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Jordan Chiedozie

English footballer

Jordan Joshua M. Chiedozie (born 1 August 1994) is an English former footballer who last played as a forward.

01Career

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.

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. 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. 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. However, he only appeared in two FA Cup matches before returning to Bournemouth. On 10 January of the following year he rejoined Poole, and appeared more regularly.

In February 2014 Chiedozie was released by the Cherries, and joined Poole permanently shortly after.

On 7 August 2014 Chiedozie signed with Concord Rangers. After scoring seven goals in only 14 matches, he signed an 18-month deal with League Two side Cambridge United on 28 November. He made his professional debut a day later, starting in a 2-1 away win against AFC Wimbledon. In March 2015, he joined Conference Premier strugglers Dartford on loan until the end of the season.

In December 2015 Chiedozie's contract with Cambridge United was terminated by mutual consent.

As of 2016, Chiedozie signed for Boreham Wood.

On 22 September 2016, Concord Rangers announced the re-signing of Chiedozie, following his release from Boreham Wood.

On 21 July 2018, after a prolific spell at Margate, Chiedozie signed for Chelmsford City. On 9 May 2019, following a number of injuries throughout the season, Chiedozie was released by Chelmsford. 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.

Prior to the 2021-22 season, Chiedozie returned to Kent to join Ramsgate. 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. He then subsequently returned to Ramsgate on a second occasion in August 2022, this time featuring twice before leaving once again that month.

02Personal life

Chiedozie's father, John, was also a footballer. A winger, he was born in Nigeria but spent his whole career in England.He played for Nigeria National team in the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations.

In February 2025, it was revealed that Chiedozie was in a coma after a serious crash on the M27.

He recovered from the artificial coma but then made it clear that "my football career is over and my life has changed forever". Chiedozie appeared in BBC news items in July 2025 where it was revealed that his injuries in the car crash had led to the amputation of his right leg and very serious damage to his left.

03Career statistics

As of match played 16 August 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2012-13 League One 0000000000
2013-14 Championship 000000, 00
Total 0000000000
Dorchester Town (loan) 2012-13 Conference South 2000, 0020
AFC Totton (loan) 2012-13 Southern League Premier Division 3100, 0031
Poole Town (loan) 2013-14 Southern League Premier Division 7320, 0093
Poole Town 2013-14 Southern League Premier Division 101, , 00101
Concord Rangers 2014-15 Conference South 12621, 00147
Cambridge United 2014-15 League Two 60, , , 60
2015-16 League Two 2000000020
Total 8000000080
Dartford (loan) 2014-15 Conference Premier 42, , , 42
Braintree Town (loan) 2015-16 National League 5100, 0051
Boreham Wood 2015-16 National League 10, , , 10
2016-17 National League 4000, 0040
Total 5000, 0050
Concord Rangers 2016-17 National League South 2512, , 002512
Margate 2017-18 Isthmian League Premier Division 392934, 414634
Chelmsford City 2018-19 National League South 8010, 0090
Bishop's Stortford 2019-20 Isthmian League Premier Division 4100, 2162
Braintree Town 2019-20 National League South 152, , , 152
2020-21 National League South 4100, 0041
Total 19300, 00193
Ramsgate 2021-22 Isthmian South East Division 11521, 241510
2022-23 Isthmian South East Division 2100, 0021
Total 13621, 241711
Career total 16465106008618277
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