Nnaemeka Anyamele
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tornio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Helsingin Ponnistus | ||
| 2008–2011 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Klubi-04 | 25 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Honka | 43 | (5) |
| 2013 | → Pallohonka (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | HIFK | 71 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Gnistan (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Schwarz-Weiß Rehden | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Gnistan | 35 | (4) |
| 2022 | HIFK | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | EIF | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Finland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Finland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Finland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 | |||
Club career edit
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] He spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons at the club, scoring three goals in 53 games.
On 27 January 2022, Anyamele returned to HIFK.[6] On 29 March 2022 his contract with HIFK was terminated.[7] On the next day, Anyamele signed with EIF in Ykkönen.[8]
International career edit
Anyamele is of Nigerian descent, but has represented Finland at youth-team level.[9]
Statistics edit
- As of 24 November 2016.
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Klubi-04 | 2011[10] | Kakkonen Group A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012[10] | Kakkonen | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Pallohonka (loan) | 2013[10] | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FC Honka | 2013[10] | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2014[10] | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| Total | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 6 | ||
| HIFK | 2015[10] | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 2016[10] | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| IF Gnistan | 2016[10] | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 118 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 10 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours edit
- with FC Honka
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2013[10]
References edit
- ^ Nnaemeka Anyamele – UEFA competition record ()
- ^ "Klubi-04 vs. Sudet - 4 August 2011 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Klubi-04 vs. LoPa - 21 April 2012 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Honka vs. Sillamäe Kalev - 10 July 2014 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Nnaemeka Anyamele HIFK:n riveihin - HIFK Fotboll". HIFK Fotboll (in Finnish). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Nnaemeka Anyamele palaa tähtirintoihin – "on ollut tosi kova ikävä teitä"" (Press release) (in Finnish). HIFK. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "HIFK:n uusimmat pelaajauutiset: uusia sopimuksia, lainoja sekä purkuja" (Press release) (in Finnish). HIFK. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "HÅLL TUNGAN RÄTT I MUNNEN: MOIHEDJA OCH ANYAMELE TILL EIF" (Press release) (in Finnish). EIF. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ . palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nnaemeka Anyamele at Soccerway