain released Cherries striker Chiedozie". Bournemouth Echo. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Chiedozie Signs Permanent Poole Deal". Pitchero Non League. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Non-League preview: Jordan Chiedozie signing strengthens Concord Rangers bid". Echo News. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "U's sign Jordan Chiedozie". Cambridge United FC. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Jordan Chiedozie: Dartford sign Cambridge United striker". BBC Sport. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- "Match preview v AFC Wimbledon". Cambridge United FC. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- "Jordan Chiedozie:Boreham Wood sign Cambridge United forward". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- "Beachboys Return for Chiedozie". The National League. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Chiedozie becomes a Claret". Chelmsford City F.C. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- "Clarets' Departures". Chelmsford City F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Pitchero.
- "Chiedozie joins the Blues". Bishop's Stortford F.C. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "Ramsgate manager Matt Longhurst's Sunday afternoon text message from two-goal Josh Ajayi". Kent Online. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- 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.
- "Three Rams For Ewe!". Isthmian League. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023. |first=Ian |last=Townsend}}
- "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.
- "J. Chiedozie". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Jordan Chiedozie Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Margate – Appearances – Jordan Chiedozie – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Bishop's Stortford – Appearances – Jordan Chiedozie – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Ramsgate – Appearances – Jordan Chiedozie – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- "Ramsgate – Appearances – Jordan Chiedozie – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links
- Jordan Chiedozie at Soccerbase
- Jordan Chiedozie at Soccerway