Charles Nduka
.jpg) Nduka in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Boniface Nduka | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Koshigaya Sanshin SSS | |||
| –2013 | FC Kasukabe | ||
| 2015–2016 | Meishu Gakuen Hitachi High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Josai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | YSCC Yokohama | 22 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Gifu | 63 | (9) |
| 2024–2025 | Kagoshima United | 48 | (9) |
| 2026– | Melbourne Victory | 13 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 April 2026 | |||
Charles Boniface Nduka ⓘ (ンドカ・チャールス, Ndoka Chārusu Bonifeisu; born 8 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for A-League Men club, Melbourne Victory.[1][2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Nduka was born in Saitama, Japan. His mother is from Japan and his father is from Nigeria. He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Boniface Nduka currently play in Yokohama FC.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of the 16 March 2026.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| YSCC Yokohama | 2021 | J3 League | 22 | 6 | 2[a] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
| YSCC Yokohama Total | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
| FC Gifu | 2022 | J3 League | 27 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 36 | 7 | 1[a] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | |||
| FC Gifu Total | 63 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 | ||
| Kagoshima United | 2024 | J2 League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2025 | J3 League | 28 | 7 | 1[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 8 | |
| Kagoshima United Total | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 10 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2025–26 | A-League Men | 7 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Melbourne Victory Total | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 30 | ||
- Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the J. League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the J.League Promotion & Relegation Series
References
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Football people from Saitama Prefecture
- Josai University alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Japanese people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- YSCC Yokohama players
- FC Gifu players
- Kagoshima United FC players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Japanese football forward, 1990s birth stubs