Nnaemeka Anyamele Explained

Nnaemeka Anyamele
Birth Date:16 May 1994
Birth Place:Tornio, Finland
Position:Left-back, Winger
Youthyears1:2006–2007
Youthclubs1:Helsingin Ponnistus
Youthyears2:2008–2011
Youthclubs2:HJK
Years1:2011–2012
Clubs1:Klubi-04
Caps1:25
Goals1:2
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Honka
Caps2:43
Goals2:5
Years3:2013
Clubs3:Pallohonka (loan)
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–2017
Clubs4:HIFK
Caps4:71
Goals4:2
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Gnistan (loan)
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:2018–2019
Caps6:16
Goals6:0
Years7:2020–2021
Clubs7:Gnistan
Caps7:35
Goals7:4
Years8:2022
Clubs8:HIFK
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2022
Clubs9:EIF
Caps9:18
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam1:Finland U15
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013
Nationalteam2:Finland U19
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014
Nationalteam3:Finland U20
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2014–2016
Nationalteam4:Finland U21
Nationalcaps4:12
Nationalgoals4:0
Club-Update:8 October 2022

Nnaemeka Anyamele (born 16 May 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a left-back or winger. He has previously played for Klubi-04, FC Honka, Pallohonka, HIFK, Gnistan and EIF.

Club career

Anyamele spent his youth with Helsingin Ponnistus and HJK, before he joined Klubi-04. He made his Kakkonen debut with Klubi on 4 August 2011, coming on as a half-time substitute for Henri Lassila in a 5–0 win over Sudet at the Sonera Stadium.[1] He made four further appearances in the 2011 season, before scoring two goals in 20 appearances in the 2012 campaign. He scored his first goal in senior football on 21 April 2012, in a 6–0 home win over LoPa.[2]

He joined Mika Lehkosuo's FC Honka of the Veikkausliiga for the 2013 season, and was loaned out to Pallohonka back in the Kakkonen. Honka finished as runners-up to HJK, with Anyamele scoring one goal in 12 league games. He won a regular first team place under new manager Shefki Kuqi during the 2014 campaign, scoring five goals in 37 games as the club were relegated in 11th-place. He also played twice in the UEFA Europa League, featuring in both legs of the club's 3–2 aggregate victory over Estonian side Sillamäe Kalev.[3] Anyamele signed a two-year contract with HIFK in November 2014, and said that manager Jani Honkavaara's promise to play him at left-back convinced him to join the club.[4] He spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons at the club, scoring three goals in 53 games.

On 27 January 2022, Anyamele returned to HIFK.[5] On 29 March 2022 his contract with HIFK was terminated.[6] On the next day, Anyamele signed with EIF in Ykkönen.[7]

International career

Anyamele is of Nigerian descent, but has represented Finland at youth-team level.[8]

Statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi-042011Kakkonen Group A5000000050
2012Kakkonen202000000202
Total252000000252
Pallohonka (loan)2013Kakkonen6000000060
FC Honka2013Veikkausliiga121002000141
2014Veikkausliiga314105120395
Total435107120536
HIFK2015Veikkausliiga211104100262
2016Veikkausliiga221005000271
Total432109100533
IF Gnistan2016Kakkonen1000000010
Career total1189201612013810

Honours

with FC Honka

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klubi-04 vs. Sudet - 4 August 2011 - Soccerway. nr.soccerway.com. 24 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Klubi-04 vs. LoPa - 21 April 2012 - Soccerway. nr.soccerway.com. 24 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Honka vs. Sillamäe Kalev - 10 July 2014 - Soccerway. nr.soccerway.com. 24 November 2016.
  4. News: Nnaemeka Anyamele HIFK:n riveihin - HIFK Fotboll. 24 November 2016. HIFK Fotboll. 10 November 2014. fi-FI.
  5. HIFK. Nnaemeka Anyamele palaa tähtirintoihin – ”on ollut tosi kova ikävä teitä”. 27 January 2022. 27 January 2022. fi.
  6. HIFK. HIFK:n uusimmat pelaajauutiset: uusia sopimuksia, lainoja sekä purkuja. 29 March 2022. 29 March 2022. fi.
  7. EIF. HÅLL TUNGAN RÄTT I MUNNEN: MOIHEDJA OCH ANYAMELE TILL EIF. 30 March 2022. 30 March 2022. fi.
  8. News: HUU-TV: Anyamele haluaa murtautua Pikkuhuuhkajiin Suomen Palloliitto. 24 November 2016. palloliitto.fi. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125110509/https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/maajoukkueet/huu-tv-anyamele-haluaa-murtautua-pikkuhuuhkajiin. 25 November 2016. dead.