K. Nwakali · career
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
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 played54 not in squad· 56 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Harrogate Town | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A York | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | A Plymouth | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League One | H Burton Albion | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 13 | League Cup | H Fleetwood Town | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Bolton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Rotherham | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Huddersfield | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League One | H Reading | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League One | A Blackpool | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | H Brighton | 0-6 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Port Vale | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 30 | EFL Trophy | A Notts County | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League One | A Wycombe | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League One | A Bradford | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 21 | EFL Trophy | H Manchester United U21 | 5-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League One | H Rotherham | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H York | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | A Doncaster | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Lincoln | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League One | H Luton | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League One | A Stockport County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Port Vale | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | A Peterborough | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League One | A Exeter City | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League One | A Wigan | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 12 | FA Cup | A Liverpool | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League One | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League One | A Reading | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Stevenage | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 3 | League One | H Northampton | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Bolton | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Huddersfield | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 3 | League One | H Wycombe | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Cardiff | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League One | H Wigan | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Doncaster | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 3 | League One | A Burton Albion | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Plymouth | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Rotherham | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | League One | A Port Vale | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | League One | H Bradford | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| 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 |