Chidiebere Chijioke Nwakali (; born 26 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender.
Club career On 20 January 2014, Nwakali signed a four-year deal with Manchester City from Shuttle Sports Academy, after impressing with Nigeria under-17s in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was also a part of the first team's pre-season tour to USA in July.
On 31 January 2015, Nwakali was loaned to Málaga CF until June 2017, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División. He made his senior debut on 22 February, starting in a 1–0 home win against Antequera CF.
On 31 August 2015, Nwakali was loaned to Segunda División side Girona FC, in a season-long deal. However, he had to wait until 5 October to be officially available, due to a work permit.
On 31 March 2016, Nwakali terminated his loan with the Catalans, after failing to play a single minute for the club, and immediately joined Tippeligaen side IK Start. On 2 April he made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mathias Rasmussen in a 1–0 home loss against Viking FK.
On 8 February 2017, Nwakali moved to Sogndal Fotball on loan.
He was then loaned to Aberdeen in January 2018.
In summer 2018, he joined Polish club Raków Częstochowa but after just two appearances in all competitions, he left the club for personal reasons.
On 22 January 2019, Kalmar FF announced that they had signed Nwakali on a four-year contract.Nwakali klar för Kalmar FF!, kalmarff.se, 22 January 2019 In February 2020 Nwakali was sacked from Kalmar FF over his failure to return on time from Christmas break
On 21 May, Nwakali traveled to the remote Faroe Islands for a trial with last season's champions, KÍ Klaksvík.Hesin skal royndarvenja við KÍ, nordlysid.fo, 23 Mai 2020
On 9 September 2023, Nwakali joined Al-Jubail.
On 7 September 2025, Nwakali joined Tuwaiq.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsManchester City2014–15Premier League00000000002015–16Premier League00000000002016–17Premier League00000000002017–18Premier League0000000000Total0000000000Girona (loan)2015–16Segunda División0000–0000IK Start (loan)2016Tippeligaen22310——233Sogndal (loan)2017Eliteserien26410—1Appearance in the Eliteserien relegation play-offs0284Aberdeen (loan)2017–18Scottish Premiership5030000080Career total537500010597
Honours Nigeria U17 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2013
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