Anderson Esiti

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Anderson Esiti
Esiti with Gent
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 13
Youth career
2013–2014 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Leixões 36 (0)
2014–2016 Estoril 44 (0)
2016–2019 Gent 77 (0)
2019–2022 PAOK 37 (0)
2021 → Göztepe (loan) 20 (1)
2022– Ferencváros 36 (2)
International career‡
2015– Nigeria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2019

Anderson Esiti (born 24 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian NB I club Ferencváros and the Nigeria national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

Born on 24 May 1994, in Warri, Esiti took his first steps in Football Academy Bobbies United. In 2012 he made his trip to Europe to join Leixões. After a few games with the second-string team, he was promoted to the senior side of the club, and played 45 matches. His overall performance caught the eye of José Mário Branco, technical director of Estoril at the time and they signed him. He fit right at in his new team. He remained there for two seasons, featuring in 57 appearances. He established himself as one of the leading midfielders in the league and attracted interest from various clubs around Europe. Eventually he signed with Gent making a total of 95 appearances in all competitions.[2]

On 25 July 2019, PAOK confirmed the arrival of Esiti, who signed a four-year contract with the club. The transfer fee paid to Gent was €3.5 million. He was to fill a gap in defensive midfield for PAOK as the midfielders Jose Canas and Yevhen Shakhov, key members of the PAOK squad, had already left the club this summer. In the 2018–19 season, Esiti made 30 appearances for Gent across all competitions.[3][4]

In his first match with PAOK after his return from the loan to Göztepe, in a friendly match against Volos, Esiti scored his first goal for PAOK.[5]

Ferencváros[edit]

In February 2022, Esiti moved to Hungarian club Ferencváros. PAOK retained a percentage in their rights in the event of a resale.[6][7]

On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[8][9]

On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[10] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[11][12]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 15 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leixões 2013–14 LigaPro 36 0 3 0 7 0 — — 46 0
Estoril 2014–15 Primeira Liga 17 0 1 0 3 0 5[c] 0 — 26 0
2015–16 25 0 3 0 1 0 — — 29 0
2016–17 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Total 44 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 — 57 0
Gent 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 25 0 2 0 — 8[c] 0 — 35 0
2017–18 26 0 3 0 — 1[c] 0 — 30 0
2018–19 26 0 4 0 — 0 0 — 30 0
Total 77 0 9 0 — 9 0 — 95 0
PAOK 2019–20 Superleague Greece 21 0 4 0 — 4[d] 0 — 29 0
2020–21 9 0 0 0 — 4[d] 0 — 13 0
2021–22 11 0 1 0 — 8[e] 0 — 20 0
Total 41 0 5 0 — 16 0 — 62 0
Göztepe (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 20 1 0 0 — — — 20 1
Ferencváros 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 9 1 3 0 — 0 0 — 12 1
2022–23 21 1 1 0 — 13[f] 0 — 35 1
2023–24 2 0 0 0 — 4 0 — 6 0
Total 32 2 4 0 — 17 0 — 53 2
Career total 250 3 25 0 11 0 47 0 0 0 333 3
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Belgian Cup, Greek Football Cup, Magyar Kupa
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  6. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Ferencvárosi TC
PAOK

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Profile of Anderson Esiti". Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Παίκτης του Δικεφάλου ο Εσίτι". 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Εσίτι ο ΠΑΟΚ". 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Anderson Esiti joins Greek Champions PAOK Saloniki". 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Εσίτι: "Χαρούμενος που είμαι πίσω και για το πρώτο μου γκολ"" [Esiti: "I am happy to be back and I am happy for my first goal"]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Fradi: Görögországból is jöhet egy új igazolás, középpályásról tárgyalnak". 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Αποχαιρετά ο Εσίτι!". 12 February 2022.
  8. ^ nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Ferencváros vs. Kisvárda - 20 April 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row". 20 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Összejött a duplázás: a bajnokság után a Magyar Kupa is a Ferencvárosé!". Nemzeti Sport. 11 May 2022.

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