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Emeka Nnamani
Personal information
Full name Chukwuemeka Paul Nnamani
Date of birth (2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Rødovre, Denmark
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Nykøbing
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2012 Islev BK[1]
2012–2020 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Nordsjælland 10 (0)
2022Nykøbing (loan) 13 (1)
2022– Nykøbing 30 (7)
International career
2018 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2020 Denmark U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:50, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Chukwuemeka Paul "Emeka" Nnamani (born 4 November 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Danish 2nd Division club Nykøbing FC. Born in Denmark, he is of Nigerian descent.

Club career

Nordsjælland

Nnamani was born in Rødovre, and joined the Nordsjælland academy at U11 level.[2] He attended Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium during his time at the academy where he graduated in 2020.[2] He finished as the top goalscorer in the 2019–20 U19 League with 14 goals.[3]

He made his Danish Superliga debut for Nordsjælland on 22 November 2020 in a game against AaB.[4]

Nykøbing

On 1 February 2022, Nnamani joined 1st Division club Nykøbing on loan for the rest of the season.[1] He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 February in a 2–0 loss away against Helsingør.[5] Nnamani scored his first professional goal on 18 March in a 4–1 home loss to AC Horsens after coming on at half-time in a man of the match performance.[6][7]

On 15 May 2022 Nykøbing confirmed, that Nnamani had signed a permanent deal with the club, until June 2025.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chukwuemeka Nnamani udlejes til Nykøbing FC". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Fra akademi til Superliga: Emeka Nnamani". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ Risager, Victor (28 August 2020). "FCN rykker U19-topscorer op i Superliga-truppen: Fansene kan glæde sig". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ "AaB vs. Nordsjælland – 22 November 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Helsingør vs. Nykøbing – 25 February 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ Bech, Malthe Graungaard (18 March 2022). "Nykøbing endte i top seks på trods af nederlag". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. ^ Scheuermann, Frederik (18 March 2022). "Toms Have Park & Anlæg kårede Emeka Nnamani til Man of the Match". Nykøbing FC (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. ^ Emeka Nnamani får tre år i Nykøbing FC, nykobingfc.com, 15 May 2022