Daniel Chima Chukwu (born
4 April 1991) is a Nigerian footballer playing as a striker for Molde FK in
the Eliteserien.
Early Career
Chima started playing football for Festac
Sport, before going on loan to Bussdor United.
He joined the Norwegian First
Division side Lyn at the beginning of the 2010-season,
and scored his first goal in his debut against Bodø/Glimt on 5 April 2010.
Molde FK
Following the bankruptcy of Lyn, Chima
joined Tippeligaen side Molde on 28 July 2010.
On 25 April 2011, he secured a 3–1 win
against Brann with a stoppage-time goal, which
was also his first goal for Molde
On 4 August 2012, Chukwu scored the winning
goal which gave champions Molde FK victory over Sogndal in the Tippeligaen.
On 30 September 2012, he fired a treble
against Stabaek in a
4–3 victory to shoot Norwegian champions Molde back to the top of the table.
Chima was the hero of his club as he sealed
victory in a 2–0 win over Stuttgart in the Europa
League on 4 October 2012.
On 8 November 2012, he got on the score sheet,
but ended up on the losing side as Steaua București completed
a two way win in a Europa
League group clash.
On 11 November 2012, Chima scored the only
goal in Molde's 1–0 home victory against Hønefoss, which coupled with their title
challengers, Strømsgodset,
2–1 defeat away to Sandnes Ulf, secured
Molde's second Tippeligaen title.
In December 2012, reports surfaced that Chima
was wanted by Romanian club Steaua București,
who were weighing up a bid. His agent Atta Aneke confirmed to Aftenpostenthat Steaua had shown interest in
signing him in the winter of 2012.
On 29 January 2015, Molde agreed to sell Chima
to Shanghai Shenxin F.C.,
On 5 January 2017, he signed a contract with
Polish side Legia Warsaw.
On 14 February 2018, he once again signed a
contract with Molde FK for an undisclosed fee.
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