Sergio Lozano<\/strong> in the second half of a 1-1 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B road draw against CE Sabadell FC. <\/p>\n\n\n\nOn May 20, 2018, Chukwueze scored his first goal as a senior, scoring his team’s second goal in a 3-1 away victory over Bilbao Athletic. In his debut season, he made a contribution by scoring twice in 11 games, but his team was unable to advance to the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On September 20, 2018, Chukwueze made his first-team debut for the 2018\u201319 UEFA Europa League<\/strong>, taking Nicola Sansone<\/strong>‘s place in a 2-2 home draw against Rangers. On November 5, 2018, he also made his La Liga<\/strong> debut, appearing for the entire 90 minutes of his team’s 1-1 home tie with Levante<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHe received the 2018 Young Player of the Year award from the Nigeria Football Federation<\/strong> in April 2019. Chukwueze scored the equalizer for 1-1 in the 88th minute of the second leg of the 2021\u201322 UEFA Champions League<\/strong> quarterfinal away to Bayern Munich<\/strong> on April 12, 2022, advancing Villarreal to the semifinals of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\nInternational Career<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In October 2018, after representing Nigeria at the under-17 level, he was first called up to the senior team. On November 20, 2018, he started his senior national team debut for Nigeria in a goalless-friendly draw with Uganda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samuel Chukwueze received invitations to play for Nigeria’s senior team at the Africa Cup of Nations and the under-20 squad at the Under-20 World Cup in May 2019. He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations, which was held in Egypt, and he scored his first goal as a senior in Nigeria’s 2-1 quarterfinal victory over South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nVillarreal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- 2020\u201321: UEFA Europa League<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Nigeria U17<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- 2015: FIFA U-17 World Cup <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Individual<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- 2016: MCL Cup Most Valuable Player <\/li>
- 2016: DFA Most Influential Player of the Year <\/li>
- 2015: FIFA U-17 World Cup: Bronze Boot<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Net Worth <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
According to different sources online, Samuel Chukwueze\u2019s net worth is estimated at around $5 million<\/strong>. He accumulated his wealth from his football career.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSocial Media Handles <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Samuel Chukwueze has verified accounts on both Instagram and Twitter with 291,000 followers and 66,800 followers respectively. You can follow him through the following social media handles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Instagram: @chukwuezesamuel8<\/li>
- Twitter: @chukwueze_8<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","biography_category":[858,856],"class_list":["post-8462","biography","type-biography","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","biography_category-football-soccer","biography_category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\nSamuel Chukwueze Biography | Naijabiography<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n