Anderson Esiti (born 24 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for Hungarian

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club

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and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

Born on 24 May 1994, in

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, Esiti took his first steps in Football Academy Bobbies United. In 2012 he made his trip to Europe to join

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. After a few games with the second-string team, he was promoted to the senior side of the club, and played 45 matches. His overall performance caught the eye of José Mário Branco, technical director of

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at the time and they signed him. He fit right at in his new team. He remained there for two seasons, featuring in 57 appearances. He established himself as one of the leading midfielders in the league and attracted interest from various clubs around Europe. Eventually he signed with

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making a total of 95 appearances in all competitions. On 25 July 2019, PAOK confirmed the arrival of Esiti, who signed a four-year contract with the club. The transfer fee paid to Gent was €3.5 million. He was to fill a gap in defensive midfield for PAOK as the midfielders Jose Canas and Yevhen Shakhov, key members of the PAOK squad, had already left the club this summer. In the 2018–19 season, Esiti made 30 appearances for Gent across all competitions. In his first match with PAOK after his return from the loan to Göztepe, in a friendly match against

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, Esiti scored his first goal for PAOK.

Ferencváros

In February 2022, Esiti moved to Hungarian club

. PAOK retained a percentage in their rights in the event of a resale. On 5 May 2023, he won the

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with

, after

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lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the

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on the 30^th matchday.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Ferencvárosi TC *

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: 2021–22 *

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: 2021-22 ;PAOK *

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References

External links

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Anderson Esiti
at PAOKFC.gr
Anderson Esiti
at playmakerstats.com (English version of calciozz.it) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Esiti, Anderson 1994 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Liga Portugal 2 players Belgian Pro League players Super League Greece players Süper Lig players Leixões S.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players K.A.A. Gent players PAOK FC players Göztepe S.K. footballers Ferencvárosi TC footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Warri