Victor Anichebe

Victor Anichebe
Anichebe playing for Everton in 2011
Personal information
Full name Victor Chinedu Anichebe[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2006 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Everton 131 (18)
2013–2016 West Bromwich Albion 55 (6)
2016–2017 Sunderland 18 (3)
2017 Beijing Enterprises Group 11 (2)
Total 215 (29)
International career
2008 Nigeria U23 5 (2)
2008–2011 Nigeria 11 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Victor Chinedu Anichebe (born 23 April 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[4]

Early life

Anichebe was born in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria[5] but moved to Liverpool, Merseyside, England aged one. His family originally lived in Toxteth before settling in Crosby. He is the cousin of former professional football player Iffy Onuora,[6] Olympian Anyika Onuora and professional basketball player Chiz Onuora. He is also an Olympic silver medallist, competing for Nigeria in the 2008 Olympics.[7]

In March 2009, Anichebe received an apology from Cheshire Police when he was confronted for looking in a jeweller's window in Knutsford and his friend Lee Peltier of Liverpool handcuffed. Anichebe was on crutches due to injury at the time, and believed that the police took action because the pair are black.[8][9]

Club career

Everton

Anichebe playing for Everton in 2011

Anichebe made his reserve-team debut for Everton as a 15-year-old and his first-team debut less than two years later on 28 January 2006, as a substitute in the 89th minute of Everton's FA Cup fourth round tie against Chelsea, replacing Simon Davies. He signed his first professional contract with Everton, a two-year deal, in April 2006.[10] On 7 May 2006, he scored his first Premier League goal, against West Bromwich Albion.[11] He was awarded Everton's Reserve Player of the Season for the 2005–06 season.[12]

Anichebe scored his first two Premier League goals of the 2006–07 campaign in a 3–0 win against Newcastle United on 30 December 2006. His contract was extended by four years towards the end of the season as Everton qualified for the UEFA Cup. In the UEFA Cup, Anichebe scored four times, against Metalist Kharkiv, AEL, 1. FC Nürnberg and Brann of Norway after coming on as a late second-half substitute in many of the matches.[citation needed] At the end of the season, he was voted by Everton fans as their Young Player of the Season.[13]

On 22 February 2009, in a match against Newcastle United, a tackle from Kevin Nolan left Anichebe and unable to play for 11 months.[14] Nolan, who received a straight red card for the foul, later settled out of court when Anichebe sued for loss of earnings.[15] He returned to first team action in January 2010 in a 2–0 victory over Sunderland. His first goal on rejoining the squad came two months later in a 2–2 draw with Birmingham City. In January 2011, he signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Everton, along with teammate Séamus Coleman.[16]

Anichebe suffered a groin injury while on international duty in September and did not play for the rest of 2011.[17] He made his return as a second-half substitute on 1 January 2012, against West Bromwich Albion and scored in the 87th minute to give Everton a 1–0 away win.[18] He continued his comeback by coming off the bench to score the equaliser in a 1–1 with Aston Villa on 14 January.[19] Anichebe continued his goalscoring form by scoring his third goal of the season as a substitute in a 1–1 with Wigan Athletic on 4 February.[20] His appearance also meant he became Everton's most used substitute in the history of the club, breaking Duncan Ferguson's old record of 82.[21]

In his first Premier League start of the 2012–13 season, Anichebe scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Swansea City with a left-footed effort from close in.[22] He then missed a number of games due to an hamstring injury, but returned in December to score a header to level the match against West Ham United at 1–1.[23] Everton went on to win 2–1.[24] He provided two assists during the festive season before scoring the winner against Newcastle United on 2 January 2013.[25]

In February, Anichebe scored his first goal in the FA Cup of his Everton career against Oldham Athletic in a match which ended 2–2.[26] In the second half of the season, he was used as Everton's main striker due to his impressive displays and the drop in form of Nikica Jelavić.[27] In late March, Anichebe said he wanted to finish the season with a goal tally in double figures, but he finished with 8 goals from 32 matches, still the most he has scored in a single season in his career.[28]

West Bromwich Albion

On 2 September 2013, Anichebe transferred to West Bromwich Albion in a deal which could rise to £6 million.[29] On 2 February, Anichebe scored his second league goal against Liverpool to earn West Brom a point. On 11 February, he came on as a substitute and scored against Chelsea to earn West Brom a point.[30]

On 18 May 2016, it was announced Anichebe and Stéphane Sessègnon would leave West Brom at the end of the 2015–16 season.[31]

Sunderland

On 2 September 2016, Anichebe signed a one-year contract with Sunderland to play under manager David Moyes, the club's ninth signing of the summer.[32][33] His first goal for the club came on 5 November 2016, when he scored in a 2–1 win against AFC Bournemouth, as Sunderland came from behind—with ten men—to secure their first win of the 2016–17 Premier League season.[34] He followed that up in the next match, on 19 November 2016, when he scored two goals in a 3–0 home win against Hull City.[35] His performances in November earned him a nomination for the PFA Fans Player of the Month award.[36]

Beijing Enterprises Group

On 23 June 2017, Anichebe joined Chinese club Beijing Enterprises Group after he was released by Sunderland.[37]

International career

Anichebe playing for Nigeria in 2008

Anichebe made his debut for Nigeria on 26 March 2008 in an Olympic games qualifying match against South Africa. Anichebe came off the substitutes' bench to score the final goal in a 3–0 victory for Nigeria. He made his first start for Nigeria alongside fellow Everton player Yakubu in a friendly against Austria on 27 May 2008 being replaced at half-time.[38]

Anichebe was selected to represent Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On 10 August 2008, he scored Nigeria's second goal in their match against Japan. Nigeria eventually reached the final, which they lost 1–0 to Argentina, with Anichebe receiving a silver medal.[39]

Anichebe was not selected on the final 23-man roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa despite a good performance[40] during a friendly against Saudi Arabia. He scored his first senior team goal in the March 2011 friendly against Kenya. Anichebe suffered a groin injury during a 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Madagascar in September 2011, with Nigeria head coach Samson Siasia blaming the poor pitch.[17] The Super Eagles won the match 2–0 but would miss out on qualification for the tournament one month later, with the injured Anichebe unable to take part in the deciding group match against Guinea.[41]

In October 2012, Anichebe announced he was focusing on his form for club side Everton, rather than on earning a return to the Nigerian team. He was subsequently omitted from the squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, a tournament which Nigeria won. In May 2013, Anichebe temporarily retired from international football to concentrate on his club career. However, he said he would return to international football in the future.[42]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[43][44]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2005–06 Premier League 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2006–07 Premier League 19 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 23 4
2007–08 Premier League 27 1 1 0 4 0 9 4 41 5
2008–09 Premier League 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 22 1
2009–10 Premier League 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
2010–11 Premier League 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2011–12 Premier League 12 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 16 6
2012–13 Premier League 26 6 4 1 2 1 0 0 32 8
2013–14 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 131 18 16 1 10 3 11 4 168 26
West Bromwich Albion 2013–14 Premier League 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 3
2014–15 Premier League 21 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 23 6
2015–16 Premier League 10 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
Total 55 6 5 3 3 0 0 0 63 9
Sunderland 2016–17 Premier League 18 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 3
Beijing Enterprises Group 2017 China League One 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Career total 215 29 21 4 14 3 11 4 261 40

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[45]
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2008 4 0
2010 1 0
2011 6 1
Total 11 1
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anichebe goal.
List of international goals scored by Victor Anichebe[45]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2011 National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria 7  Kenya 2–0 3–0 Friendly

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