![]() Nwadike with Spartak Trnava in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Emeka Nwadike | ||
Date of birth | 29 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Trnava | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Landskrona BoIS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | IK Wormo | 15 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Landskrona BoIS | 42 | (5) |
2019 | → Prespa Birlik (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021–2025 | IK Sirius | 47 | (1) |
2025– | Spartak Trnava | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025 |
Patrick Emeka Nwadike (born 29 August 1998) is a Swedish professional football defender who currently plays for Slovak side FC Spartak Trnava. [1]
At the youth level, he played for Landskrona. He began his professional career in the third division at IK Wormo, where he played 15 games and scored two goals. In March of 2019, he returned to Landskrona, [2] signing a two-year contract with the club. [3] He made his debut for the club on June 8 in a match of the next round in the first Swedish division against Ljungskile, entering the field in the middle of the first half. [4] He also played five matches for the feeder club Prespa Birlik during the year.
On December 16, 2020, he signed a contract with Sirius, a club which plays in Allsvenskan. [5] [6] He played his first game for the club on February 20, 2021, as part of the group stage of the national cup against Lødde, replacing Jamie Roche at half-time. [7] On May 8, he made his debut in the Swedish championship in a match against Hammarby, appearing on the field in the 86th minute for Adam Ståhl. [8] On 12 June 2025 it was announced that Nwadike would not be renewing his contract with IK Sirius and would be leaving on a free transfer, presumably to Slovak side FC Spartak Trnava. [9] [10]
On 20 June 2025, it was announced that Nwadike would be joining FC Spartak Trnava. [11] [1] He made his debut for the club in the first round of the Europa League qualification in a 1–0 loss to BK Häcken, playing the full 90” minutes. [12] Nwadike made his league debut in a 1–0 win over newcomers Tatran Presov. He was able to score a bicycle kick however the goal was disallowed after a foul in the build up. [13] He won the man of the match. [14]
Nwadike scored his first goal for Spartak in a 4–3 win over Romanian club Universitatea Craiova despite winning the game, Spartak were knocked out 6–4 on aggregate. [15]