Samuel Chukwudi

Samuel Johansen Chukwudi (born 25 June 2003) is a Faroese footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki and the Faroe Islands national team.^[1]

Samuel Chukwudi

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Johansen Chukwudi
Date of birth	(2003-06-25) 25 June 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Faroe Islands
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	SJK
Number	28
Youth career
0000–2020	HB
2022	Union SG
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	HB II	15	(0)
2019–2024	HB	61	(2)
2022	→ Union SG U23 (loan)	9	(0)
2025–	SJK	12	(2)
International career
2016–2017	Faroe Islands U15	4	(0)
2019	Faroe Islands U17	9	(0)
2020–2021	Faroe Islands U21	7	(0)
2022–	Faroe Islands	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 July 2025

Club career

Since 2019, Chukwudi played for Faroe Islands Premier League club HB Torshavn, and additionally with the club's reserve team.

In 2022, Chukwudi signed for the youth academy of Belgian side Union SG.^[2][3][4]

In January 2025, Chukwudi left HB Torshavn after signing with Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki on a two-year deal with a one-year option, for an undisclosed fee,^[5] becoming the first Faroese player to play in the Finnish top tier. He made his SJK debut on 15 February, in a 3–1 loss against KuPS in Finnish League Cup.^[6] On 16 May, Chukwudi scored his first goals in the league, by a brace in a 2–2 away draw against IF Gnistan.

International career

Chukwudi is a former Faroe Islands youth international. He made his senior national team debut for the Faroe Islands national team in 2022.

Personal life

Chukwudi is of Nigerian descent and was also eligible to represent Nigeria internationally.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 July 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
HB Torshavn II	2019	1. deild	3	0	–		–		–		–		3	0
	2020	1. deild	7	0	–		–		–		–		7	0
	2021	1. deild	5	0	–		–		–		–		5	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
HB Torshavn	2019	Faroe Islands Premier League	3	0	0	0	–		–		–		3	0
	2020	Faroe Islands Premier League	18	0	1	0	–		0	0	0	0	19	0
	2021	Faroe Islands Premier League	8	0	1	0	–		0	0	0	0	9	0
	2022	Faroe Islands Premier League	2	0	0	0	–		1[c]	0	–		3	0
	2023	Faroe Islands Premier League	7	1	3	0	–		1[c]	0	–		11	1
	2024	Faroe Islands Premier League	23	1	5	0	–		2[c]	0	1[d]	0	31	1
	Total		61	2	10	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	76	2
Union SG U23 (loan)	2022–23	Belgian Division 2	9	0	–		–		–		–		9	0
SJK Seinäjoki	2025	Veikkausliiga	12	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	–		17	2
Career total			97	4	12	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	117	4

1. Includes Faroe Islands Cup and Suomen Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
4. Includes Faroe Islands Super Cup

International

As of match played 10 September 2024^[8]

Faroe Islands
Year	Apps	Goals
2022	2	0
2023	0	0
2024	3	0
Total	5	0

Honours

HB Torshavn

• Faroe Islands Premier League: 2020
• Faroe Islands Cup (3): 2020, 2023, 2024
• Faroe Islands Super Cup (2): 2021, 2024