Samuel Chukwudi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Johansen Chukwudi | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | HB | ||
| 2022 | Union SG | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | HB II | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | HB | 61 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Union SG U23 (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | SJK | 12 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Faroe Islands U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Faroe Islands U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Faroe Islands U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Faroe Islands | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2025 | |||
Samuel Johansen Chukwudi (born 25 June 2003) is a Faroese footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki and the Faroe Islands national team.[1]
Club career
Since 2019, Chukwudi played for Faroe Islands Premier League club HB Torshavn, and additionally with the club's reserve team.
In 2022, Chukwudi signed for the youth academy of Belgian side Union SG.[2][3][4]
In January 2025, Chukwudi left HB Torshavn after signing with Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki on a two-year deal with a one-year option, for an undisclosed fee,[5] becoming the first Faroese player to play in the Finnish top tier. He made his SJK debut on 15 February, in a 3–1 loss against KuPS in Finnish League Cup.[6] On 16 May, Chukwudi scored his first goals in the league, by a brace in a 2–2 away draw against IF Gnistan.
International career
Chukwudi is a former Faroe Islands youth international. He made his senior national team debut for the Faroe Islands national team in 2022.
Personal life
Chukwudi is of Nigerian descent and was also eligible to represent Nigeria internationally.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HB Torshavn II | 2019 | 1. deild | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 1. deild | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 1. deild | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| HB Torshavn | 2019 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
| Union SG U23 (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Division 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |
| Career total | 97 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Faroe Islands Cup and Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Includes Faroe Islands Super Cup
International
- As of match played 10 September 2024[8]
| Faroe Islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
HB Torshavn
- Faroe Islands Premier League: 2020
- Faroe Islands Cup (3): 2020, 2023, 2024
- Faroe Islands Super Cup (2): 2021, 2024
References
- ^ Samuel Chukwudi at Soccerway
- ^ "Samuel Chukwudi er nú klárur". in.fo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Samuel: Tað hevur verið ordiliga hart". kvf.fo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Samuel Chukwudi: Eg spæli fyribils fyri HB". bolt.fo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Samuel Chukwudi vahvistamaan Kerhon puolustusta, sjk.fi, 6 January 2025
- ^ SJK 1 – 3 KuPS, veikkausliiga.com
- ^ "Frá fótbóltskúla til úrvalstilboð". saf.fo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Samuel Chukwudi at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Samuel Chukwudi at Soccerway
- Samuel Chukwudi at FaroeSoccer.com