Chidiebere Nwakali Explained

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.

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]

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]

Career statistics

[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City2014–15Premier League0000000000
2015–16Premier League0000000000
2016–17Premier League0000000000
2017–18Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Girona (loan)2015–16Segunda División00000000
IK Start (loan)2016Tippeligaen22310233
Sogndal (loan)2017Eliteserien264101[19] 0284
Aberdeen (loan)2017–18Scottish Premiership5030000080
Career total537500010597

Honours

Nigeria U17

2013

Notes and References

  1. News: Mosselhi . Mohamad . Manchester City sign Nigeria's youngstar Nwakali : Agent - Africa - Sports . 27 January 2021 . Al-Ahram . 21 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Report: Nigerian starlets to join City's pre-season tour. Manchester Evening News. 25 June 2014. 1 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Trio secure loan moves. Manchester City's official website. 31 January 2015. 1 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322172035/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/2015/january/zuculini-evans-and-nwakali-agree-loan-moves. 22 March 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: El City cede a Nwakali hasta 2017. City loans Nwakali until 2017. El Desmarque. es. 30 January 2015. 1 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Reserve team makes things difficult for Antequera CF (1–0). Málaga's official website. 22 February 2015. 1 November 2015.
  6. Web site: El Girona FC incorpora al internacional nigeriano Nwakali. Girona FC signs Nigerian international Nwakali. Girona's official website. es. 31 August 2015. 1 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Nwakali ya entrena con el equipo. Nwakali already trains with the squad. Girona's official website. es. 5 October 2015. 1 November 2015.
  8. Web site: Nwakali pone fin a su cesión sin haber jugado ningún minuto. Nwakali ends his loan without playing a single minute. Diario AS. es. 31 March 2016. 21 April 2016.
  9. Web site: Debuterte for Start. Debutant for Start. Start's official website. no. 2 April 2016. 21 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404235844/http://www.ikstart.no/latest-news/article/1lnni22lqa7p21p9ob7kge52ky/title/debuterte-for-start. 4 April 2016.
  10. News: Englandsproff på lån ut august . 8 February 2017 . Sogndal Fotball Official Site. no.
  11. Web site: Aberdeen sign Chidi Nwakali on loan from Manchester City . BBC Sport . BBC . 10 January 2018 . 10 January 2018.
  12. Web site: Aberdeen FC Archives.
  13. Web site: Chidiebere Nwakali odszedł z Rakowa. 90minut.pl. 16 November 2018. 19 November 2018. Polish.
  14. http://kalmarff.se/nyheter/2019/01/22/nwakali-klar-kalmar-ff Nwakali klar för Kalmar FF!
  15. Web site: Kalmar FF sack ex-Man City star Nwakali for returning late from Christmas break. 31 January 2020.
  16. https://nordlysid.fo/tidindi/65061/hesin-skal-royndarvenja-vid-ki Hesin skal royndarvenja við KÍ
  17. Web site: Done Deal: Nwakali Joins Saudi Arabia Clubside Al-Jubail Club .
  18. Web site: C. Nwakali . Soccerway . Perform Group . 10 January 2018.
  19. Appearance in the Eliteserien relegation play-offs