Chika Wali
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chika Wali | ||
| Date of birth | August 10, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | River State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Dempo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Pune | 42 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | United SC | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Pune | 22 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Salgaocar | 24 | (0) |
| 2014 | Laxmi Prasad S.C. | 16 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Mumbai | 20 | (0) |
| 2015– | Dempo | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2015 (UTC) | |||
Chika Wali is a Nigerian football player who plays as a centre back for I-league 2nd Division team Dempo.
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Career
Early career
From the grounds of River State in Nigeria to Pune, this solidly built Nigerian has come some distance in every sense of the phrase. Chika started playing the game when he was eight beginning with school games and all school tournaments. He was then picked to play for his state where he used to play as a defensive midfielder. Incidentally, Chika, in his early days wanted to be a striker – he loved scoring goals – but a coach said that he would go much further in the game if he played back considering his height and physique. Later a scout spotted him and got him a contract to play for a club in the neighboring country of Benin, a two hours drive from Chika’s place in Nigeria. He spent a season there – his first as a professional in the game.
Pune
He came to India as a teenager on the invitation of Pune after a close friend of Chika introduced him to Nigel Empson, a manager in India, who then brought him to the notice of Pune FC leading to his present contract. This is his sixth year in India as a pro.
Chika has been a key part of the PFC team which won promotion to the I-League and has gone on to establish itself as a major force in Indian football, finishing second in the I-League in season 2012-13. Hugely popular with the fans and his team-mates, Chika has shown commendable loyalty to PFC. Clean living and dedicated Chika is a player with the character and dedication to do extremely well in the game
External links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriates in India
- Expatriate footballers in India
- I-League players
- Pune F.C. players
- Salgaocar F.C. players
- Mumbai F.C. players
- People from Cross River State
- Association football central defenders
