Chidiebere Nwakali
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chidiebere Chijioke Nwakali | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raków Częstochowa | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shuttle Sports Academy | |||
| 2014–2015 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Málaga B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Girona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Start (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Sogndal (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Nigeria U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015 | Nigeria U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 27 July 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2015 | |||
Chidiebere Chijioke Nwakali (born 26 December 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Rakow as a midfielder.
Club career
On 20 January 2014, Nwakali signed a four-year deal with Manchester City from Shuttle Sports Academy, after impressing with Nigeria under-17s in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1] He was also a part of the first team's pre-season tour to USA in July.[2]
On 31 January 2015 Nwakali was loaned to Málaga CF until June 2017, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[3][4] He made his senior debut on 22 February, starting in a 1–0 home win against Antequera CF.[5]
On 31 August 2015 Nwakali was loaned to Segunda División side Girona FC, in a season-long deal.[6] However, he had to wait until 5 October to be officially available, due to a work permit.[7]
On 31 March 2016, Nwakali terminated his loan with the Catalans, after failing to play a single minute for the club, and immediately joined Tippeligaen side IK Start.[8] On 2 April he made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mathias Rasmussen in a 1–0 home loss against Viking FK.[9]
On 8 February 2017, Nwakali moved to Sogndal Fotball on loan.[10]
He was then loaned to Aberdeen in January 2018.[11][12]
Career statistics
- As of 27 July 2018[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IK Start (loan) | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| Sogndal (loan) | 2017 | Eliteserien | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 53 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Eliteserien relegation play-offs
Honours
References
- ^ "Man City reach deal to sign Chidiebere Nwakali, a youngster dubbed 'the Nigerian Neymar'". Daily Star. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Report: Nigerian starlets to join City's pre-season tour". Manchester Evening News. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Trio secure loan moves". Manchester City's official website. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "El City cede a Nwakali hasta 2017" [City loans Nwakali until 2017] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Reserve team makes things difficult for Antequera CF (1–0)". Málaga's official website. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "El Girona FC incorpora al internacional nigeriano Nwakali" [Girona FC signs Nigerian international Nwakali] (in Spanish). Girona's official website. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nwakali ya entrena con el equipo" [Nwakali already trains with the squad] (in Spanish). Girona's official website. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nwakali pone fin a su cesión sin haber jugado ningún minuto" [Nwakali ends his loan without playing a single minute] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Debuterte for Start" [Debutant for Start] (in Norwegian). Start's official website. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Englandsproff på lån ut august". Sogndal Fotball Official Site. 8 February 2017. Template:No icon
- ^ "Aberdeen sign Chidi Nwakali on loan from Manchester City". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/category/aberdeen-fc/
- ^ "C. Nwakali". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links
- Chidiebere Nwakali at BDFutbol
- Chidiebere Nwakali – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Chidiebere Nwakali at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Owerri
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Tercera División players
- Atlético Malagueño players
- Girona FC players
- Eliteserien players
- IK Start players
- Sogndal Fotball players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Nigeria under-20 international footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriates in England
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Nigerian expatriates in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Nigeria youth international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland