Chukwuemeka Paul "Emeka" Nnamani (born 4 November 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Danish 1st Division club Nykøbing FC, on loan from Nordsjælland. Born in Denmark, he is of Nigerian descent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chukwuemeka Paul Nnamani | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Rødovre, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Nykøbing (on loan from Nordsjælland) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2012 | Islev BK[1] | ||
| 2012–2020 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Nordsjælland | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Nykøbing (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2018 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:14, 1 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Nnamani was born in Rødovre, and joined the Nordsjælland academy at U11 level.[2] He attended Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium during his time at the academy where he graduated in 2020.[2] He finished as the top goalscorer in the 2019–20 U19 League with 14 goals.[3]
He made his Danish Superliga debut for Nordsjælland on 22 November 2020 in a game against AaB.[4]
On 1 February 2022, Nnamani joined 1st Division club Nykøbing on loan for the rest of the season.[1] He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 February in a 2–0 loss away against Helsingør.[5] Nnamani scored his first professional goal on 18 March in a 4–1 home loss to AC Horsens after coming on at half-time in a man of the match performance.[6][7]