| Anthony Nwakaeme | |
| Fullname: | Anthony Nnaduzor Nwakaeme[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Currentclub: | Trabzonspor |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vejle Football Academy |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Universitatea Cluj |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Arieșul Turda |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Clubs4: | Universitatea Cluj |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Hapoel Ra'anana |
| Caps5: | 55 |
| Goals5: | 13 |
| Years6: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Caps6: | 95 |
| Goals6: | 35 |
| Years7: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Trabzonspor |
| Caps7: | 120 |
| Goals7: | 41 |
| Years8: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Al-Fayha |
| Caps8: | 45 |
| Goals8: | 13 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Trabzonspor |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:36, 17 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2017 |
Anthony Nnaduzor Nwakaeme (born 21 March 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Turkish club Trabzonspor.
In 2008 Tony played for Kristianstad BoIS, a lower division team. He was already then a very solid player with outstanding skills. He didn’t get signed by Kristianstad. He also stayed with his trainer at his home, who helped him when he got sick.
Anthony Nwakaeme began his career in 2010 at Romanian club Arieșul Turda of the Second Division, on loan from Universitatea Cluj. He played eight games and scored five goals.
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 seven goals.
In the 2012–13 season, he spent the first half at Petrolul Ploiești, playing just three matches.
In February 2013, he returned to Universitatea Cluj and appeared in ten matches and scored two goals.
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.
In August 2018, Nwakaeme joined Turkish Süper Lig side Trabzonspor.[4]
On 10 November 2017, he made his debut for Nigeria national team against Algeria in 1–1 draw counting for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.[5]
In April 2019, he said he deserved to make a further appearance for Nigeria.[6]
Anthony Nwakaeme is the younger brother of professional footballer Dickson Nwakaeme.[7] [8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps! | Goals | |||
| Arieșul Turda | 2010–11 | Liga II | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Universitatea Cluj | 2010–11 | Liga I | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 7 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 48 | 10 | ||||||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2012–13 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2013–14 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 6 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 95 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 145 | 50 | |||
| Trabzonspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 31 | 11 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 43 | 14 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 15 | |||||
| Total | 120 | 41 | 13 | 4 | – | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 47 | ||||
| Al-Fayha | 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 16 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 12 | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 368 | 116 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 461 | 139 | |||
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