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Chuma Emeka Uche Anene (born 14 May 1993) is a Norwegian
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a striker.


Early life

Anene was born in
Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
to parents of
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
n heritage, and grew up at the borough of
Holmlia Holmlia is a neighborhood in Oslo, Norway with around 12,000 residents. It is located in the south-western part of Søndre Nordstrand, the southernmost borough in Oslo. The neighborhood is served by Holmlia Station on the Østfold Line, which ...
, and played at the same team as players like
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,
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, Mathis Bolly,
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,
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and
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.


Club career

Anene was brought to
Vålerenga Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for i ...
from
Holmlia SK Holmlia Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sportsclub from the multi-cultural borough of Holmlia in Oslo, with sections for football, handball, floorball and futsal. The men's football team plays in the 4. divisjon from 2013, having last played in the ...
at the age of 16. He signed a professional contract at Vålerenga before the 2012 season, after making the debut in the 2011 season. He can play both as a striker and winger in Vålerenga's playing style. At 27 November 2011, he scored his first goal in
Tippeligaen Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...
against Stabæk. During the first half of the 2013 season, Anene played four matches for Vålerenga in the Tippeligaen. In August 2013 he joined Stabæk, then a second-tier team, on loan to the end of the season, with an option to buy. He scored a goal in his debut for Stabæk on 11 August 2013 when
Strømmen Strømmen is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Akershus county, Norway. It is about twenty kilometers east of Oslo, and considered part of Greater Oslo. It has around 11,400 residents. The town has its origins from floating lumber and sawmills ...
was beaten 3–2. In 2014, he signed for Ullensaker/Kisa. In the summer of 2015, he moved to the
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side
FC Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm ( ) is a professional association football, football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm, Russia, Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and in the Russian Premier League from 2004 ...
. On 20 September 2015, on his Amkar debut, he scored a goal, helping his new club to reach a 1–1 away draw against the defending champions
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. On 13 March 2017,
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announced that Anene had left the club to join
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side
FC Kairat Football Club Kairat () is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in 1955 and Kairat in 1956. ...
, with Kairat confirming the signing of Anene on a two-year contract two days later. On 4 September 2018, Anene signed for Danish club
FC Fredericia Fodbold Club Fredericia af 1991 (), simply known as FC Fredericia, is a professional association football club based in the town of Fredericia, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league syste ...
in the
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until the end of the year. But at the same time, he signed a pre-contract with
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club
FC Midtjylland Football Club Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which they ...
when his contract at Fredericia expired. This deal was made as a strategy between two clubs with a good cooperation, because Midtjylland did not get to sign him before the transfer window closed, so they made Fredericia sign him for them, so he could join Midtjylland later. But despite joining Midtjylland on 1 January 2019, he stayed at
FC Fredericia Fodbold Club Fredericia af 1991 (), simply known as FC Fredericia, is a professional association football club based in the town of Fredericia, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league syste ...
on loan for the rest of the season. On 29 March 2019, Midtjylland decided to recall him from Fredericia, and loan him out to Norwegian club
FK Jerv Fotballklubben Jerv is a Norwegian Association football, football club from Grimstad. ''Jerv'' is the Norwegian name for wolverine. They currently play in the Norwegian Second Division, 2. divisjon, the third tier of Norwegian football. History ...
. In August 2019 he moved on loan to
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...
, and made his first team debut coming on as a second-half substitute for Chris Porter in an
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second round tie against
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at
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on 27 August. He made his first start in a Crewe shirt on 3 September 2019 in an
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tie against
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at Gresty Road, and scored his first league goal on 14 September 2019, against
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at Gresty Road. In November 2019, Anene was withdrawn from two games as a precaution following a head injury sustained at Northampton Town, returning in December to score five goals in three games, including two in a 5-1 Crewe win at
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on 21 December.


International career

Anene has represented Norway at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-20 level.


Career statistics


Club


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anene, Chuma 1993 births Footballers from Oslo Norwegian people of Nigerian descent Living people Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norway men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Holmlia SK players Vålerenga Fotball players Ullensaker/Kisa IL players Stabæk Fotball players FK Rabotnichki players FC Amkar Perm players FC Kairat players FC Fredericia players FC Midtjylland players FK Jerv players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Sandefjord Fotball players Omonia Aradippou players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Macedonian First Football League players Russian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Danish 1st Division players English Football League players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus