Anthony Nwakaeme

Anthony Nwakaeme
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Nnaduzor Nwakaeme
Date of birth	21 March 1989
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Trabzonspor
Number	99
Youth career
2006–2009	Vejle Football Academy
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:06, 1 August 2018 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2017

Anthony Nwakaeme (born 21 March 1989), also known as Tony, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Trabzonspor in Süper Lig.

Club career

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.

Personal life

Anthony Nwakaeme is the younger brother of Dickson Nwakaeme.

Career statistics

Israeli club statistics

As of 1 August 2018^[4]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hapoel Ra'anana	2013–14	30	6	2	1	–	–	0	0	–	–	32	7
	2014–15	25	7	2	0	3	0	0	0	–	–	30	7
	Total	55	13	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	62	14
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2015–16	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	2	0	1	0	3	0
Trabzonspor	2018-19	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
	Total	95	35	8	3	9	2	28	7	3	2	143	49
Career total		150	48	12	4	12	2	28	7	3	2	205	63

Honours

Club

Hapoel Beer Sheva

Israeli Premier League (3): 2015–16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Israel Super Cup (2): 2016, 2017
Toto Cup (1): 2016–17

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.
↑ "A. Nwakaeme". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

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