Blessing Anyanwu Chinedu (born November 22, 1976 in Enyimba

Enyimba

Enyimba International Football Club, or simply Enyimba, is a Nigerian football club based in the city of Aba which plays in the Nigerian Premier League. Their name means People's Elephant in Igbo language and is also the nickname used for the city of Aba...

) is a retired Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n football defender.

Career

In his early career he played in Nigeria with Enyimba International F.C. and Iwuanyanwu Nationale

Heartland F.C.

Heartland F.C is a Nigerian soccer club based in Owerri. They play their home games at Dan Anyiam Stadium. With local rivals Enugu Rangers, they are one of two Nigerian teams that have never been relegated....

 (former name of Heartland FC). In 2000 he moved to Macedonia where he signed for the traditionally strongest club FK Vardar

FK Vardar

FK Vardar Skopje is a Macedonian football club based in the capital city of Skopje. FK Vardar is currently a member of the 1-MFL. FK Vardar is the most popular and renowned Macedonian football club both domestically and abroad, having won 6 national championships and 6 national cups...

. Between 2001 and 2003 he played with another Macedonian First League

Macedonian First League

The First Macedonian Football League is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia.The league consists of 12 teams. The teams play against each other 3 times...

 club, FK Cementarnica 55

FK Cementarnica 55

FK Cementarnica 55 is a football club, which plays in the city of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. It was founded as FK FCU after the name of founder, ex cement factory 'FC Usje' Skopje.-Cementarnica in Europe:* Q = qualifier...

 before returning to Vardar. In 2005 he moved to Belgium signing with Belgian Pro League club K.A.A. Gent. After one season he moved to another Belgian club, Lierse S.K.

Lierse S.K.

Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

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National team

He was part of Nigerian under-17 squad at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993...

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External sources

• Profile at Playerhistory