Nigerian goalkeeper Nnadozie joins Brighton
The Splendid Falcons of Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a free switch.
Brighton on Friday supplied Nnadozie’s signing on their web page and social media accounts, with the goalkeeper situation to officially join her fresh teammates on July 1 when her contract with Paris FC expires.
“We're satisfied to negate the signing of Nigerian goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, enviornment to the same old regulatory processes. Nnadozie spent five years with Paris FC,” the membership wrote.
Brighton Girls folk’s first team head coach, Dario Vidosic said about the fresh signing: “We're extremely pleased to welcome Chiamaka to the membership. She’s a talented and commanding goalkeeper who will carry consistency and self belief to our defensive line.
“She has competed on the positive level, with treasured ride in a diversity of cup competitions including the Champions League.
“We're confident she will be able to add both depth and drive to a squad already chunky of ambition as we proceed to make for subsequent season.”
The 24-one year-veteran joined Paris FC from Nigerian aspect Rivers Angels in January 2020. She made 118 appearances for the French membership, including a standout performance in the 2025 Coupe de France Féminine closing, the place she saved two penalties in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain to support stable the title.
Between 2022 and 2025, she featured 16 cases in the UEFA Girls folk’s Champions League for Paris FC. In 2024, she became named UNFP Division 1 Féminine Goalkeeper of the Season, changing into the major African player to get the award.
In 2024, Nnadozie also won the D1 Arkema Easiest Goalkeeper of the Season as well because the UNFP Goalkeeper of the season.
Proper thru her four seasons at Rivers Angels, Nnadozie became portion of the squad that won the Nigeria Girls folk’s Premier League in 2019. She also helped the membership carry the Nigeria Girls folk’s Cup three cases.
Her performances earned her individual recognition because the IFFHS Africa’s Easiest Lady Goalkeeper in 2019.
At international level, she represented Nigeria on the Below-17 and Below-20 ranges, earlier than making her senior debut in April 2018 in opposition to France. She has long gone on to produce 55 appearances for the Splendid Falcons.
