Emeka Nwadike

Chukwuemeka Nwadike
Personal information
Full name Chukwuemeka Ibezimife Nwadike[1]
Date of birth (1978-08-09) 9 August 1978
Place of birth Camberwell, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rainworth Miners Welfare
Youth career
1996 Wolves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996-1998 Shrewsbury Town 57 (4)
1998-2000 Grantham Town
2000-2001 King's Lynn
2001-2003 Ilkeston Town
2002 → Hednesford Town (loan)
2003-2007 Alfreton Town 126 (?)
2007-2008 Worcester City 31 (8)
2008-2009 A.F.C. Telford United 20 (0)
2008-2009 → Hinckley United (loan) 10 (1)
2009-2010 Eastwood Town
2010-2011 Gainsborough Trinity 0 (0)
2011-2012 Eastwood Town ? (?)
2012 Mickleover Sports
2012–2013 Grantham Town 60 (3)
2013–2014 Stamford 9 (0)
2014– Rainworth Miners Welfare

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2009.


Chukwuemeka Ibezimife "Emeka" Nwadike (born 9 August 1978) is an English footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a midfielder side Rainworth Miners Welfare.

He has previously played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Shrewsbury Town, Alfreton Town, Grantham Town, King's Lynn, Ilkeston Town, Hednesford Town, Worcester City, A.F.C. Telford United, Hinckley United and Gainsborough Trinity

Career

Nwadike began his career in the youth ranks at Wolverhampton Wanderers but was snubbed a professional contract and was snapped up by Shrewsbury Town in 1996. After two seasons at Gay Meadow he was released and exited the Football League to join Non-League Grantham Town. He moved on to King's Lynn in 2000 and then on to Ilkeston Town in 2001.

Ilkeston loaned Nwadike to Hednesford Town in 2003, and he was eventually released at the end of the 2002-2003 season. In June 2003 he signed for Northern Premier League side Alfreton Town on a free transfer, eventually becoming club captain as well as making 126 league appearances, some of which came in the Conference North division that was formed in 2004 with Alfreton as a founding member. In 2007 he joined Worcester City, and later A.F.C. Telford United a year later. Following 20 appearances for United in the 2008-2009 season he was made available for loan and signed with Hinckley United for the remainder of the season.

In July 2009 Nwadike joined Eastwood Town, and a year later he was amongst a number of new signings made by Brian Little at Gainsborough Trinity. He failed to make a single appearance for the club from joining the club in July 2010 to his departure in March 2011, namely because of an achilles injury. He re-joined Eastwood Town in March and in June 2011 he began an employment tribunal against Gainsborough for a confidential matter between club and player. [2]

Nwadike then joined Northern Premier League team Stamford A.F.C. in February 2014 to add some experience to a young team in their bid to remain in the division having been promoted via the play offs the season before.

References

  1. ↑ "Nwadike, CI (Emeka)", English National Football Archive
  2. ↑ http://www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk/sport/local-sport/nwadike_s_trinity_tribunal_postponed_1_3497747
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