Daniel Chima, Centre-Forward at Chennaiyin FC

Centre-Forward · Forward

#27 Daniel Chima

Chennaiyin FC Indian Super League · India

Date of birth / Age: 4 Apr 1991 (35)
Height · Weight: 1.80 m · 74 kg
Foot: Both
Main position: Centre-Forward
Citizenship: Nigeria
Joined club: 12 Jul 2024
Contract until: 2026

Date of birth / Age: 4 Apr 1991 (35)
Height · Weight: 1.80 m · 74 kg
Foot: Both
Main position: Centre-Forward
Citizenship: Nigeria
Joined club: 12 Jul 2024
Contract until: 2026

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 10
Starting eleven: 7
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 1
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 642

Starting eleven70%

7 of 10 appearances

Minutes played642

64 per appearance

Goal involvement2

2 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

168 matches · since 2015

RWCMLWAMCF

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Forward	156	59	12
Attacking Midfield	6	0	0
Left Winger	4	0	0
Central Midfield	1	0	0
Right Winger	1	0	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · strikers with 900+ minutes

World rank: #4046; striker in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #1400; among strikers aged 30+
In his league: 58%; of Indian Super League strikers rank below him
Finishing: +1.0; goals above expected · better than 68% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

12 Expected

74 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

0 Expected

1.4

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/26	Indian Super League	Chennaiyin FC	10	7	2	0	1	0	0	642
2024/25	Indian Super League	Chennaiyin FC	23	8	6	0	2	0	0	839
2023/24	Indian Super League	Jamshedpur	20	14	6	0	3	0	0	1,419
2023/24	AIFF Super Cup	Jamshedpur	2	2	3	–	1	–	1	184
2022/23	Indian Super League	Jamshedpur	20	18	5	2	2	0	0	1,546
2022/23	AIFF Super Cup	Jamshedpur	3	3	0	–	2	–	0	254
2021/22	Indian Super League	Jamshedpur	11	11	7	–	3	–	0	787
2021/22	Indian Super League	East Bengal	10	7	2	–	0	–	0	661
2020	China League One	Taizhou Yuanda	13	12	3	1	4	0	0	916
2020	FA Cup	Taizhou Yuanda	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2019	China League One	Dingnan United	24	24	15	2	2	0	1	2,105
2018/19	UEFA Europa League	Molde	4	3	0	–	1	–	0	252
2018	Eliteserien	Molde	11	4	3	1	1	0	0	409
2017/18	Ekstraklasa	Legia Warszawa	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	137
2017/18	Cup	Legia Warszawa	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	226
2016/17	Ekstraklasa	Legia Warszawa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	Legia Warszawa	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	8
2015	CSL	Shanghai Shenxin	27	26	10	4	8	0	0	2,267
2014/15	UEFA Europa League	Molde	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	255
2014	Eliteserien	Molde	27	24	11	–	2	–	0	1,998
2014	NM Cupen	Molde	5	5	3	–	0	–	0	429
2013/14	UEFA Champions League	Molde	4	4	2	–	0	–	0	360
2013/14	UEFA Europa League	Molde	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	112
2013	Eliteserien	Molde	28	20	9	–	4	–	0	1,743
2012/13	UEFA Europa League	Molde	7	4	3	–	0	–	0	426
2013	NM Cupen	Molde	5	4	1	–	1	–	0	397
2012/13	UEFA Champions League	Molde	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	286
2012	Eliteserien	Molde	24	10	7	–	1	–	0	1,150
2012	NM Cupen	Molde	2	0	1	–	0	–	0	91
2011	Eliteserien	Molde	24	13	5	–	1	–	0	1,278
2011	NM Cupen	Molde	3	2	1	–	0	–	0	192
2010	Obos Ligaen	Lyn	11	11	4	–	2	–	0	989
2010	Eliteserien	Molde	4	0	0	–	0	–	0	43
2010	NM Cupen	Lyn	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			341	250	109	10^*	43	0^*	2	22,600

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Eliteserien	118	35	1
Indian Super League	94	28	2
China League One	37	18	3
CSL	27	10	4
UEFA Europa League	17	3	–
NM Cupen	16	6	–
Obos Ligaen	11	4	–
UEFA Champions League	8	2	–
AIFF Super Cup	5	3	–
Ekstraklasa	4	0	0

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2024 Jul 2024 · Transfer Jamshedpur Chennaiyin FC Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2022 Jan 2022 · Transfer East Bengal Jamshedpur Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Sept 2021 Sept 2021 · Free Transfer – East Bengal Free Transfer
Mar 2021 Mar 2021 · Free Agent Taizhou Yuanda – Free Agent
Feb 2020 Feb 2020 · Transfer Molde Taizhou Yuanda Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Dec 2019 Dec 2019 · Back from Loan Dingnan United Molde Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Feb 2019 Feb 2019 · Loan Molde Dingnan United Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Feb 2018 Feb 2018 · Transfer Legia Warszawa Molde Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2017 Jan 2017 · Transfer Shanghai Shenxin Legia Warszawa Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2015 Jan 2015 · Transfer Molde Shanghai Shenxin Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2010 Aug 2010 · Transfer Lyn Molde Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2010 Jan 2010 · Free Transfer – Lyn Free Transfer

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