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 | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Ried | ||
| 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) |
| 2025–2026 | SJK | 36 | (4) |
| 2026– | SV Ried | 5 | (0) |
| 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 | 11 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2026 | |||
Samuel Johansen Chukwudi (born 25 June 2003) is a Faroese footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Bundesliga club SV Ried and the Faroe Islands national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]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. On June 30 2026, in what may be described as another notable move, Chukwudi moved to SV Ried in the Austrian Bundesliga. This made him the first Faroese footballer to play in the Austrian top tier. [7]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]Chukwudi is of Nigerian descent and was also eligible to represent Nigeria internationally.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 19 November 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 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 3 | |
| Career total | 108 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Faroe Islands Cup and Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Includes Faroe Islands Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 September 2024[9]
| Faroe Islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]HB Torshavn
- Faroe Islands Premier League: 2020
- Faroe Islands Cup (3): 2020, 2023, 2024
- Faroe Islands Super Cup (2): 2021, 2024
References
[edit]- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Färöischer Nationalspieler Samuel Chukwudi spielt bei der SV Oberbank Ried". 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "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
[edit]- Samuel Chukwudi at Soccerway
- Samuel Chukwudi at FaroeSoccer.com
- 2003 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Faroese people of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Faroese men's footballers
- Faroe Islands men's youth international footballers
- Faroe Islands men's under-21 international footballers
- Faroe Islands men's international footballers
- Havnar Bóltfelag players
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- SV Ried players
- Faroe Islands Premier League players
- Belgian Division 2 players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Faroese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria