Daniel Nwoke (born 16 June 1983 in Nigeria) is a Nigerian retired professional footballer who is last known to have played for Qormi of the Maltese Premier League from 2011 to 2012.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Chimezie Nwoke | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nitel FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Naxxar Lions | 17 | (9) |
| 2002–2007 | Msida Saint-Joseph | 112 | (76) |
| 2007–2008 | Tampere United | 26 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | TPV Tampere | ||
| 2010 | PK-35 Vantaa | 17 | (7) |
| 2011 | Floriana | 12 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | Qormi | 9 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Malta
Journeying to Malta for the prevalence of football opportunities there in 2001, Nwoke trialed for Birkirkara that year which proved unsuccessful.[1]
Nwoke was on the verge of taking up contract with Pieta Hotspurs in 2005 but the deal fell through.[2]
Attracting foreign interest through his time with Msida,[3] the Nigerian concluded a move to Qormi in 2011,[4] bagging four goals in his first 2 outings[1] and earning the Player of the Month award for January.[5] before parting ways with the club in early 2012.[6]
Finland
On trial with Tampere United, then of the Finnish Veikkausliiga in 2006,[7]Nwoke extended his contract in 2008,[8] parting ways with the club in 2009 and trialling with Hämeenlinna in 2012.[9]