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Kelechi Nwakali
Barnsley

Kelechi Nwakali

Midfielder · MID
Nationality Nigeria
Age 27 years
Height 181 cm
Weight 76 kg
Foot Right
299
Career appearances
17
Total goals
9
Assists
11
Career teams

Aura & Position

Aura — value evolution
Record value 568 k€ 24/01/2022 Current value 81 k€ 18/05/2026
Record value 7 pts 24/01/2022 Current value 1 pts 18/05/2026
Market value Aura
568k378k189k07420 MVV Maastricht · 19/09/2016 VVV-Venlo · 04/09/2017 MVV Maastricht · 29/01/2018 FC Porto B · 23/07/2018 Huesca · 02/09/2019 AD Alcorcón · 01/02/2021 Huesca · 05/07/2021 SD Ponferradina · 25/07/2022 Chaves · 24/07/2023 Barnsley · 12/08/2024 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Last revised: 18/05/2026
Field position
Main position
Central midfielder
MC

Career by Team & Competition

By team
Club MP MIN G A YC RC
Huesca Huesca
61 1.462 0 0 7 0
MVV Maastricht MVV Maastricht
57 3.823 7 0 9 0
Barnsley Barnsley
44 1.544 1 1 4 0
SD Ponferradina SD Ponferradina
37 2.704 1 4 11 0
Chaves Chaves
34 2.080 1 4 3 0
FC Porto B FC Porto B
21 859 0 0 2 0
AD Alcorcón AD Alcorcón
18 1.548 4 0 4 0
VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo
17 — 0 0 0 0
Nigeria U17 Nigeria U17
7 630 3 0 0 0
Nigeria Nigeria
3 111 0 0 0 0
No team
— — 0 0 0 0
By competition
Competition MP MIN G A YC RC
LaLiga 2 LaLiga 2
86 5.474 5 4 20 0
Eerste Divisie
44 3.527 6 0 9 0
League One League One
39 1.364 1 0 4 0
Liga Portugal Betclic Liga Portugal Betclic
33 2.080 1 4 3 0
VriendenLoterij Eredivisie VriendenLoterij Eredivisie
28 296 1 0 0 0
Liga Portugal 2
21 859 0 0 2 0
LaLiga LaLiga
16 139 0 0 1 0
U17 World Championship
7 630 3 0 0 0
Africa Cup of Nations
7 111 0 0 0 0
Copa del Rey Copa del Rey
5 101 0 0 1 0
Club Friendly Games
3 — 0 0 0 0
FA Cup FA Cup
2 — 0 0 0 0
Football League Trophy
2 180 0 1 0 0
U23 Africa Cup of Nations
2 — 0 0 0 0
Eurojackpot KNVB Beker
2 — 0 0 0 0
EFL Cup
1 — 0 0 0 0
Taça da Liga
1 — 0 0 0 0

Recent matches

02/05
2026
League One
Barnsley Barnsley
1
3
Stockport County Stockport County
28/04
2026
League One
Northampton Town Northampton Town
0
1
Barnsley Barnsley
25/04
2026
League One
Luton Town Luton Town
2
1
Barnsley Barnsley
21/04
2026
League One
Stevenage Stevenage
1
0
Barnsley Barnsley
26/04
2025
League One
Barnsley Barnsley
1
2
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town
21/04
2025
League One
Barnsley Barnsley
1
1
Peterborough United Peterborough United
18/04
2025
League One
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient
4
3
Barnsley Barnsley
12/04
2025
League One
Barnsley Barnsley
4
1
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers
05/04
2025
League One
Birmingham City Birmingham City
6
2
Barnsley Barnsley
01/04
2025
League One
Barnsley Barnsley
1
2
Exeter City Exeter City

