Chidiebere Chijioke Nwakali (// ⓘ; born 26 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Sahel as a defender.
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
- As of 27 July 2018[18]
| 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[a] | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Eliteserien relegation play-offs
Honours
Nigeria U17
References
- ^ Mosselhi, Mohamad (21 January 2014). "Manchester City sign Nigeria's youngstar Nwakali : Agent - Africa - Sports". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Report: Nigerian starlets to join City's pre-season tour". Manchester Evening News. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Trio secure loan moves". Manchester City's official website. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "El City cede a Nwakali hasta 2017" [City loans Nwakali until 2017] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Reserve team makes things difficult for Antequera CF (1–0)". Málaga's official website. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "El Girona FC incorpora al internacional nigeriano Nwakali" [Girona FC signs Nigerian international Nwakali] (in Spanish). Girona's official website. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nwakali ya entrena con el equipo" [Nwakali already trains with the squad] (in Spanish). Girona's official website. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nwakali pone fin a su cesión sin haber jugado ningún minuto" [Nwakali ends his loan without playing a single minute] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Debuterte for Start" [Debutant for Start] (in Norwegian). Start's official website. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Englandsproff på lån ut august" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball Official Site. 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Aberdeen sign Chidi Nwakali on loan from Manchester City". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Aberdeen FC Archives".
- ^ "Chidiebere Nwakali odszedł z Rakowa". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Nwakali klar för Kalmar FF![permanent dead link], kalmarff.se, 22 January 2019
- ^ "Kalmar FF sack ex-Man City star Nwakali for returning late from Christmas break". 31 January 2020.
- ^ Hesin skal royndarvenja við KÍ, nordlysid.fo, 23 Mai 2020
- ^ "Done Deal: Nwakali Joins Saudi Arabia Clubside Al-Jubail Club".
- ^ "C. Nwakali". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links
- Chidiebere Nwakali at BDFutbol
- Chidiebere Nwakali – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Chidiebere Nwakali at Soccerway