Anthony Nwakaeme

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

Anthony Nwakaeme
Personal information
Full name Anthony Nnaduzor Nwakaeme
Date of birth (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Left Winger
Club information
Current team
 Trabzonspor
Number 9
Youth career
2006–2009 Vejle Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Universitatea Cluj 37 (8)
2010–2011 → Arieșul Turda 8 (5)
2012–2013 Petrolul Ploiești 3 (0)
2013 Universitatea Cluj 10 (2)
2013–2015 Hapoel Ra'anana 55 (13)
2015–2018 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 95 (35)
2018– Trabzonspor 52 (21)
National team‡
2017– Nigeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:28, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2017

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.

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
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hapoel Ra'anana 2013–14 Israeli Premier League 30620––00––326
2014–15 257203000––307
Total 5513403000006213
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 3411426020––4613
2016–17 33141012132114919
2017–18 28103120115114517
2018–19 000000401050
Total 953583923073214549
Trabzonspor 2018–19 Süper Lig 271041––00003111
2019–20 251162––81003914
Total 52211030081007025
Career total 199672261223883227786

Honours

Club

Hapoel Beer Sheva

References
  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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