Chibuzor "Chib" Chilaka (born 21 October 1986) is a Nigerian

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Career

Chilaka began his football career at

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in 2002, spending two years at the club's academy. In 2004, Chilaka joined

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after Notts County youth team coach Neville Hamilton had previously worked with the player at Rushden. He impressed during his year in the club's youth system, and subsequently signed a one-year professional contract on 4 July 2005. He made one first-team appearance for the club in the

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5–2 defeat at

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in October 2005. In December 2005, Chilaka joined

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on a three-month loan spell, playing two games for the club before Notts County recalled him on 10 January 2006. Chilaka was released by Notts County in May 2006. He studied at the

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, captaining and managing the team due to their ex-manager leaving. He also played for England Universities. Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Chilaka had a successful trial with

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but decided to finish his university course studying Human Biology. He played for

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during the 2008–09 season, scoring a total of 38 goals for Bridlington in all competitions, 25 of which came in the league. During the following season, he played for

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, where he scored 20 league goals in 29 appearances. He also won the club's Player of the Season award at the end of the 2009–10 campaign. Ahead of the

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season, Chilaka went on trial at

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side

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, scoring twice in a friendly against

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. Guiseley manager Steve Kittrick was keen to sign Chilaka, but the player joined

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on trial instead.

Bradford City

After a successful trial period, he was signed by

on non-contract terms. Chilaka made his debut for Bradford in the club's 2–1

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defeat against

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, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute in the match. He made his league debut for the club against

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on 2 October 2010, again coming off the substitute's bench. After three appearances in league and cup matches, he was loaned to

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in November 2010 to gain match fitness. Chilaka scored on his debut for Bradford Park Avenue in the side's 3–1 win against

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in the West Riding County Cup. However, Chilaka was ineligible to play in the match and Eccleshill were subsequently reinstated into the competition at Avenue's expense. He played his first league game on 11 December 2010, scoring the winning goal in the 93rd minute in the club's 3–2 away victory at

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, a game in which Avenue came from two goals down to win. Chilaka's loan spell at the club was disrupted by the snow throughout November and December 2010, resulting in a spate of postponements. This meant that he played just one league game for Bradford Park Avenue during his loan spell, scoring one goal. In February 2011, Chilaka went out on loan again, this time to

side

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, making his debut in the club's 3–1 away win at

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. He scored a hat-trick in his final game before his loan spell ended as Harrogate ran out 3–0 winners against Gloucester City on 26 March. Chilaka played eight games for Harrogate, scoring three times. On his return to Bradford, he appeared as a second-half substitute in the club's 2–1 away loss to

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. He was released by Bradford City on 10 May 2011, and signed for

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in August.

Harrogate Town

On 2 February 2012, Chilaka signed for

. In 2013, Harrogate released Chilaka.

Bradford Park Avenue

Chilaka joined

as a free agent on 5 July 2013.

Personal life

His younger brother, Nduoma, is also a footballer, who has played for a number of

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clubs as well US University soccer team

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(

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).Nduoma Chilaka – Regis Rangers

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chilaka, Chibuzor Living people 1986 births Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Notts County F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Bridlington Town A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players English Football League players Alumni of the University of Hull Men's association football midfielders Shaw Lane A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players Northern Premier League players