Career
Early career
Chima started playing football for Festac Sport, before going on loan to Bussdor United. He joined the Norwegian First Division side Lyn at the beginning of the 2010-season, and scored his first goal in his debut against Bodø/Glimt on 5 April 2010. Molde FK
Following the bankruptcy of Lyn, Chima joined Tippeligaen side Molde on 28 July 2010.
On 4 August 2012, Chukwu scored the winning goal which gave champions Molde FK victory over Sogndal in the Tippeligaen.
On 30 September 2012, he fired a treble against Stabaek in a 4–3 victory to shoot Norwegian champions Molde back to the top of the table. On 11 November 2012, Chima scored the only goal in Molde"s 1–0 home victory against Hønefoss, which coupled with their title challengers, Strømsgodset, 2–1 defeat away to Sandnes Ulf, secured Molde"s second Tippeligaen title.
In December 2012, reports surfaced that Chima was wanted by Romanian club Steaua București, who were weighing up a bid. His agent Atta Aneke confirmed to Aftenposten that Steaua had shown interest in signing him in the winter of 2012.
On 29 January 2015, Molde agreed to sell Chima to Shanghai Shenxin F.C.