John Chibuike (born 10 October 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who played as a secondary striker.

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John Chibuike

At Sandnes stadion, 25 August 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Enugu, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Secondary striker
Youth career
	Enugu Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Enugu Rangers	14	(5)
2009–2011	BK Häcken	70	(16)
2011–2014	Rosenborg	66	(19)
2014–2016	Gaziantepspor	59	(11)
2016–2017	AIK	7	(0)
2017	Hapoel Tel Aviv	11	(3)
2017–2018	Samsunspor	21	(2)
2018	Irtysh Pavlodar	12	(0)
2019–2020	Falkenbergs FF	43	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2020

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Starting his career in Enugu Rangers and made the senior team in the 2008-2009 season, in 2009 prior to the start of Allsvenskan he was bought by BK Häcken. Mainly being used as a defender by Rangers, after his arrival in Häcken he has been used more as a midfielder.

John Chibuike had a quite soft start in BK Häcken, but soon spectators around the venues saw that he had something extra. During his first season – 2010 he played as a midfielder and showed both good defensive and offensive skills and specially a good vision and technique. He made 27 out of 30 games during the season scoring 3 goals and making three assists.

In the start of Allsvenskan, season 2011 it became apparent that Chibuike had improved even more. Allsvenskan topscorer – and club fellow Mathias Ranégie said he was the team’s most import important player and that he very soon could see Chibuike playing on a European toplevel.^[1]

On 29 August 2011, Chibuike signed a four-year contract with Norwegian side Rosenborg where he played behind a main striker.

In the summer of 2014, Chibuike moved from Rosenborg to Turkish side Gaziantepspor, signing a four-year contract.

In August 2016, Chibuike signed for AIK.^[2]

As of 24 November 2016^[3][4]