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C. Awaziem

Solid contributorNantes · 29 yrsTransferred to Konyaspor

Profile

Full nameChidozie Collins Awaziem
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNigeria
Age29
Date of birth1 Jan 1997
BirthplaceEnugu
Height189 cm
ClubNantes
Centre-back
27
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
2249
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nantes.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Nantes's ~33 games this season through 3 injury absences (international duty, inactive). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer: 20 apps, 0g 1a, 1774 min

Earlier this season at Colorado RapidsCONCACAF Champions League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Nantes; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1271222496.91
Major League Soccerat Colorado Rapids200117746.93
CONCACAF Champions Leagueat Colorado Rapids2001807.6

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

C. Awaziem is a 29-year-old central defender at Nantes, rated 50.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 246th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (83.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Awaziem.

Judged on this season alone, Awaziem graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 5 clean sheets and 2.601 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 27). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, 38th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 29 Awaziem is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Awaziem missed 3 games through injury (international duty, inactive) out of roughly 33 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Awaziem is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs
Current potential38th of 54 centre-backs · Ligue 1Current season35th of 54 centre-backs · Ligue 135th-best centre-back in the Ligue 1246th in the Ligue 1 · potential38th-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 1
50.3
Ratingi
38th of 54 centre-backs
27.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
83.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.6
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

2.6
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
20
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 83.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 50.3, Awaziem carries the 38th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 54, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nantes finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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