| Geoffrey Chinedu | |
| Fullname: | Geoffrey Charles Chinedu |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Position: | Forward |
| Height: | 1.92 m |
| Currentclub: | Astana |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Nasr |
| Youthyears2: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Skënderbeu Korçë |
| Youthyears3: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Teplice (loan) |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | Doğan Türk Birliği |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Skënderbeu Korçë |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Besa (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Rabotnički (loan) |
| Caps4: | 58 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Olimpik Donetsk |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Narva Trans (loan) |
| Caps7: | 29 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Clubs8: | → Lahti (loan) |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 7 |
| Years9: | 2022 |
| Clubs9: | Lahti |
| Caps9: | 25 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Radnički Kragujevac |
| Caps10: | 28 |
| Goals10: | 8 |
| Years11: | 2024 |
| Clubs11: | Liaoning Tieren |
| Caps11: | 12 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2024– |
| Clubs12: | Astana |
| Caps12: | 10 |
| Goals12: | 7 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 November 2024 |
Geoffrey Charles Chinedu (born 1 October 1997) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana.
In 2015, Chinedu signed for Northern Cypriot side Doğan Türk Birliği, before joining the youth academy of KF Skënderbeu in the Albanian top flight. In October 2016, he also went on a trial at Czech club FK Teplice.[1]
Before the second half of 2016/17, he was sent on loan to Albanian second division club Besa, where he made 7 league appearances and scored 1 goal.
In 2017, Chinedu signed for Rabotnički in North Macedonia.
In 2019, he signed for Romanian second division team Turris Turnu Măgurele.[2] After that, he signed for Olimpik (Donetsk) in Ukraine.[3]
Before the 2020 season, Chinedu was sent on loan to Estonian outfit Narva Trans[4] before leaving that December.[5]
In 2021, Chinedu was sent on loan to Finnish Veikkausliiga club Lahti with an option to buy.[6] After the season, he joined Lahti on a permanent deal.
Chinedu signed a contract with Serbian Superliga club Radnički Kragujevac on 31 December 2022.[7]
On 30 January 2024, Chinedu joined China League One club Liaoning Shenyang Urban.[8]
On 3 July 2024, Astana announced the signing of Chinedu from Liaoning Tieren on a contract until the end of the 2026 season.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Doğan Türk Birliği | 2015–16 | KTFF Süper Lig | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 7 | |||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2016–17 | Kategoria Superiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Besa (loan) | 2016–17 | Kategoria e Parë | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| Rabotnički (loan) | 2017–18 | Macedonian First League | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 11 | |||
| 2018–19 | Macedonian First League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 14 | |||
| Turris Turnu Măgurele | 2019–20 | Liga II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Olimpik Donetsk | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Narva Trans (loan) | 2020 | Meistriliiga | 29 | 7 | 7 | 8 | – | – | 36 | 15 | |||
| Lahti (loan) | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 7 | |||
| Lahti | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 36 | 12 | ||
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |||
| Liaoning Tieren | 2024 | China League One | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Astana | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 15 | |
| Career total | 222 | 52 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 256 | 80 | |||