# Dickson Nwakaeme

Dickson Nwakaeme Kabu (born 21 April 1986) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward for Daejeon Korail FC.

## Club career
### Halmstad BK

Nwakaeme professional debut is for Swedish first division Halmstad BK from 2008 to 2009. The "journeyman" forward played a huge role in destroying the defence and later on offered to a move to KuPS the end of the 2008/2009 season.

### KuPS

Nwakaeme played for the Finnish premier division team KuPS from 2009 to 2010. He made a big impact in his first match with KuPS, helping his team to a 3–0 victory over rivals RoPS Rovaniemi. He scored a goal and was voted player of the match at Magnum Areena. After KuPS' defeat of FC Inter Turku, FC Inter manager Job Dragtsma claimed that Nwakaeme was the best striker he had ever seen in the Veikkausliiga.

### Aalborg BK

Nwakaeme was loaned from Oulun Pallo to Aalborg BK from 1 September 2010 to 31 December 2010. He played seven matches and scored one goal.

### SLNA

In April 2012, Nwakaeme signed a five-month contract with Vietnamese League champions SLNA. He scored on his debut for SLNA, coming off the bench in the second half to score a 93rd-minute equalizer against Sai Gon Xuan Thanh in the 14th round of matches in the Super League. The game ended 2–2 and preserved SLNA's unbeaten start to the league. Nwakaeme refused to extend his contract with SLNA.

### Kelantan

In February 2013, Nwakaeme went on a trial with Malaysia Super League team Kelantan. After two weeks of trialling, he signed a one-year contract with the club. He made his debut playing against Maziya Sports & Recreation Club at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu during the 2013 AFC Cup campaign. On 13 April, in the club's fourth match of the AFC Cup his lone goal led Kelantan to an AFC Cup win over SHB Đà Nẵng.

### Pahang

In December 2013, Nwakaeme signed for Pahang together with Damion Stewart and Zeshan Rehman who had played for Fulham and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) respectively. On 8 March 2014, he scored his first score goal for Pahang FA after scoring twice against ATM FA and helping Pahang win the match. On 7 June 2014, he scored the winning goal against Felda United at the 2014 Malaysia FA Cup at Shah Alam Stadium. The goal brought the FA Cup to Kuantan after eight years of waiting. In 2014 Malaysia Cup, he scored two goals against JDT FC. The match brought the Malaysia Cup to Pahang, winning 5–3 on penalties after a draw in extra time.

### Angers SCO

In 2016, he signed for Ligue 1 club Angers SCO, having been released by Pahang earlier in the year. His debut for his new club on 24 September that year was memorable, as a substitute, he scored an own goal in a 1–2 defeat to AS Monaco in the league. Nwakaeme scored his first goal for Angers in a Coupe de France match against US Granville in January 2017, scoring the winner in a 2–1 result.
Nwakaeme was released by Angers in June 2017 after only one season.

### Return to Pahang

In January 2019, Nwakaeme rejoined Pahang FA. In the opening game of the 2019 Malaysia Super League, he scored twice in a 3–1 win over Kuala Lumpur FA.

## Honours

Kelantan
* FA Cup
   * Winners (1): 2013
* Malaysia Cup
   * Runner-up (1): 2013
Pahang
* Malaysia Cup
   * Winners (1): 2014
* FA Cup
   * Winners (1): 2014
* Malaysia Charity Shield
   * Runner-up (1): 2015

## Personal life

Dickson Nwakaeme is the older brother of Anthony Nwakaeme.