Nnaemeka Anyamele

Nnaemeka Anyamele (born 16 May 1994) a Finnish footballer who plays as a left-back, most recently for German club BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden. He has previously played for Klubi-04, FC Honka, Pallohonka, and Gnistan.

Nnaemeka Anyamele

Personal information
Date of birth	16 May 1994[1]
Place of birth	Finland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back; left-winger
Youth career
2006–2007	Helsingin Ponnistus
2008–2011	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Klubi-04	25	(2)
2013–2014	FC 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)
National team
2009	Finland U15	1	(0)
2013	Finland U19	2	(0)
2014	Finland U20	2	(0)
2014–2016	Finland U21	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:33, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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.

International career

Anyamele is of Nigerian descent, but has represented Finland at youth-team level.[6]

Statistics

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[7]	Kakkonen Group A	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2012[7]	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[7]	Kakkonen	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
FC Honka	2013[7]	Veikkausliiga	12	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	1
	2014[7]	Veikkausliiga	31	4	1	0	5	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	5
	Total		43	5	1	0	7	1	2	0	53	6
HIFK	2015[7]	Veikkausliiga	21	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	26	2
	2016[7]	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[7]	Kakkonen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			118	9	2	0	16	1	2	0	138	10

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

with FC Honka

• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2013[7]

References

1. Nnaemeka Anyamele – UEFA competition record
2. "Klubi-04 vs. Sudet - 4 August 2011 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
3. "Klubi-04 vs. LoPa - 21 April 2012 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
4. "Honka vs. Sillamäe Kalev - 10 July 2014 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
5. "Nnaemeka Anyamele HIFK:n riveihin - HIFK Fotboll". HIFK Fotboll (in Finnish). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
6. "HUU-TV: Anyamele haluaa murtautua Pikkuhuuhkajiin | Suomen Palloliitto". www.palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
7. Nnaemeka Anyamele at Soccerway