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Kelechi Nwakali

Barnsley
185 cm
Height
50
Shirt
26 years
Jun 5, 1998
Right
Preferred foot
Nigeria
Country
€790K
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Left Winger
CM
LW

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches60%Shot attempts78%Goals71%
Chances created85%Aerial duels won22%Defensive actions9%

League One 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
2
Started
6
Matches
309
Minutes played
7.16
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 21

Leyton Orient
0-4
90
0
0
0
0
7.1

Dec 14

Exeter City
1-2
90
1
0
0
0
8.1

Dec 7

Birmingham City
1-2
13
0
0
0
0
6.1

Dec 3

Wrexham
1-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 30

Bristol Rovers
3-4
67
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 26

Reading
2-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 23

Wigan Athletic
0-1
33
0
0
0
0
6.8

Nov 16

Cambridge United
1-1
82
0
0
0
0
7.7

Nov 8

Rotherham United
2-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 2

Port Vale
1-3
0
0
0
0
0
-
Barnsley

Dec 21

League One
Leyton Orient
0-4
90’
7.1

Dec 14

League One
Exeter City
1-2
90’
8.1

Dec 7

League One
Birmingham City
1-2
13’
6.1

Dec 3

League One
Wrexham
1-0
Bench

Nov 30

FA Cup
Bristol Rovers
3-4
67’
-
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 33%
  • 6Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.27xG
1 - 2
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.04xG0.23xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 309

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.27
xG on target (xGOT)
0.41
Non-penalty xG
0.27
Shots
6
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.41
Successful passes
173
Pass accuracy
86.9%
Accurate long balls
27
Long ball accuracy
65.9%
Chances created
4
Successful crosses
3
Cross accuracy
100.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Dribble success
66.7%
Touches
245
Dispossessed
8
Fouls won
4

Defending

Tackles won
7
Tackles won %
87.5%
Duels won
17
Duels won %
56.7%
Aerial duels won
3
Aerial duels won %
60.0%
Interceptions
3
Blocked
1
Fouls committed
2
Recoveries
30
Possession won final 3rd
3

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches60%Shot attempts78%Goals71%
Chances created85%Aerial duels won22%Defensive actions9%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

BarnsleyAug 2024 - now
9
1
ChavesJul 2023 - Aug 2024
33
1
Ponferradina (Free transfer)Jul 2022 - Jul 2023
37
1
SD Huesca (back from loan)Jul 2021 - Apr 2022
21
0
Alcorcon (on loan)Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
18
4
SD Huesca IIJul 2020 - Jan 2021
SD HuescaSep 2019 - Jan 2021
12
0
FC Porto B (on loan)Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
16
0
MVV Maastricht (on loan)Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
18
4
VVV-Venlo (on loan)Aug 2017 - Jan 2018
12
1
ArsenalJul 2017 - Jul 2017
MVV MaastrichtSep 2016 - Jun 2017
34
3

Youth career

Arsenal AcademyAug 2019 - Sep 2019

National team

Nigeria BMay 2018 - now
1
1
NigeriaDec 2021 - Dec 2023
3
0
Nigeria U23Nov 2019 - now
3
1
Nigeria U17Jan 2015 - Apr 2019
7
3
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

SD Huesca

Spain
1
Segunda División(19/20)

Nigeria U17

International
1
FIFA U17 World Cup(2015 Chile)