Kelechi Nwakali

Nwakali was named in the provisional squad for the Nigeria U17 side before the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup but did not make the final squad. However, coming into the 2015 U-17 World Cup he was named captain as he led his country to the title, winning the Golden Ball Award along the way. On Christmas Day 2021 he was called up to Senior team that will participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon which was postponed to 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of match played 22 July 2023

Arsenal

Nwakali started his career at the Diamond Football Academy, Nigeria. After his fine performances at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which he won the Golden Ball Award, he signed with English Premier League side Arsenal.

MVV Maastricht (loan)

On 16 September 2016, it was announced that Nwakali had signed for Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht on loan for the season. He then made his professional debut for the side the same day against Jong Ajax. He came on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Thomas Verheijdt as MVV won 1–0.

VVV-Venlo (loan)

On 29 August 2017, Nwakali joined Dutch side VVV-Venlo on loan for the first 6 months of the 2017–18 Eredivisie season. On 10 September 2017 Nwakali scored on his Eredivisie debut against FC Groningen, scoring a stoppage time equaliser in a 1–1 draw. After the initial six-month loan deal expired, Nwakali elected to leave Venlo and return to MVV Maastricht for the second half of the season.

Return to MVV Maastricht (loan)

On 24 January 2018, Nwakali returned to Maastricht on loan for the second half of the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie season, having played just 380 minutes of Eredivisie football with Venlo.

Porto B (loan)

Nwakali signed on loan for FC Porto on 18 July 2018, and was assigned to Porto B ahead of the 2018–19 LigaPro season. In March 2019, he was stuck in Nigeria due to issues with his visa.

Huesca

On 2 September 2019, Nwakali joined Spanish Segunda División side…

Nigeria U17

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2015 Individual

FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball: 2015