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Samuel Chukwueze – Is He The Next Hottest Star? Bio, Career, Net Worth, 10 Facts

November 15, 2020
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Samuel Chukwueze is a young and very skilful Nigeria footballer – part of the youngsters who has the potentials to become legends of the game and promote the image of his nation and continent, as producers of great footballing talents.

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  • Is he the next hottest star?
  • Samuel Chukwueze Biography
  •  Career
  •  Samuel Chukwueze Net Worth
  • Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Samuel Chukwueze
    • 1. Early decision about his future career
    • 2. Childhood Idols and Heroes
    • 3. He loves cars and the good life
    • 4. He is a full-fledged Nigerian International Player
    • 5. His playing Style
    • 6. Awards and Recognition
    • 7. Comparisons with notable players
    • 8. Club and Country Statistics
    • 9. Big expectations for the future
    • 10. Relationship Status
  • Complete profile of Samuel

Is he the next hottest star?

Those who follow and admire his skills and playing style would seem to agree that he can become the next big football star to come out of the African continent – if and only if he keeps improving on himself and his skills/achievements.

He was named amongst UEFA’s 50 for the future – a list of young and talented players to watch out for in the future; this is no mean feat as that list includes very talented players such as Ferran Torres, Erling Haland, Sean Longstaff and several others.

Samuel Chukwueze Biography

Samuel Chukwueze
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Samuel Chukwueze was born on May 22, 1999, in Umuahia, Abia state in Nigeria, into a very religious Christian home. He has two siblings – a sister and brother, but no information is available about his parents.

He made up his mind to become a footballer in the future when he was 8 and is currently pursuing that dream. He attended both Evangel Secondary School and Government College, Umahia, before jetting out of the country to pursue his football career.

 Career

He began learning how to play the beautiful game of football in Nigeria with Future Hope football academy. He later joined New Generation Academy and Diamond Football Academy from which he was selected to represent his country at the U-17 youth world cup.

He moved to Villarreal CF’s impressive youth team in 2017 when he turned 18, before breaking into the first team in 2018. He is currently with the team has signed a 5-year contract with the club.

 Samuel Chukwueze Net Worth

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His exact net worth is not currently known as details of his current contract, salary or endorsement deals are not known. Some however put the range of his net worth between $150,000 to $3 million.

Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Samuel Chukwueze

Not much is known about this bundle of talent called Samuel Chukwueze, and we will present you with 10 facts about him that is worth knowing, they are:

1. Early decision about his future career

Nowadays in Nigeria, and almost every part of the world, male teenagers dream of the day they would shine on the world stage with the attendant fame and fortune, just like their adored and favorite male football idols. Samuel made this choice as early as when he was 8, and he is currently living his dream.

2. Childhood Idols and Heroes

Every child has at least one individual that they look up to or hope to become in the future, for Samuel he idolized only 2 individuals – Jay-Jay Okocha, the former, Nigerian National team captain and thrilling footballer, and Honorable Victor Apugo, who he revealed was like a father to him.

3. He loves cars and the good life

He seems to love good cars and the good life, as he is always posting pictures with different cars and places that he has been – a dream many of his peers dare only have back home, but sadly never get to experience.

4. He is a full-fledged Nigerian International Player

Samuel got his first call up to the senior national team of Nigeria – popularly called the Super Eagles when he was just 19. He played his first game for the Super Eagles of Nigeria on November 20, 2018, in a Friendly game against the Ugandan National team, which ended as a goalless draw.

5. His playing Style

Nigeria has always produced very fast and attack-minded wingers, and Chukwueze is no exception. He is very skillful, fast and loves to dribble at a high pace with the ball at his feet, and he’s not a bad goal scorer either.

6. Awards and Recognition

He may be young and not yet the finished article yet, but he has already started filling up his awards and recognition cabinet.

He was a member of the Nigerian team that won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, where he also won the Bronze Boot award with 3 goals and 3 assists in the competition. He was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2016 MCL Cup. He also was named the Nigerian Football Federation’s Young Player of the Year award winner for the 2017-18 season.

7. Comparisons with notable players

Match day..God bless and protect us 🙏💛 pic.twitter.com/QMhCcsvfY9

— Samuel chukwueze (@chukwueze_8) June 10, 2018

Samuel has been compared to a few notable players in the world of football as of today. His playing style has been deemed to resemble that of Dutch football legend, Arjen Robben – who coincidentally is one of his football idols.

See Also: Obafemi Martins- 10 Interesting Facts- Bio, Net Worth, Player Profile

8. Club and Country Statistics

Apart from his recognition and awards listed earlier, Samuel has made a total of 79 appearances for his current side, Villareal FC, scoring a total of 12 goals in the process. He has also made 13 appearances for his national team, scoring 2 goals in the process.

9. Big expectations for the future

A lot of his countrymen are looking forward to great things and achievements from this skillful footballer, and many hope he could be listed amongst great Nigerian footballers like Nwankwo Kanu, Finidi George, Emmanuel Amuneke and others in the future.

10. Relationship Status

Currently, Samuel is not yet married and is still single, though we cannot tell if he is presently in a relationship or not, or perhaps he is solely focused on his career right now.

Complete profile of Samuel

Samuel Chukwueze
Full NameSamuel Chimerenka Chukwueze
Date of Birth22 May 1999
Age21 years
Zodiac SignGemini
NationalityNigeria
Birth placeUmuahia, Abia state Nigeria.
EthnicityIgbo ethnic group
ProfessionProfessional footballer
Playing position(s)Midfielder
Club2018– Villarreal CF
2018–Nigeria national football team
2012–2017 Diamond Football Academy
EducationGovernment College Umuahia, Nigeria.
FatherNA
MotherNA
Siblings1 brother
1 sister
Marital StatusSingle
Spouse/PartnerNA
GirlfriendNA
KidsNA
ReligionChristian
Estimated Net Worth: $150,000
Source of net worthFootball Career
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg
Eye colorNA
Hair colorBlack
Social mediaTwitter
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