Anthony Nnaduzor "Tony" Nwakaeme (born 21 March 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
Club career In 2008, Tony played for Kristianstad BoIS, a lower division team. He didn’t get signed by Kristianstad. He also stayed with his trainer at his home, who helped him when he got sick.
Arieșul Turda Anthony Nwakaeme began his career in 2010 at Romanian club Arieșul Turda of the Second Division, on loan from Universitatea Cluj. He played eight games and scored five goals.
Universitatea Cluj In January 2011, he returned to Universitatea Cluj and his most productive season came in 2011–12, when he appeared in 28 matches and scored seven goals.
Petrolul Ploiești In the 2012–13 season, he spent the first half at Petrolul Ploiești, playing just three matches.
Return to Universitatea Cluj In February 2013, he returned to Universitatea Cluj and appeared in ten matches and scored two goals.
Hapoel Ra'anana On 13 August 2013, Nwakaeme signed for Hapoel Ra'anana. On 31 August, he scored a goal on his Israeli Premier League debut, a 1–1 draw against Hapoel Haifa.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva On 24 June 2015, Nwakaeme signed to Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 3 October 2015, he scored his debut goal for Be'er Sheva. This goal was also the debut goal in Turner Stadium.
Nwakaeme won the Israeli Premier League best player trophy in 2017.
Along with Nigerian midfielder John Ogu and Israeli strikers Ben Sahar and Elyaniv Barda, he led Hapoel Be'er Sheva to a historical series of three Israeli championship titles in a row in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Trabzonspor In August 2018, Nwakaeme joined Turkish Süper Lig side Trabzonspor.
International career On 10 November 2017, he made his debut for Nigeria national team against Algeria in 1–1 draw counting for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
In April 2019, he said he deserved to make a further appearance for Nigeria.
Personal life Anthony Nwakaeme is the younger brother of professional footballer Dickson Nwakaeme.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsArieșul Turda2010–11Liga II8500–––85Universitatea Cluj2010–11Liga I9100–––912011–1228710–––2972012–1310200–––112Total471010–––4810Petrolul Ploiești2012–13Liga I3010–––40Hapoel Ra'anana2013–14Israeli Premier League30620–––3262014–152572030––307Total55134030––6213Hapoel Be'er Sheva2015–16Israeli Premier League3411426020–46132016–17331410121321149192017–18281031201151145172018–19000000411051Total953583923083214550Trabzonspor2018–19Süper Lig271041–––31112019–20291162–81–43142020–2134710––103672021–22301321–41–3615Total12041134–1221014647Al-Fayha2022–23Saudi Pro League25920––102892023–2420420–32–256Total451340–32105315Trabzonspor2024–25Süper Lig11111–00–122Career total377117317122451252470140
Honours Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israeli Premier League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 Toto Cup: 2016–17 Israel Super Cup: 2016, 2017
Trabzonspor Süper Lig: 2021–22 Turkish Cup: 2019–20, 2025–26 Turkish Super Cup: 2020
References
External links
Player profile on Liga1.ro