Samuel Chukwueze

Samuel Chukwueze, Nigerian footballer

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Born: May 22, 1999
Age in 2026: 27
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1999

About Samuel Chukwueze

Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Fulham, on loan from Serie A club AC Milan, and the Nigeria national team. Chukwueze scored his first senior goal on 20 May 2018, netting his team's second in a 3–2 away defeat against Bilbao Athletic. Chukwueze made his first-team debut on 21 September 2018, replacing Nicola Sansone in a 2–2 home draw against Rangers, for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. He contributed with two goals in 11 appearances during his first season, as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs. In April 2019, he won the Nigeria Football Federation's 2018 Young Player of the Year award.

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Samuel Chukwueze timeline

2018Chukwueze scored his first senior goal on 20 May 2018, netting his team's second in a 3–2 away defeat against Bilbao Athletic.
2018Chukwueze made his first-team debut on 21 September 2018, replacing Nicola Sansone in a 2–2 home draw against Rangers, for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.
2019In April 2019, he won the Nigeria Football Federation's 2018 Young Player of the Year award.

The world when Samuel Chukwueze was born

Samuel Chukwueze was born in 1999. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1999

#1 song"Believe" – Cher
Top movieAmerican Beauty
Top TV showER
Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentUS Women's Soccer team wins World Cup on Brandi Chastain's penalty kick
Top headlineY2K fears grip the world as the millennium approaches
Technology milestoneNapster launches — music sharing revolution
Defining fadY2K panic
Notable inventionNapster (peer-to-peer file sharing)
World population6.01 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
U.S. population272.7M

1999 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Samuel Chukwueze's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1999	2026
Gas	$1.17	$3.45/gal
Average home	$133,300	$435,000
Average income	$50,641	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$5.08	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.33	$0.73
Population	272.7M	341 million

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