Dickson Nwakaeme

Dickson Nwakaeme
Personal information
Full name Dickson Nwakaeme
Date of birth (1986-04-21) 21 April 1986
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Interclube 14 (2)
2007–2008 Niarry Tally 23 (16)
2008–2012 Oulun Pallo 0 (0)
2009–2010 → KuPS 42 (13)
2010 → Aalborg BK 7 (1)
2010–2011 → KuPS 20 (7)
2012 SLNA 13 (10)
2013 Kelantan 22 (6)
2013–2015 Pahang 52 (29)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Dickson Nwakaeme (born 21 April 1986 in Lagos), is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a Forward. He is currently a free player.

Club career

KuPS

Nwakaeme played for the Finnish premier division team KuPS from 2009/10. He made a big impact in his first match with KuPS. He helped his team to a 3 – 0 victory over rivals RoPS Rovaniemi as he scored a phenomenal goal and was voted player of the match at Magnum Areena. After KuPS Kuopio's defeat over FC Inter Turku, FC Inter manager Job Dragtsma claimed that Nwakaeme is the best striker he has ever seen in Veikkausliiga.[1]

Aalborg BK

Nwakaeme was loaned from Oulun Pallo to Aalborg BK from 1 September 2010 to 31 December 2010. He played 7 matches and scored 1 goal.

SLNA

On April 2012, Nwakaeme signed a five-month contract with Vietnamese League champions SLNA. He scored on his debut for SLNA, coming off the bench in the second half to score a 93rd minute equalizer against Sai Gon Xuan Thanh in the 14th round of matches in the Super League. The game ended 2–2 and preserved SLNA unbeaten start to the league.[2]

However, Nwakaeme refuses to extent his contract with SLNA although there was a proposal from SLNA for the former Finland based player to prolong his stay but he has decided to move on. [3]

Kelantan

On February 2013, Nwakaeme went for a trial with Malaysia Super League team, Kelantan. After two weeks trial, he signed one-year contract with Kelantan. Nwakaeme made his debut playing against Maziya Sports & Recreation Club at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu during 2013 AFC Cup campaign. The debut succeed in attracting viewers attention although unsuccessful score goals. On 13 April, during their 4th match of the AFC Cup Nwakaeme lone goal leads Kelantan to AFC Cup win over SHB Da Nang.[4] [5]

Pahang

In December 2013, former Kelantan striker Dickson Nwakaeme who was rumoured to have accepted an offer to play in France, had decided to sign for Pahang together with Damion Stewart and Zeshan Rehman who had played for Fulham and Queens Park Rangers (QPR), respectively.

The presence of the Nigerian striker, Dickson Nwakaeme Pahang squad for next season will undoubtedly become the ultimate weapon in Super League and Orang Besi will partner with Matias Conti. Record of former Pahang is seen to be the main attraction of Pahang Football Association (PBNP) is keen to secure his services.

On 8 March 2014,Dickson score his first score goal for Pahang FA after score twice against ATM FA and help Pahang win the match . On 7 June 2014,Dickson score the winning goal against Felda United at the 2014 Malaysia FA Cup at Shah Alam Stadium. The goal bring the Malaysia FA Cup to Kuantan after 8 years waiting.On Piala Malaysia 2014,he scores 2 goals against Johor Darul Takzim (JDT).The match has bring Malaysia Cup to Pahang after winning the penalty 5–3 after the both team draw in extra time.

Honours

Kelantan
Pahang
  • Winners (1): 2014

Personal life

Dickson Nwakaeme, is the older brother of Anthony Nwakaeme.

References

  1. ↑ "(Finnish) Nwakaeme Kupittaan kuningas". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Dickson Nwakaeme Scores On Debut For V-League Champions". AllnigeriaSoccer. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dickson Nwakaeme Heading To Malaysia". AllnigeriaSoccer. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Dickson Nwakaeme to debut for Kelantan". Goal. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nwakaeme's lone goal leads Kelantan to AFC Cup win over SHB Da Nang". BoxscoreNews. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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