Chidiebere Nwakali

Chidiebere Nwakali
Personal information
Full name Chidiebere Chijioke Nwakali
Date of birth (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Start
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 7
Youth career
Shuttle Sports Academy
2014–2015 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Manchester City 0 (0)
2015Málaga B (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2016Girona (loan) 0 (0)
2016–Start (loan) 22 (3)
National team
2013 Nigeria U17 8 (2)
2015– Nigeria U20 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2015

Chidiebere Chijioke Nwakali (born 26 December 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Norwegian club IK Start, on loan from Manchester City, as a right back.

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 0–1 home loss against Viking FK.[9]

Honours

References

  1. "Man City reach deal to sign Chidiebere Nwakali, a youngster dubbed 'the Nigerian Neymar'". Daily Star. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. "Report: Nigerian starlets to join City's pre-season tour". Manchester Evening News. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. "Trio secure loan moves". Manchester City's official website. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. "El City cede a Nwakali hasta 2017" [City loans Nwakali until 2017] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. "Reserve team makes things difficult for Antequera CF (1–0)". Málaga's official website. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Debuterte for Start" [Debutant for Start] (in Norwegian). Start's official website. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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