Chidi Edeh

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title: "Chidi Edeh" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["nigerian-men's-footballers", "men's-association-football-forwards", "1987-births", "living-people", "expatriate-men's-footballers-in-india", "nigerian-expatriate-sportspeople-in-india", "i-league-players", "mohun-bagan-super-giant-players", "salgaocar-fc-players", "east-bengal-club-players", "dempo-sc-players", "sc-de-goa-players", "calcutta-football-league-players", "21st-century-nigerian-sportsmen", "nigerian-expatriate-men's-footballers"] description: "Nigerian footballer" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chidi_Edeh" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Chidi Edeh
caption	Chidi in 2013(top left)
fullname	Chidi Edeh
birth_date
birth_place	Lagos, Nigeria
height	1.84 m
position	Forward
years1	2003–2004
clubs1	Mohammedan
caps1	19
goals1	4
years2	2004–2006
clubs2	Sporting Goa
caps2	37
goals2	15
years3	2006–2007
clubs3	JCT
caps3	16
goals3	12
years4	2007–2008
clubs4	Dempo
caps4	15
goals4	8
years5	2008–2009
clubs5	Mahindra United
caps5	22
goals5	11
years6	2009–2011
clubs6	Mohun Bagan
caps6	39
goals6	21
years7	2011–2012
clubs7	Salgaocar
caps7	21
goals7	6
years8	2012–2014
clubs8	East Bengal
caps8	48
goals8	27
years10	2015
clubs10	Kedah FA
caps10	26
goals10	18
years11	2016
clubs11	Enugu Rangers
caps11	30
goals11	17
years12	2018
clubs12	Penang
caps12	4
goals12	0
years13	2018
clubs13	Aizawl
caps13	0
goals13	0
pcupdate	27 July 2018
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Chidi Edeh (born 18 August 1987) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He played most of his career for clubs in India.

Career

Dempo

In 2007, Edeh signed with I-League side Dempo SC and appeared in 15 league matches. He scored 8 goals for the Goan side as Dempo clinched their maiden I-League title. With Dempo, he also played in the AFC Cup in 2008.

Mohun Bagan

In 2009–10, he was a prolific scorer for the Kolkata-based side. He became the darling of the club's fans when he scored a hat-trick (4 goals) in the I-League match to beat East Bengal 5–3.

East Bengal

In the 2012–13 I-League, he was a prolific scorer for the Kolkata-based side. In the 2013 AFC Cup, he played a major role in East Bengal's unbeaten run in Group-H. On 30 April, he scored from the spot against Sài Gòn Xuân Thành F.C. on the 8th minute, after he was brought down in the box.

In the pre-quarter final of the 2013 AFC Cup, he netted a hat-trick in the 5-1 win over Yangon United F.C., and also assisted Penn Orji to score on the 2nd minute. On 5 April 2014, Edeh became the fifth player to score 100 goals in the I-league when he scored the third goal for East Bengal against Mohammedan.

Kedah FA

In January 2015 he signed a contract with Kedah FA. He scored 14 goals and five assists in 16 appearances for Kedah FA in all competitions. He scored a hat trick against Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. at Stadium Darul Aman in a Malaysia Premier League match. He scored two goals for Kedah FA against LionsXII in Malaysia Cup 2015 competition.

Aizawl FC

On 7 June 2018, former I-League champions Aizawl FC announced the signing of Edeh, as they continued bolstering their squad for the next season. "Join us in welcoming The Nigerian Goal Machine - Chidi Edeh," the Aizawl-based club revealed the news through their Twitter handle.

Honours

Club

Kedah

• Malaysia Premier League: 2015

Individual

• Indian Federation Cup top goalscorers: 2012

References

References

1. (14 May 2004). "Leading Goal Scorers". Rediff.com.
2. (10 January 2015). "From the history book, roll of honour". All India Football Federation.
3. "Dempo beat Salgaocar 3–0 with Chidi's brace".
4. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "1st "ONGC" I-League – Division 1 2007/08". IndianFootball.com.
5. "AFC Cup: Dempo Make History With Thrilling Win". Goal.com.
6. "Archived copy".
7. (5 April 2014). "Chidi Enters The 100-Goal Club". ileague.org.
8. Mukherjee, Debayan. (6 April 2014). "Scoring 100 goals is not everyone's cup of tea: Chidi Edeh". All India Football Federation.
9. [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/aizawl-rope-in-former-mohun-bagan-and-east-bengal-star-edeh-chidi/articleshow/64498229.cms Aizawl rope in former Mohun Bagan and East Bengal star Edeh Chidi], ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 15 June 2021

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