Dickson Nwakaeme

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Dickson Nwakaeme
Personal information
Full nameDickson Nwakaeme
Date of birth (1986-05-21) 21 May 1986
Place of birthLagos, Nigeria
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre forward
Club information
Current clubPahang FA
Number10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006-2007Inter de Luanda15(2)
2007–2009Niary Tally23(16)
2009FC OPA0(0)
2009–2012KuPS54(19)
2010→ Aalborg BK (loan)7(1)
2012Song Lam Nghe An F.C.13(10)
2013Kelantan FA25(13)
2014Pahang FA2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dickson Nwakaeme (born 21 May 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Pahang FA.

Career

FC OPA

Dickson Nwakaeme was acquired by FC OPA in 2009.

KuPS

Nwakaeme played for the Finnish premier division team KuPS from 2009 to 2010. 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.[1] 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.[2]

Aalborg BK (loan)

Nwakaeme was loaned from FC OPA to Aalborg BK from 1 September 2010 to 31 December 2010. He played 9 matches and scored 1 goal, before returning to FC OPA in Finland again.

Song Lam Nghe An F.C.

On April 2012, Nwakaeme signed a five-month contract with Vietnamese League champions Song Lam Nghe An F.C.. He scored on his debut for Song Lam Nghe An, 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 Song Lam Nghe An unbeaten start to the league.[3]

However, Nwakaeme refuses to extent his contract with Song Lam Nghe An F.C. although there was a proposal from Song Lam Nghe An F.C. for the former Finland based player to prolong his stay but he has decided to move on.[4]

Kelantan

On February 2013, Nwakaeme went for a trial with Malaysia Super League team, Kelantan.[5][6][7][8] After two weeks trial, he signed one-year contract with Kelantan.[9] 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.[10][11]

During FA Cup semi-final second leg, Nwakaeme who scored the late extra-time winner to steer Kelantan to a 6-5 aggregate win over Terengganu at the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium in Kuala Terengganu to reach the FA Cup final.[12]

Pahang FA

On 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 Delano Stewart and Zeshan Rehman who had played for Fulham and Queens Park Rangers (QPR), respectively. [13]

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 03 November 2013.
Club Season League Charity Shield FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup AFC Champions League Total
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Kelantan 2013 930 32-96-42- 2413-
Total 930 32-96-42- 2413-
Career total

References

  1. ↑ "KuPS - RoPS 4.7.2009". Veikkausliiga (Kuopio, Finland). 4 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-05.  (Finnish)
  2. ↑ http://puoliaika.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/nwakaeme-kupittaan-kuningas/
  3. ↑ http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=6863
  4. ↑ http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=8611
  5. ↑ http://football.thestar.com.my/2013/02/10/coach-hodak-in-no-hurry-to-replace-goalless-mandjou/
  6. ↑ http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/foreigners-seek-to-catch-hodak-s-eye-1.211642
  7. ↑ http://www.sinarharian.com.my/arena-bolasepak/liga-malaysia/perlawanan-persahabatan-nwakaeme-pukau-penyokong-1.129466
  8. ↑ http://www.sinarharian.com.my/arena-bolasepak/liga-malaysia/nwakaeme-salim-janji-aksi-terbaik-untuk-trw-1.128718
  9. ↑ http://w1.nst.com.my/polopoly_fs/1.252994.1365609598!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_540/image.jpg
  10. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2013/03/06/3801577/dimitri-petratros-and-dickson-nwakaeme-to-debut-for-kelantan
  11. ↑ http://boxscorenews.com/nwakaemes-lone-goal-leads-kelantan-to-afc-cup-win-over-shb-da-nang-p55645-68.htm
  12. ↑ http://football.thestar.com.my/2013/05/31/coach-hodaks-faith-in-nwakaeme-paying-dividends
  13. ↑ http://football.thestar.com.my/2013/05/31/coach-hodaks-faith-in-nwakaeme-paying-dividends

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