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{{short description|Nigerian football midfielder|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dominic Chatto
| image = DomincChatto.jpg
| full_name = Dominic Chatto Bashir Jamilu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|12|07}}
| birth_place = [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]], Nigeria
| height = 1.81 m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Pepsi Football Academy]]
| youthclubs2 = Highlanders Football Academy
| years1 =
| years2 = {{0|0000}}–2004
| years3 = 2004–2006
| years4 = 2007–2008
| years5 = 2009–2013
| years6 = 2014–2015
| years7 = 2016
| years8 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[Heartland FC]]
| clubs2 = FC Sheraton
| clubs3 = AS Racines
| clubs4 = [[FC Inter Turku|Inter Turku]]
| clubs5 = [[BK Häcken|Häcken]]
| clubs6 = [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
| clubs7 = [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]]
| clubs8 = [[Falkenbergs FF|Falkenberg]]
| caps1 =
| caps2 =
| caps3 =
| caps4 = 47
| caps5 = 121
| caps6 = 44
| caps7 = 29
| caps8 = 28
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| goals3 =
| goals4 = 6
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 1
| pcupdate =
}}

'''Dominic Chatto Bashir Jamilu''' (born 7 December 1985) is a retired Nigerian [[association football|football]] [[midfielder]]. He has played three times in Nigerian youth teams.

==Club career==
Chatto was born in [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]], Nigeria. {{Original research|section|date=July 2015}}Chatto started playing football in the age of six. He developed into one of the most talented players of his region and was always chosen to lead his team as a captain. Chatto learned to play football in Pepsi Football Academy in Nigeria. Before moving to [[Nigerian Premier League]] and [[Heartland FC]] he trained also in Highlanders Football Academy. In the league he succeeded so well that, in 2005, he was given a tryout in [[Blackburn Rovers]]. Eventually, he did not get a work permit, because he had not played in 70 percent of national team matches. Despite this, Blackburn and [[Mark Hughes]] wanted to sign a contract and send Chatto to [[Cercle Brugge]] for a loan. Chatto refused to go to Brugge, because he would have had to wait three months to get a playing right for the Belgium league. After England, he visited [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] and [[Brøndby IF]], but did not get a contract offer. He chose to go back to Nigeria and wait for new offers from European clubs.

=== Inter Turku ===
His professional career in Europe started in 2007, when Finnish [[Veikkausliiga]] club [[FC Inter Turku]] signed him. In his first season, he was voted as the third-best player in the league and was called up to the Nigerian under-23 national team. After the season, he signed a new year-long contract with the [[Turku]]-based club. In the 2008 season, Chatto was linked with a move to Slovakian [[FC Senec]], Serbian [[FK Partizan]] and [[Red Star Belgrade]]. The owner of FC Inter refused to sell without a large transfer fee and Chatto stayed in the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://turunsanomat.fi/urheilu/?ts=1,3:1006:0:0,4:6:0:1:2008-06-12,104:6:546783,1:0:0:0:0:0: |title=Etusivu - Turun Sanomat |website=Turunsanomat.fi |date=18 November 2015 |accessdate=18 February 2016}}</ref> In the last match of the championship season [[Serie A]] club [[Atalanta B.C.]] was scouting Chatto. Some Russian league clubs were after him and also FC Inter offered him a new contract and was hoping to keep the player. After the season 2008, Chatto was voted for [[Veikkausliiga]] players' player of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=31895 |title=Veikkausliiga | Veikkausliigan parhaat kaudella 2008 nimetty |website=www.veikkausliiga.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720155915/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=31895 |archive-date=20 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== BK Häcken ===
In November 2008, Chatto signed a three-year contract with just promoted Swedish club [[BK Häcken]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://finnishfootball.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/chatto-agrees-contract-with-bk-hacken/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=6 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120710020311/http://finnishfootball.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/chatto-agrees-contract-with-bk-hacken/ |archivedate=10 July 2012}}</ref> Häcken had to pay a transfer fee to AS Racine, which still owned his rights. The transfer negotiations started when former Finnish international [[Janne Saarinen]] contacted Chatto via Facebook.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://footballinfinland.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/dominic-chatto/ |title=Dominic Chatto | Football in Finland |website=Footballinfinland.wordpress.com |date=3 December 2008 |accessdate=18 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307061703/https://footballinfinland.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/dominic-chatto/ |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Chatto scored a goal against [[IF Elfsborg]] in a pre-season friendly. In an interview before the Swedish season, Chatto said that Häcken were hoping for a survival in the premier division, but he hoped that they could reach a top-five place.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=21798&a=1492505&lid=senasteNytt_268529&lpos=rubrik_1492505 |title=Chatto siktar högt med Häcken - Sportnytt | SVT.se |website=svt.se |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613021244/https://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=21798&a=1492505&lid=senasteNytt_268529&lpos=rubrik_1492505 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> And when the season was over, Chatto's wishes had come true, as Häcken finished in the fifth place in [[Allsvenskan]]

