Jude Aneke

Jude Aneke
Personal information
Full name Jude Oluchukwu Aneke
Date of birth (1990-04-23) April 23, 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) forward
Team information
Current team
 Ikorodu United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Anambra United (13)
2011–2012 Kaduna United (20)
2012 Warri Wolves
2013 Al-Masry
2014–2015 Spartak Semey
2016 Plateau United
2017– Ikorodu United 8 (6)
International career‡
2011 Nigeria U23 2 (0)
2011– Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2014

Jude Aneke // ⓘ (born April 23, 1990, in Enugu) is a Nigerian forward playing for Ikorodu United F.C.

Career

He started his career at Young Planners FC and Ebonyi Angels F.C. before moving to Anambra United.[2]

Aneke joined Kaduna United during the 2009-10 season from lower division side Anambra United and scored 13 goals[2] in all competitions, including 10 in the league.[3] He won the 2010 Nigerian FA Cup with the club.

In November 2011, Aneke broke the 1-year-old record of Ahmed Musa by scoring his 19th and 20th goal in league play.[4] A week later, he was called up to the Nigeria national football team to replace an injured Peter Odemwingie.[5] In 2012, Aneke joined Warri Wolves, before transferring to Al-Masry, off Port Said, Egypt, in August of that year.[6] Aneke got interest from Clubs in Turkish Premier League and also from giant Romanian Rapid Bucarest. On 18 July 2014, Aneke signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Spartak Semey.[7] He returned to Nigeria and in June 2016 signed for Plateau United.[8] In 2017 he signed for Ikorodu United.[9]

Achievements

  • Nigerian Super Cup
Winner (1): 2010

Honours

Nigeria Premier League Top Scorer (1): 2012

References

  1. ^ "MTNFootball.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  2. ^ a b "Nigeria: NPL - I Want to Hit 20 Goals Mark - Aneke". allafrica.com. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. ^ "SPECIAL REPORT – LIST OF SCORERS IN THE NIGERIA FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2009-2010 (PART TWO)". westafricanfootball.com. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  4. ^ Aneke attains legendary status
  5. ^ Hotshot Aneke replaces Odemwingie
  6. ^ Aneke moves to Port Said
  7. ^ ""Спартак" подписал нигерийца". sports.kz/ (in Russian). Sports.kz. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Plateau United seal Jude Aneke, other four's transfer | Goal.com".
  9. ^ "Jude Aneke Can Stir Ikorodu Utd Away from Relegation - Theo de jong". 10 May 2017.