Kelechi Nwakali

Central · Barnsley · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.

Career report

Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/245 clubs

The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2024/25) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 144 appearances, 7 goals and 8 assists.

His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Ponferradina — Season rating 37, 1 goal and 4 assists in 36 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 31 points at Ponferradina. Form has slipped 26 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 26 Season points.

Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Primeira Liga) and kept playing — 33 games that season.

By season

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Rating	Season
2025/26	Barnsley	4	0	0	25	0
2024/25	Barnsley	34	1	0	37	10
2023/24	Chaves	33	1	4	57	34
2022/23	Ponferradina	36	1	4	64	37
2021/22	Huesca	19	0	0	57	6
2020/21	Huesca	5	0	0	63	1
2020/21	Alcorcon	18	4	0	62	25
2019/20	Huesca	5	0	0	—	—
2018/19	FC Porto B	16	0	0	—	—
2017/18	MVVLoan	16	4	0	—	—
2017/18	VVV VenloLoan	9	1	0	—	—
2016/17	MVV	29	2	0	—	—

International

Side	Season	Competition	Apps	G
Nigeria	2021/22	Africa Cup of Nations	3	0
Nigeria U23	2019/20	CAF U23 Cup of Nations	3	1
Nigeria U17	2015/16	FIFA U17 World Cup	7	3

Honours

FIFA U17 World Cup×2Segunda División×2

By competition

Competition	Apps	Min	G	A	Rating
League One	4	56	0	0	6.5

Schedule · 2025/26

4 played· 56 min, 0g 0a

Date	Competition	Opponent	Res	Status	Min	Rating
Apr 21	League One	A Stevenage	0-1	Played	18	6.9
Apr 25	League One	A Luton	1-2	Played	20	6.7
Apr 28	League One	A Northampton	1-0	Played	10	6.3
May 2	League One	H Stockport County	1-3	Played	8	6.3