Anosike Ementa

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Anosike Ementa
Personal information
Full name Anosike Victor Ementa
Date of birth (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Annisse, Denmark [1]
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Viborg
Number 14
Youth career
Annisse IF
Helsingør
2021–2022 AaB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Helsingør 3 (0)
2021–2023 AaB 33 (0)
2023– Viborg 31 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Anosike Victor Ementa (born 3 May 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.

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Early life and career

The son of a Danish mother and a Nigerian father, Ementa grew up in Annisse, Gribskov Municipality. [2] Brought up by his Danish mother alongside two siblings, Ementa's father returned to Nigeria when he was around six or seven years old. Despite his father's limited involvement in their upbringing, Ementa has minimal contact with him. While he has expressed curiosity about visiting Nigeria, he feels a stronger connection to his Danish identity and aspires to represent the Denmark national team. [2] [1] He grew up a fan of Dennis Bergkamp and West Ham United. [3]

Career

Helsingør

Ementa started playing football at local club Annisse IF at youth level, before transitioning to FC Helsingør's youth academy. He was initially positioned as a defensive midfielder before changing position to forward. [2]

Ementa already made his debut in the Danish reserve league at the age of 15 against the reserve team of Copenhagen in August 2017. [4] In November 2019, Ementa signed a new contract with Helsingør. [5] He got his official debut for the club on 4 July 2020 in a Danish 2nd Division promotion play-off game against Jammerbugt FC.

Helsingør was promoted to the Danish 1st Division for the 2020-21 season. Ementa made two appearances in the 1st Division in December 2020, before he was sold.

AaB

On 27 January 2021 Danish Superliga club AaB confirmed, that they had signed Ementa on a deal until the end of 2023. [6] Ementa was initially to be intended for a role on the club's U-19 team. However, he did not manage to make his debut for the under-19 team in his first season, after he in April 2021 had to undergo surgery for a fatigue fracture in his little toe. [7]

Still, in the June 2021, he was promoted to the first team squad. [8] On 22 November 2021, Ementa made his official debut for AaB against SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga. [9] Ementa came on the pitch 89th minute and managed to make the assist for AaB's last goal. [10]

Viborg FF

On 10 July 2023, Ementa joined Viborg FF on a deal until the end of 2026. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 15 May 2024 [12]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Helsingør 2019–20 Danish 2nd Divisions 1000——10
2020–21 Danish 1st Division 2000——20
Total3000000030
AaB 2021–22 Danish Superliga 13000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0140
2022–23 Danish Superliga20030——230
Total330300010370
Viborg 2023–24 Danish Superliga29821——319
Career totals658510010719

Personal life

Born in Denmark, Ementa is of Nigerian descent. [13]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 Pauli, Lars; Jensen, Claus (23 January 2022). "Hans rødder giver ham et valg – men tårnhøj AaB-angriber er sikker i sin sag". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Bak, Daniel (17 November 2023). "Superligaens største angriber var lille, da hans far rejste væk". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Nielsen, Lasse (24 November 2016). "Dagens Tonsser-talent: Anosike Ementa, FC Helsingør". D' BOLD (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Glem Paul Onuachu – FC Helsingør satte en 15-årig angriber ind mod FCK, som er 206 centimeter!, footy.dk, 28 August 2017
  5. ↑ FC HELSINGØR FORLÆNGER MED ANGREBSTALENT, fchelsingor.dk, 18 November 2019
  6. ↑ AaB henter U/19-angriber i FC Helsingør, aabsport.dk, 27 January 2020
  7. ↑ Debuten må vente til næste sæson for AaB-talent, nordjyske.dk, 30 April 2021
  8. ↑ AaB: Tre akademispillere rykkes op i Superligatruppen, minbynews.dk, 16 June 2021
  9. ↑ SØNDERJYSKE VS. AAB 1 - 3, soccerway.com, 22 November 2021
  10. ↑ Tårnhøj angriber fik mindeværdig AaB-debut, nordjyske.dk, 22 November 2021
  11. ↑ Ementa klar for VFF, vff.dk, 10 July 2023
  12. ↑ Anosike Victor Ementa at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "2.02 Meters Tall Danish-Nigerian Striker Dubbed 'The New Onuachu' Joins Aalborg BK:: All Nigeria Soccer - the Complete Nigerian Football Portal".
  14. ↑ "Månedens Hold i marts". 3F Superliga (in Danish). 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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