Michael Anaba (born 5 December 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for FK Kauno Žalgiris.

Club career

Born in Kumasi, Anaba started his professional football career with Windy Professionals, a division two football team based in Winneba. He joined

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in September 2011, and featured regularly for the side, also winning the Ghana Premier League in the 2012–13 campaign. In January 2013 Kotoko blocked Anaba's move to Valencia CF. He was also linked to Parma F.C. in the same transfer window, but nothing came of it. In late July 2013, Anaba joined Elche CF in a trial basis. On 13 August, the club agreed a fee with Kotoko, and the player signed a four-year deal late in the month. Anaba was initially assigned to the reserves in

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. In July 2014 he was called up to the main squad for the pre-season, being definitely promoted to the first-team in the following month. On 11 October 2014 Anaba returned to the B-side, due to the lack of opportunities in the main squad. He only made his first team debut on 30 August 2015, playing the last 13 minutes in a 2–1

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home win against Bilbao Athletic. On 27 January 2016, Anaba was loaned to CD Alcoyano in the third level until June. Upon returning, he rescinded his contract on 30 August, and joined CD Eldense the following day. On 23 January 2017, Anaba switched teams and countries by agreeing to a contract with Uruguayan Primera División side

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. On 14 August, he returned to Spain after joining third-tier club

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. In July 2020, Anaba joined Kuwaiti club Al-Jahra SC. A year later, in September 2021, Anaba returned to Spain and joined

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International career

Anaba was a member of the Ghana under-20's during the

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for the

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. In 2013, he was named in Sellas Tetteh's 23-man squad for the 2013 tournament, hosted in Algeria. He was appointed vice-captain, and featured regularly during the tournament. Anaba was also selected to

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the nineteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. It ran from 21 June to 13 July 2013. At the FIFA Executive Meeting in Zürich on 3 March 2011, ...

hosted in Turkey. He was used mainly as a substitute during the competition, but started and captained his side in a 1–2 loss against France. Anaba also appeared in the third-place match, again from the bench in a 3–0 win against Iraq.

Honours

;Club * Ghana Premier League:

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Runners-up * FIFA U-20 World Cup:

Third place

References

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Michael Anaba
at Fotbolltransfers {{DEFAULTSORT:Anaba, Michael 1993 births Living people Footballers from Kumasi Ghanaian footballers Ghana under-20 international footballers Association football midfielders Asante Kotoko S.C. players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Allsvenskan players A Lyga players Windy Professionals FC players Elche CF Ilicitano footballers Elche CF players CD Alcoyano footballers CD Eldense footballers Ontinyent CF players Sud América players AFC Eskilstuna players Al-Jahra SC players Atzeneta UE players FK Kauno Žalgiris players 2013 African U-20 Championship players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Kuwait Expatriate footballers in Lithuania