Daniel Nwoke (born 16 June 1983 in

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, ...

) is a Nigerian retired professional footballer who is last known to have played for

Qormi Qormi (, , ), also known by its title Città Pinto, is a city in the Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region of Malta, southwest of Valletta in the centre of the island. It has a population of 16,324 (as of March 2018), making it Malta's fifth-la ...

of the

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from 2011 to 2012.

Career

Malta

Journeying to Malta for the prevalence of football opportunities there in 2001, Nwoke trialed for

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that year, which proved unsuccessful.Nwoke drives Floriana forward
Times of Malta Nwoke was on the verge of taking up a contract with Pieta Hotspurs in 2005, but the deal fell through. Attracting foreign interest through his time with

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, the Nigerian concluded a move to

in 2011, bagging four goals in his first 2 outings and earning the Player of the Month award for January before parting ways with the club in early 2012.

Finland

On trial with

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, then of the Finnish

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in 2006, Nwoke extended his contract in 2008, parting ways with the club in 2009 and trialling with

Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; ; ; or ''Croneburgum'') is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme. It is located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Vanajavesi, Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is appr ...

in 2012.

References

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Nwoke lands Msida semi-final berth
* Finnish Wikipedia Page * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Lagos Men's association football forwards Nigerian men's footballers Naxxar Lions F.C. players Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. players Tampere United players Tampereen Pallo-Veikot players PK-35 Vantaa (men) players Floriana F.C. players Qormi F.C. players Maltese Premier League players Maltese Challenge League players Veikkausliiga players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub