Anthony Nwakaeme

Anthony Nwakaeme
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Nnaduzor Nwakaeme
Date of birth	21 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left Winger
Team information
Current team	Trabzonspor
Number	9
Youth career
2006–2009	Vejle Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Universitatea Cluj
2010–2011	→ Arieșul Turda
2012–2013	Petrolul Ploiești
2013	Universitatea Cluj
2013–2015	Hapoel Ra'anana
2015–2018	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2018–	Trabzonspor
International career‡
2017–	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:28, 15 June 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2017

Anthony "Tony" Nwakaeme (born 21 March 1989) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left winger for Trabzonspor in Süper Lig.

Club career

In 2008 Tony player for Kristianstad BoIS wish is a team in the lower divisions. He was already then a very solid player with outstanding skills. He didn’t get signed up by Kristianstad FF. He also stayed with his trainer at his home, who helped him when he got sick.

Arieșul Turda

Anthony Nwakaeme began his career in 2010 at Romanian club Arieșul Turda of the Second Division, on loan from Universitatea Cluj. He played 8 games and scored 5 goals.

Universitatea Cluj

In January 2011, he returned to Universitatea Cluj and his most productive season came in 2011–12, when he appeared in 28 matches and scored 7 goals.

Petrolul Ploiești

In the 2012–13 season, he spent the first half at Petrolul Ploiești, playing just three matches.

Return to Universitatea Cluj

In February 2013, he returned to Universitatea Cluj and appeared in 10 matches and scored 2 goals.

Hapoel Ra'anana

On 13 August 2013, Nwakaeme signed for Hapoel Ra'anana. On 31 August, he scored a goal on his Israeli Premier League debut, a 1–1 draw against Hapoel Haifa.^[1]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 24 June 2015, Nwakaeme signed to Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 3 October 2015, he scored his debut goal for Be'er Sheva. This goal was also the debut goal in Turner Stadium.^[2]

Nwakaeme won the Israeli Premier League best player trophy in 2017.

Along with Nigerian midfielder John Ogu and Israeli strikers Ben Sahar and Elyaniv Barda, he led Hapoel Be'er Sheva to a historical series of three Israeli championship titles in a row in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Trabzonspor

In August 2018, Nwakaeme joined Turkish Süper Lig side Trabzonspor.^[3]

International career

On 10 November 2017, he made his debut for Nigeria national football team against Algeria in 1–1 draw.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2019 he said he deserved to make a further appearance for Nigeria.^[4]

Personal life

Anthony Nwakaeme is the younger brother of Dickson Nwakaeme.

Career statistics

As of 16 June 2020^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hapoel Ra'anana	2013–14	Israeli Premier League	30	6	2	0	–	–	0	0	–	–	32	6
	2014–15	Israeli Premier League	25	7	2	0	3	0	0	0	–	–	30	7
	Total		55	13	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	62	13
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2015–16	Israeli Premier League	34	11	4	2	6	0	2	0	–	–	46	13
	2016–17		33	14	1	0	1	2	13	2	1	1	49	19
	2017–18		28	10	3	1	2	0	11	5	1	1	45	17
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	5	0
	Total		95	35	8	3	9	2	30	7	3	2	145	49
Trabzonspor	2018–19	Süper Lig	27	10	4	1	–	–	0	0	0	0	31	11
	2019–20	Süper Lig	25	11	6	2	–	–	8	1	0	0	39	14
	Total		52	21	10	3	0	0	8	1	0	0	70	25
Career total			199	67	22	6	12	2	38	8	3	2	277	86

Honours

Club

Hapoel Beer Sheva

Israeli Premier League: 2015–16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Toto Cup: 2016–17
Israel Super Cup: 2016, 2017

References

^ "ליגת העל: הפועל חיפה והפועל רעננה נפרדו ב-1:1".
^ "Tony signed a four year contract in Hapoel Be'er Sheva". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
^ Abayomi, Tosin. "Nigerian striker joins Onazi at Trabzonspor". pulse.ng. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (7 April 2019). "Anthony Nwakaeme: 'I deserve another chance with Nigeria'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "A. Nwakaeme". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

External links

Anthony Nwakaeme at Soccerway
Player profile on Liga1.ro

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[1] "ליגת העל: הפועל חיפה והפועל רעננה נפרדו ב-1:1".

[2] "Tony signed a four year contract in Hapoel Be'er Sheva". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

[3] Abayomi, Tosin. "Nigerian striker joins Onazi at Trabzonspor". pulse.ng. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[4] Okeleji, Oluwashina (7 April 2019). "Anthony Nwakaeme: 'I deserve another chance with Nigeria'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[5] "A. Nwakaeme". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

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