S. Kalu · career
Samuel Kalu Ojim
Attacking · Botev Plovdiv · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 4 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 63 appearances, 7 goals and 3 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Bordeaux — Season rating 17, 4 goals and 1 assist in 20 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (6 → 9). The gap to his peak is 8 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 4 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (First League) and kept playing — 23 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Botev Plovdiv | 23 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | LausanneLoan | 21 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Watford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Watford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Bordeaux | 11 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | Bordeaux | 20 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | Bordeaux | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Bordeaux | 21 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Gent | 32 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Gent | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | AS Trencin | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | AS Trencin | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 2 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
CupSuper Liga
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First League | 23 | 779 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
5 played38 not in squad· 383 min, 2g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Lech Poznan | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Cukaricki | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Spartak Trnava | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Enisey | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | Friendlies Clubs | A Nieciecza | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | First League | H CSKA Sofia | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 27 | First League | A Cherno More Varna | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | First League | H Arda Kardzhali | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | First League | H Lokomotiv Sofia | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | First League | A Beroe | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | First League | A Ludogorets | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | First League | H Montana | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 21 | First League | A Septemvri Sofia | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 25 | First League | H CSKA 1948 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 30 | First League | H Levski Sofia | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 5 | First League | A Botev Vratsa | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | First League | H Slavia Sofia | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 24 | First League | A Spartak Varna | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 28 | Cup | A Spartak Pleven | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 7 | First League | H Dobrudzha | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | First League | A CSKA Sofia | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | First League | H Cherno More Varna | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | First League | A Arda Kardzhali | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | First League | A Lokomotiv Sofia | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Cup | A Spartak Varna | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | First League | H Beroe | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 12 | Cup | A Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | First League | A Levski Sofia | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 23 | First League | H Ludogorets | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 27 | First League | A Montana | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 3 | First League | H Septemvri Sofia | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 8 | First League | A CSKA 1948 | 0-0 | Played | 32 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 14 | First League | H Botev Vratsa | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 20 | First League | A Slavia Sofia | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Apr 4 | First League | H Spartak Varna | 5-0 | Played | 81 | 2 | 9.2 | |
| Apr 8 | First League | H Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | First League | A Dobrudzha | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | First League | A Arda Kardzhali | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 3 | First League | H Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 9 | First League | A Cherno More Varna | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 12 | First League | H Arda Kardzhali | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | First League | H Cherno More Varna | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 25 | First League | A Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |