Chidozie Awaziem: Football Career, Nigeria Caps and Net Worth

Chidozie Awaziem joined Konyaspor in Turkey’s Süper Lig on 29 July 2026 for a reported €1 million, signing until 2028. The Nigerian football defender’s full name is Chidozie Collins Awaziem, also searched as Chidozie Awaziem Collins, and soccer readers will recognise him from the Super Eagles.

Consult the live records module for his updated Nigeria caps and goals. His personal wealth is not established by the cited reporting. His journey explains the interest: a player who left Nigerian football for Porto, gathered experience across Europe and North America, and kept returning to the national selection conversation.

Who Is Chidozie Awaziem?

Chidozie Collins Awaziem is a Nigerian centre back, born in Enugu on 1 January 1997. His listed height is 1.92 m. For Nigeria, his position puts the focus on central defensive partnerships and the shape used around them.

His Konyaspor move took him to Turkey in July 2026. The reported transfer fee was €1 million, approximately ₦1.5 billion, with an option for another season beyond the initial contract. That naira figure was a reported conversion at the time of the move. It describes the transfer between clubs and does not represent a payment into the defender’s personal account.

The Road From El Kanemi Warriors to Konyaspor

Awaziem joined Porto’s youth system from El Kanemi Warriors in 2014, beginning a route through reserve football before senior opportunities arrived. Porto’s junior side won its league in his first season, and Porto B won the LigaPro in 2015/16. He made his first team debut in the Taça da Liga on 27 January 2016, followed by his Portuguese league debut on 12 February. Those appearances opened a route into senior football without immediately establishing him in the defence.

The loans then took him into different senior environments. Nantes borrowed him for 2017/18, with his first French league appearance coming on 6 August 2017. Leganés followed for 2019/20. These moves provided playing opportunities outside Porto, adding French and Spanish football to the Nigerian defender’s experience.

Boavista first took him on loan for 2020/21, then signed him permanently from 30 June 2021 on a four year contract. A loan at Hajduk Split followed in 2022/23. The Croatian spell brought a cup winner’s medal and his strongest league scoring season. It also shows why the word loan needs context: a temporary registration can still produce a substantial season, a trophy and a lasting place in a player’s career.

FC Cincinnati signed him on 25 July 2024, before a transfer to Colorado Rapids was agreed on 9 December 2024. He returned to Nantes in summer 2025 on a three year contract, connecting his earlier French loan with a permanent move. Konyaspor followed in July 2026. The reported fee for that Turkish transfer was €1 million; an undisclosed amount for another move should never be treated as a free transfer.

For supporters tracing his route from Nigeria, the distinction between Porto B and Porto’s first team matters. Reserve appearances and senior appearances belong to separate records, even when the club name is shared. Likewise, his two Nantes spells should be read separately before combining their totals. That approach makes the career timeline easier to reconcile with competition records.

What Does Awaziem Bring to a Defence?

Awaziem’s position is centre back. The role involves protecting central areas and coordinating with a defensive partner, with responsibilities shaped by the team’s structure. For Nigerian supporters assessing his performances, the first question should be what that structure required and how the central defenders worked together.

His Hajduk Split season provides the strongest numerical example of another contribution. He scored five league goals in 28 appearances during 2022/23 and won the Croatian Cup. Those figures show a defender contributing at the other end, although they do not establish that every goal came from a header or a set piece. Among African footballers, his story is a useful reminder that a defender’s memorable season can include decisive attacking contributions.

The defining match to keep beside that season is his Nigeria scoring breakthrough against Seychelles on 8 September 2018. Awaziem scored in a 3 to 0 victory, giving supporters a clear international moment to attach to his name. One goal does not describe his whole defensive game, but it explains why his record deserves more than a list of employers. For the Super Eagles, the broader value remains whether his positioning suits the partnership selected around him.

Watch what happens around him before judging an individual defensive action. When a full back advances, the nearest centre back may need to cover a wider channel. When a midfield player drops towards the ball, a passing route can open through the centre. These movements help explain Awaziem’s decisions without assuming that his responsibilities are identical for club and country.

