Dickson Nwakaeme Kabu (born 21 April 1986) is a Nigerian former professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Halmstad BK

Nwakaeme first professional debut is for Swedish first division

Halmstad BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved membership in the Swedish Sp ...

from 2008 to 2009. The "journeyman" forward played a huge role in destroying the defence and later on offered to a move to

KuPS Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times ...

the end of the 2008/2009 season.

KuPS

Nwakaeme played for the

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premier division team

from 2009 to 2010. He made a big impact in his first match with KuPS, helping his team to a 3–0 victory over rivals

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. He scored a goal and was voted player of the match at Magnum Areena. After KuPS Kuopio's defeat of

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, FC Inter manager

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claimed that Nwakaeme was the best striker he had ever seen in the

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...

Aalborg BK

Nwakaeme was loaned from Oulun Pallo to

Aalborg BK Aalborg Boldspilklub is a Danish sports club based in the city of Aalborg. The club is also known as AaB for short (cf. logo) or Aalborg BK. Through time the club has had branches in cricket, tennis, ice hockey, handball, and basketball, but curre ...

from 1 September 2010 to 31 December 2010. He played seven matches and scored one goal.

SLNA

In April 2012, Nwakaeme signed a five-month contract with Vietnamese League champions SLNA. He scored on his debut for SLNA, coming off the bench in the second half to score a 93rd-minute equalizer against Sai Gon Xuan Thanh in the 14th round of matches in the

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. The game ended 2–2 and preserved SLNA's unbeaten start to the league. Nwakaeme refused to extend his contract with SLNA.

Kelantan

In February 2013, Nwakaeme went on a trial with

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team

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

. After two weeks of trialling, he signed a one-year contract with the club. He made his debut playing against Maziya Sports & Recreation Club at

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium The Sultan Muhammed IV Stadium ( ms, Stadium Sultan Muhammed IV) is a stadium in the state of Kelantan. It is located on Jalan Mahmood, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, and the home of Kelantan FC and Kelantan United, a Malaysia football team. T ...

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during the

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campaign. On 13 April, in the club's fourth match of the AFC Cup his lone goal led Kelantan to an AFC Cup win over

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Pahang

In December 2013, Nwakaeme signed for

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

together with

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and

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who had played for Fulham and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) respectively. On 8 March 2014, he scored his first score goal for Pahang FA after scoring twice against

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and helping

win the match. On 7 June 2014, he scored the winning goal against

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at Shah Alam Stadium. The goal brought the

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to Kuantan after eight years of waiting. In

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, he scored two goals against

JDT FC Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional Association football, football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football ...

. The match brought the

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, winning 5–3 on penalties after a draw in extra time.

Angers SCO

In 2016, he signed for

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club

Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the fir ...

, having been released by Pahang earlier in the year. His debut for his new club on 24 September that year was memorable, as a substitute, he scored an own goal in a 1–2 defeat to

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in the league. Nwakaeme scored his first goal for Angers in a

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match against

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in January 2017, scoring the winner in a 2–1 result. Nwakaeme was released by Angers in June 2017 after only one season.

Return to Pahang

In January 2019, Nwakaeme rejoined

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. In the opening game of the

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, he scored twice in a 3–1 win over

Kuala Lumpur FA Kuala Lumpur City Football Club, known simply as KL City FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur. The club competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top level of Malaysian football, and was founded in 1974 as Feder ...

Honours

Kelantan *

:* Winners (1): 2013 *

:* Runner-up (1):

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Pahang *

:* Winners (1):

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:* Winners (1):

Malaysia Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

:* Runner-up (1):

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Personal life

Dickson Nwakaeme is the older brother of

Anthony Nwakaeme Anthony "Tony" Nwakaeme (born 21 March 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer and currently plays as a left winger for Saudi club Al-Fayha in Saudi Professional League. Club career In 2008 Tony played for Kristianstad BoIS which is a team ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nwakaeme, Dickson Living people 1986 births Nigerian footballers Nigerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Vietnam Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in France Association football forwards Veikkausliiga players Danish Superliga players AaB Fodbold players Kuopion Palloseura players Kelantan FA players Sri Pahang FC players Angers SCO players Ligue 1 players Sportspeople from Lagos