| Chidiebere Nwakali | |
| Fullname: | Chidiebere Chijioke Nwakali |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Owerri, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Al-Jubail |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthclubs1: | Shuttle Sports Academy |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Manchester City |
| Years1: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Manchester City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Málaga B (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Girona (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Start (loan) |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Sogndal (loan) |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Aberdeen (loan) |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | Raków Częstochowa |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Kalmar FF |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Tuzlaspor |
| Caps9: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Tuwaiq |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Al-Jubail |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:32, 26 December 2023 (UTC) |
Chidiebere Chijioke Nwakali (born 26 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for Saudi club Al-Jubail.
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]
In summer 2018, he joined Polish club Raków Częstochowa but after just two appearances in all competitions, he left the club for personal reasons.[13]
On 22 January 2019, Kalmar FF announced that they had signed Nwakali on a four-year contract.[14] In February 2020 Nwakali was sacked from Kalmar FF over his failure to return on time from Christmas break [15]
On 21 May, Nwakali traveled to the remote Faroe Islands for a trial with last season's champions, KÍ Klaksvík.[16]
On 9 September 2023, Nwakali joined Al-Jubail.[17]
| 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[19] | 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 | |||
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