A useful viewing sequence follows the attack from its beginning: where Awaziem receives possession, which passing options appear, and where he moves after releasing it. When Nigeria defend, follow the distance between him and his nearest partner. Tackles and clearances describe individual interventions; the spacing between defenders helps explain how those interventions became necessary.

Awaziem and Nigeria: Debut, AFCON and the Caps Count

The live records module tracks Awaziem’s Nigeria appearances and goals. Check its stated counting basis when comparing international totals.

He belonged to Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup squad but did not play during the tournament. He was also in Nigeria’s squad for the 2023 AFCON edition, when the team finished runners up in a tournament played in early 2024. Nigeria finished third in the 2025 edition. The edition year matters here: AFCON 2023 retained its name when the matches took place the following calendar year.

His second international goal came against Egypt on 16 December 2025 in a friendly Nigeria lost 2 to 1. His honours also include membership of the Order of the Niger. What about another Super Eagles opportunity? Future selection depends on the squad announcement, defensive balance and available roles; earlier tournament membership adds experience but does not establish a standing place in the team.

Squad membership, starts and appearances answer different questions about his international career. A substitute who enters the match records an appearance, while an unused substitute does not add a cap. For readers following Nigeria from Ghana, Kenya, Uganda or South Africa, the distinction is particularly helpful when a tournament squad list appears alongside a shorter set of individual match records.

Chidozie Awaziem net worth

Salary Sport reports £2,433,600 for Chidozie Awaziem, with the publication year unconfirmed. The figure appears in a search summary and looks like accumulated career wages rather than a stated net worth; it has not been confirmed against the underlying entry. For scale, that is roughly ₦4.87 billion, KSh414 million, USh11.68 billion, R58.4 million or GH₵38.9 million using illustrative conversion rates of ₦2,000, KSh170, USh4,800, R24 and GH₵16 per pound. These conversions are arithmetic illustrations, not dated exchange rate quotations. The financial figures are published estimates, not accounts, and do not establish his personal wealth.

Capology’s 2025 estimate puts his salary at about €1.45 million gross a year, excluding bonuses, under a contract that began in July 2025 at his previous club. It predates the reported July 2026 Konyaspor move and does not establish his Konyaspor wage, for which no published figure was identified. Using illustrative rates of ₦1,500, KSh150, USh4,000, R20 and GH₵14 per euro, that annual estimate equates to roughly ₦2.18 billion, KSh217.5 million, USh5.8 billion, R29 million or GH₵20.3 million. These are illustrative conversions of estimated gross earnings, not savings or personal wealth.

No separately identified image rights income figure is available in the financial information reviewed, so there is no supported amount to convert into local currencies. No market value estimate is supplied either. The reported €1 million transfer fee from July 2026 describes a transaction between clubs, not an independent market valuation or a payment into Awaziem’s personal account.

No endorsement agreements or payment figures are identified in the financial information reviewed. That absence does not establish that he has no commercial income, but it leaves no supported endorsement total to convert. Salary, image rights, market value and endorsements measure different things and cannot establish net worth without reliable information about assets and debts.

How to Watch Awaziem From Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda

Find Awaziem’s club fixtures in the match module, then consult the broadcast entry for the country where you will watch. Coverage listed for Nigeria does not establish availability in Ghana, and the same country check applies to Kenya, Uganda and South Africa. Confirm that the listing names the match you intend to follow.

For Awaziem’s fixtures, read Nigerian kick off listings in WAT, Kenyan and Ugandan listings in EAT, South African listings in SAST and Ghanaian listings in GMT. An illustrative start of 18:00 WAT converts to 20:00 EAT, 19:00 SAST and 17:00 GMT. This example demonstrates the conversion; the selected fixture supplies the actual schedule.

When following Awaziem with Nigeria, identify whether the match is a friendly, an AFCON contest or a World Cup qualifier. Check the date and your local starting time first, then read the confirmed line up to see whether he starts and how the defence is arranged.

For late kick offs, check the calendar date as well as the hour. A start listed as 22:30 WAT is 00:30 EAT the following day, 23:30 SAST and 21:30 GMT. That difference matters when Kenyan and Ugandan viewers search a television guide by date. Also distinguish the programme’s opening time from the scheduled kick off.