Season statistics

SeasonClubComp.MPGAYCRCSHTPAS%MIN
25/26
Barnsley Barnsley
League One League One 4 0 0 0 0 6.63 — 56
24/25
Barnsley Barnsley
League One League One 35 1 0 4 0 6.73 — 1.308
Football League Trophy
2 0 1 0 0 7.00 — 180
FA Cup FA Cup 2 0 0 0 0 — — —
EFL Cup
1 0 0 0 0 — — —
Total 24/25 40 1 1 4 0 6.74 — 1.488
23/24
Chaves Chaves
Liga Portugal Betclic Liga Portugal Betclic 33 1 4 3 0 7.05 — 2.080
Taça da Liga
1 0 0 0 0 — — —
Total 23/24 34 1 4 3 0 7.05 — 2.080
22/23
SD Ponferradina SD Ponferradina
LaLiga 2 LaLiga 2 36 1 4 11 0 7.17 — 2.704
Copa del Rey Copa del Rey 1 0 0 0 0 — — —
Total 22/23 37 1 4 11 0 7.17 — 2.704
21/22
Huesca Huesca
LaLiga 2 LaLiga 2 21 0 0 5 0 6.79 — 1.069
Copa del Rey Copa del Rey 2 0 0 0 0 — — —
Total 21/22 23 0 0 5 0 6.79 — 1.069
20/21
Nigeria Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations 3 0 0 0 0 7.00 — 111
Huesca Huesca
LaLiga LaLiga 16 0 0 1 0 6.38 — 139
Copa del Rey Copa del Rey 2 0 0 1 0 — — 101
Club Friendly Games 1 0 0 0 0 — — —
AD Alcorcón AD Alcorcón
LaLiga 2 LaLiga 2 18 4 0 4 0 7.14 — 1.548
Total 20/21 40 4 0 6 0 6.80 — 1.899
19/20
Huesca Huesca
LaLiga 2 LaLiga 2 11 0 0 0 0 6.70 — 153
Club Friendly Games 2 0 0 0 0 — — —
Total 19/20 13 0 0 0 0 6.70 — 153
18/19
Huesca Huesca
U23 Africa Cup of Nations
2 0 0 0 0 — — —
FC Porto B FC Porto B
Liga Portugal 2 21 0 0 2 0 — — 859
Total 18/19 23 0 0 2 0 — — 859
17/18
MVV Maastricht MVV Maastricht
Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 16 4 0 6 0 — — 1.411
VriendenLoterij Eredivisie VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 9 1 0 0 0 6.80 — 296
VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo
Eurojackpot KNVB Beker
2 0 0 0 0 — — —
Total 17/18 27 5 0 6 0 6.80 — 1.707
16/17
MVV Maastricht MVV Maastricht
Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 28 2 0 3 0 — — 2.116
VriendenLoterij Eredivisie VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 0 — — —
Total 16/17 32 2 0 3 0 — — 2.116
14/15
Nigeria U17 Nigeria U17
U17 World Championship
7 3 0 0 0 — — 630
CAREER TOTAL 280 17 9 40 0 — — 14.761

Connections

Most games with
  1. 1 Daniel Ojeda Aura: 3.5 55
  2. 2 Jorge Pulido Aura: 8.6 54
  3. 3 Dani Escriche Aura: 8.6 53
  4. 4 Mikel Rico Aura: 0.1 53
  5. 5 Juan Carlos Aura: 0.1 52
  6. 6 Pablo Insua Aura: 8.9 52
  7. 7 David Ferreiro Aura: 0.2 52
  8. 8 Jaime Seoane Aura: 1.3 51
  9. 9 Pedro Mosquera Aura: 0.1 50
  10. 10 Andrés Fernández Aura: 4.9 43
  11. 11 Miguel San Román Aura: 1.7 42
  12. 12 José Amo Aura: 0.2 37
  13. 13 José Naranjo Aura: 0.1 37
  14. 14 Moises Delgado Aura: 0.8 37
  15. 15 Sabit Abdulai Aura: 1.6 37
  16. 16 Paris Adot Aura: 0.1 37
  17. 17 Derik Lacerda Aura: 0.5 37
  18. 18 Adrián Castellano Aura: 0.1 37
  19. 19 Eduardo Espiau Aura: 1.7 37
  20. 20 Yuri Aura: 0.0 37
Most games against
  1. 1 Víctor Mollejo Aura: 2.8 11
  2. 2 Jairo Izquierdo Aura: 5.9 10
  3. 3 Daniel Lasure Aura: 0.1 9
  4. 4 Josema Aura: 3.5 9
  5. 5 Jordi Calavera Aura: 0.2 9
  6. 6 Ivan Calero Aura: 11.8 9
  7. 7 Pedro Alcalá Aura: 4.0 9
  8. 8 Luismi Sanchez Aura: 1.7 9
  9. 9 Yann Bodiger Aura: 6.7 8
  10. 10 Samuel Obeng Aura: 1.3 8
  11. 11 Álvaro Vadillo Aura: 0.0 8
  12. 12 Peru Nolaskoain Aura: 8.7 8
  13. 13 Sergio Tejera Aura: 0.0 8
  14. 14 Pol Lozano Aura: 58.6 8
  15. 15 Borja Valle Aura: 1.9 8
  16. 16 Marco Sangalli Aura: 4.8 8
  17. 17 Ager Aketxe Aura: 4.2 8
  18. 18 Roberto Olabe Aura: 4.0 8
  19. 19 Adrián Ortolá Aura: 1.7 8
  20. 20 Javi Ontiveros Aura: 5.6 7