| Tochukwu Nnadi | |
| Birth Place: | Ihiagwa, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 2003 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Zulte Waregem |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Campos FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Madenat Alamal Football Academy |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Botev Plovdiv II |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Botev Plovdiv |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Zulte Waregem |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 November 2024 |
Tochukwu Nnadi (born 30 June 2003) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zulte Waregem of the Belgian Second Division.
Nnadi was born in Ihiagwa, in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. He played football as a youngster with Campos FC in Owerri. In 2019, he began to train with Madenat Alamal Football Academy in Dubai. After a successful trial, he joined Botev Plovdiv in August 2021.[1] He agreed a contract with the Bulgarian side until 2025.[2] He made his league debut in the Bulgarian First League on 3 April 2022, away at Ludogorets.[3] In his first season in Europe he made 19 league appearances for Botev Plovdiv, with 29 appearances coming in all competitions.[4]
On 19 January 2024, he joined Belgian Challenger Pro League side Zulte Waregem.[5]
Nnadi represented Nigeria U-20 at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, appearing in all five of their matches including wins over Italy U-20 and Argentina U-20.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2021–22 | Vtora Liga | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Vtora Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2021–22 | efBet Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | efBet Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | efBet Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | |||
Nnadi has said he has tried to model his game on former Manchester United central midfield player Michael Carrick.[8]