Chijioke Ejiogu

Chijioke Ejiogu (born 22 November 1984) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper, he plays for Heartland FC.

Career He began his career at Arugo F.C., he then played for Dolphins F.C. and Julius Berger FC. He was held in high regard by Dolphins F.C., with some considering him a hero. The players alongside Victor Babayaro (director of sport of Dolphins F.C.) allegedly collected money meant to be part payment of sign on fees as well as three months salary from Akwa United F.C. and then returned to Dolphins F.C. In August 2008, he briefly signed up for Heartland F.C. and later left the team and moved to Enyimba in September that year.He also played for Sharks F.C. and Ifeanyi Ubah FC. In 2018 he signed for Heartland.

He is renowned for his ability to stop penalty kicks, most memorably at the 2007 Nigerian FA Cup Final between Dolphins F.C. and Enugu Rangers where he stopped 4 penalty kicks at the penalty shoot-outs, also during Enyimba's CAF Confederation Cup penalty shoot-out in 2010 against DR Congo's AS Vita where he stopped three penalty kicks.

He is a highly decorated player in the Nigerian Professional Football League, winning the title once with Dolphins F.C. (2004) and twice with Enyimba (2010 and 2015).

He is also the most decorated player in the Nigerian FA Cup with seven winners' medals, with Julius Berger in 2002, Dolphins F.C. in 2004, 2006 and 2007, Enyimba in 2009 and 2014 and Heartland in 2012.

He was part of the Julius Berger side that played in the final of the now defunct CAF Cup Winners' Cup in 2003 and was also part of the Dolphins F.C. team that played in the final of the CAF Confederation Cup in 2005.

Honours

Club Julius Berger Nigerian FA Cup: 2002 Nigerian Super Cup: 2002 CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2003, Runner-up

Dolphins Nigerian Professional Football League: 2004 Nigerian FA Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007 CAF Confederation Cup: 2005, Runner-up

Enyimba Nigerian Professional Football League: 2009–10, 2015 Nigerian FA Cup: 2009, 2014 Nigerian Super Cup: 2010

Ifeanyi Ubah NEROS Anambra FA Cup: 2017

Heartland Nigerian FA Cup: 2012