Chido Obi

Arsenal

Obi started his career in Denmark with Copenhagen, often playing up one or two age groups with the 05's and 06's. He eventually moved to England when he was 13 because of his mother's new employment, going on to join the academy of Arsenal. He progressed through the club's youth ranks, establishing himself as a prolific goal-scorer, and was promoted to the under-18 side at the age of fifteen. In his first start for the under-18 side, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against Southampton on 23 September 2023, earning comparisons to Nigerian international striker Victor Osimhen in Danish media. The following month Obi made his first appearance for the club's under-21 side, while still fifteen. He continued his meteoric rise at Arsenal in early November 2023, being called up by first-team manager Mikel Arteta to join the senior side for training. Obi made international headlines on 18 November 2023, scoring ten goals as Arsenal beat Liverpool 14–3 at under-16 level. On 27 April 2024, Obi made headlines once again, scoring seven goals for Arsenal in their 9–0 win against Norwich City, taking his tally up to 24 goals in his previous seven games for Arsenal's under-18s. On 29 July 2024, Obi announced his departure from Arsenal on his Instagram account.

Manchester United

Linked with a move to fellow Premier League club Manchester United in the summer of 2024, the deal was concluded at the end of September. The following month, Obi was named by English…

Eligible to represent Denmark, Nigeria or England at international level, Obi made five appearances in late 2022 for Denmark's under-16 team, before switching allegiance to England. He represented England twice at under-16 level in February 2023, against Cyprus and Scotland. However, in April of the same year he returned to the Danish under-16 team, scoring twice in three appearances. His prolific goal-scoring form earned him a call-up to the Denmark under-17 team, and he started Denmark's 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign with two goals in his first three games. Obi made his debut for the Denmark under-20 team during the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament. He would score a 96th-minute goal vs Congo to secure a 2–0 win for his country, in their second game of the group stage. He would score his second goal of the tournament in a 3–0 win over Japan before eventually getting knocked out to Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals.

As of match played 5 September 2026

Obi was born in Glostrup, a Copenhagen suburb, to Nigerian parents.