Izuchukwu Anthony
Nigerian footballer
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Izuchukwu Jude Anthony ⓘ (born 3 November 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club Akritas Chlorakas.
Full name
Izuchukwu Jude Anthony
Date of birth
3 November 1997
Place of birth
Abia State, Nigeria
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Izuchukwu Jude Anthony | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Abia State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Akritas Chlorakas | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| GBS Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Haugesund | 15 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Jerv (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2019 | Nest-Sotra | 26 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Spartak Trnava | 32 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Khaleej | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Radnički Kragujevac | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | Nantong Zhiyun | 28 | (3) |
| 2025– | Akritas Chlorakas | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Nigeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2021 | |||
Club career
On 30 January 2016, Anthony signed a three-year contract with Haugesund.[1]
On 20 August 2022, Anthony joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej on a one-year deal.[2]
On 20 January 2024, Anthony signed with Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 December 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Haugesund | 2016 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Jerv (loan) | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Nest-Sotra | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Spartak Trnava | 2019–20 | Slovak First Football League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Slovak First Football League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Slovak First Football League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Al-Khaleej | 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| Akritas Chlorakas | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 178 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 5 | ||
