DONE DEAL: Nwakali complete move to SD Ponferradina's

Nigerian Kelechi Nwakali joins SD Ponferradina squad as a new midfielder to continue his career in LaLiga SmartBank, in which he has competed in the last two seasons for AD Alcorcón and SD Huesca, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Kelechi began his career at the Diamond Football Academy in his country. His qualities caught the attention of Arsenal FC, who signed him for their under-23 team in 2016. Later, he played on loan at MVV Maastrich in the second division of the Netherlands and at VVV Venlo, with whom he competed in the Dutch top flight.

In the 2018/2019 campaign he experienced a new assignment, in this case to FC Porto, who enrolled him in his subsidiary team. For the following year he separated from Arsenal FC and began his stage in Spanish football. SD Huesca incorporated him for a project that would end with promotion to LaLiga Santander.

After making his debut in the top flight in the 20/21 season, in the winter market of that year he joined AD Alcorcón on loan, where he became a regular starter and participated in 18 games. Last season, back at SD Huesca, he took part in 19 league games and 2 Copa del Rey games. In addition, he is an absolute international with Nigeria.