=== Ordabasy ===
In February 2016, Chatto signed a one-year contract with [[Kazakhstan Premier League]] side [[FC Ordabasy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ордабасы подписал Чатто и Юнузовича. |url=http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/423 |website=fcordabasy.kz |publisher=FC Ordabasy |accessdate=26 February 2016 |language=Russian |date=26 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021459/http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/423 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Falkenberg ===
On 10 March 2017, Chatto signed a two-year contract with [[Superettan]] side [[Falkenbergs FF|Falkenberg]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominic Chatto till Falkenbergs FF |url=http://www.falkenbergsff.se/detailarticle.aspx?id=833 |website=falkenbergsff.se |publisher=Falkenbergs FF |accessdate=13 March 2017 |language=Swedish |date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313215152/http://www.falkenbergsff.se/detailarticle.aspx?id=833 |archive-date=13 March 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 19 December 2019, 34-year old Chatto announced his retirement.<ref>[https://www.hn.se/sport/fff/dominic-chatto-avslutar-spelarkarri%C3%A4ren-1.21753228 Dominic Chatto avslutar spelarkarriären], hn.se, 19 December 2019</ref>

He was brought back to Falkenberg in June 2021 as a scout and possible coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/140140|title=Officiellt: Dominic Chatto får roll i Falkenbergs FF|date=16 June 2021|publisher=Fotbolltransfers|language=Swedish|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
He was called up for Nigerian squad for the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] in Malaysia, but did not play in the team.<ref>[http://www.sportsmalaysia.net/2008/05/13/intercontinental-cup-2008-nigeria/] {{dead link|date=February 2016}}</ref> Chatto was near to playing in the Olympic tournament in Beijing, but would have missed about ten matches with Inter and did not make the trip.

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 29 October 2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=43522 |language=Norwegian |title=Dominic Chatto |work=altomfotball.no |publisher=[[TV 2 (Norway)]] |access-date=17 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027235610/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=43522 |archive-date=27 October 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=D.Chatto |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dominic-chatto/8307/ |website=soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=20 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430102203/http://int.soccerway.com/players/dominic-chatto/8307/ |archive-date=30 April 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[BK Häcken]]
|[[2009 Allsvenskan|2009]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Allsvenskan]]
|19||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||19||0
|-
|[[2010 Allsvenskan|2010]]
|26||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||26||1
|-
|[[2011 Allsvenskan|2011]]
|25||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||25||0
|-
|[[2012 Allsvenskan|2012]]
|27||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||27||0
|-
|[[2013 Allsvenskan|2013]]
|24||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!121!!1!!0!!0!!-!!-!!121!!0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]
|[[2014 Tippeligaen|2014]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Tippeligaen]]
|25||2||1||0||colspan="2"|-||26||2
|-
|[[2015 Tippeligaen|2015]]
|19||1||2||0||colspan="2"|-||21||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!44!!3!!3!!0!!-!!-!!47!!3
|-
|[[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]]
|[[2016 FC Ordabasy season|2016]]
|[[Kazakhstan Premier League]]
|29||0||1||0||2||0||32||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Falkenbergs FF|Falkenberg]]
|[[2017 Superettan|2017]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Superettan]]
|25||1||1||1||colspan="2"|-||26||2
|-
|[[2018 Superettan|2018]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!25!!1!!1!!1!!-!!-!!26!!2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!219!!5!!5!!1!!2!!0!!226!!6
|}

==Honors==
===Club===
'''Inter Turku'''
** [[Veikkausliiga]] (1): 2008
** [[Finnish League Cup]] (1): 2008

===Individual===
*[[Veikkausliiga]] Player of the Year: [[2008 Veikkausliiga#Annual awards|2008]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120727052302/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=2&ID=31894 Veikkausliigan parhaat kaudella 2008 nimetty] {{in lang|fi}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150401024504/http://www.glimt.no/player-profiles/playerID/8307 Profile at glimt.no]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090319083928/http://www.bkhacken.se/Player/PlayerPresentation.aspx?playerId=1688 Profile at BK Häcken]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080917162713/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Player.aspx?id=13001085 Stats on Veikkausliiga.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100113142132/http://sunnewsonline.com/webpages/sports/2008/jan/06/sports-06-01-2008-002.htm DailySun: Nigerian player on rampage in Finland]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720180805/http://www.fcinter.fi/pointer/pdf/pp_08_08.pdf Pointer: Dominic Chatto]
* [http://www.interview.fi/index.php?video=20_10_2008 Video interview in InterView.fi]
* {{SvFF player|fid=581504|pid=6132}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150614013412/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=6132 archive])

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatto, Dominic}}
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:FC Inter Turku players]]
[[Category:BK Häcken players]]
[[Category:Falkenbergs FF players]]
[[Category:Veikkausliiga players]]
[[Category:Heartland F.C. players]]
[[Category:FK Bodø/Glimt players]]
[[Category:FC Ordabasy players]]
[[Category:Eliteserien players]]
[[Category:Kazakhstan Premier League players]]
[[Category:Allsvenskan players]]
[[Category:Superettan players]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kaduna]]
[[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]]

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