# Chinedu Sunday Chukwu
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{{short description|Nigerian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chinedu Sunday Chukwu
| fullname = Chinedu Sunday Chukwu
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Nkanu East](/source/Nkanu_East), [Enugu State](/source/Enugu_State), Nigeria
| height = {{height|m=1.90}}
| position = [Centre back](/source/Centre_back) / [defensive midfielder](/source/defensive_midfielder)
| currentclub = [Kano Pillars F.C.](/source/Kano_Pillars_F.C.)
| clubnumber = 26
| years1 = 2013–2015
| clubs1 = Abia Comets
| caps1 = 32
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = [Kwara United](/source/Kwara_United_F.C.)
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2019-present
| clubs3 = [Kano Pillars F.C.](/source/Kano_Pillars_F.C.)
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 6
| club-update =
| ntupdate =
}}
'''Chinedu Sunday Chukwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Chinedu Sunday Chukwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 28 February 1997 in [Nkanu East](/source/Nkanu_East), [Enugu State](/source/Enugu_State)) is a Nigerian professional [footballer](/source/football_(soccer)) who plays as a [centre back](/source/centre_back) for [Kano Pillars F.C.](/source/Kano_Pillars_F.C.) in the [Nigerian Professional Football League](/source/Nigerian_Professional_Football_League).[{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/chinedu-sunday-chukwu/683456/|title=C. CHUKWU |website=soccerway.com|date=19 September 2020|accessdate=26 January 2021}}][{{cite web|url=https://tribuna.com/en/persons/chinedu-sunday-chukwu/|title=CHINEDU SUNDAY CHUKWU|website=tribuna.com|date=8 June 2020|accessdate=26 January 2021}}][{{cite web|url=https://scores24.live/en/soccer/t-kano-pillars-fc/squads|title=Kano Pillars Squad|website=scores24.live|date=19 March 2020|accessdate=26 January 2021}}] He alternatively plays as [defensive midfielder](/source/defensive_midfielder).
==Club career==
===Early career===
Sunday Chukwu began his youth career with Abia Comets, where he played from 2013 to 2015.
===Kwara United (2017–2018)===
After an impressive two years at Abia Comets, In the 2017-2018 [Nigerian Professional Football League](/source/Nigerian_Professional_Football_League) season, he transferred to [Kwara United](/source/Kwara_United_F.C.) of [Ilorin](/source/Ilorin), penning two-year contract with them where he played regularly during his debut season and made 23 match appearances with 5 goals.[{{cite web|url=https://africanfootball.com/news/747502/Kwara-United-will-challenge-for-NPFL-title-insists-Chukwu|title=KWARA UNITED WILL CHALLENGE FOR NPFL TITLE, INSISTS CHUKWU|website=africanfootball.com|date=24 April 2018|accessdate=26 January 2021}}][{{Cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/kwara-utd-unveils-new-signings-20172018-npfl-season/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Kwara Utd unveils new signings for 2017/2018 NPFL season|newspaper=[The Nation](/source/The_Nation_(Nigeria))|date=11 January 2018|accessdate=26 January 2021}}]
===Kano Pillars (2019–present)===
On 1 January 2019 after rejecting many offers from clubs in the [Nigerian Professional Football League](/source/Nigerian_Professional_Football_League), he signed with four times [Nigerian Professional Football League](/source/Nigerian_Professional_Football_League) champions [Kano Pillars F.C.](/source/Kano_Pillars_F.C.) on a two-year contract.[{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe666961/chinedu-sunday/|title=Chinedu Sunday |website=worldfootball.net|date=20 January 2019|access-date=26 January 2021}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecable.ng/anozie-ali-ojo-thecables-npfl-team-of-the-week|title=Anozie, Ali, Ojo... TheCable's NPFL team of the week|newspaper=[TheCable](/source/TheCable)|date=12 February 2020|accessdate=26 January 2021}}]
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|[Kano Pillars F.C.](/source/Kano_Pillars_F.C.)
|[2020](/source/2019%E2%80%932020_Nigeria_Professional_Football_League)
|[NPFL](/source/Nigerian_Professional_Football_League)
|28||6||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||28||6
|-
! colspan="3" |'''Career total'''
!28!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!28!!6
|}
;Notes
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{soccerway|chinedu-sunday-chukwu/683456}}
* [https://www.flashscore.co.uk/player/sunday-chinedu/0GT7rtyO/ Profile] on Flashscore.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chukwu, Chinedu Sunday}}
Category:1997 births
Category:Living people
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Kwara United F.C. players
Category:Kano Pillars F.C. players
Category:Nigeria Professional Football League players
Category:Footballers from Enugu State
Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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