Peter Ikechukwu Anosike (born 24 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Anosike started his career with Belgian top flight side

AA Gent Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (, English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname ' ( en, The Buffalos), is a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football ...

, where he made two league appearances without scoring. On 21 October 1995, he debuted for

during a 3–0 loss to

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as th ...

. In 1996, he signed for

Deinze Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Lei ...

in the Belgian second tier. In 1997, Anosike signed for Australian club

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

, where he scored a scissor kick on debut against West Adelaide. Before the 1999 season, Anosike signed for

Hougang United Hougang United Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League. History Hougang United Football Club was founded as Marine Castle United Football Club, which was formed by Newcastle Uni ...

in Singapore.

International career

Anosike represented

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya 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 G ...

at the

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fifth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993. Players born after 1 August 1976 were a ...

, helping them win it and scoring the winning goal during the final against

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

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* 1979 births Men's association football forwards Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Singapore Expatriate soccer players in Australia Hougang United FC players K.A.A. Gent players K.M.S.K. Deinze players Living people National Soccer League (Australia) players Nigeria men's youth international footballers Nigerian expatriate footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Nigerian footballers Perth Glory FC players Singapore Premier League players {{Nigeria-footy-bio-stub