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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Diósgyőr | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Leixões | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Leixões | 36 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Estoril | 44 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Gent | 77 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | PAOK | 37 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Göztepe (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Ferencváros | 36 | (2) |
| 2025–2025 | Zalaegerszeg | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Diósgyőr | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 December 2025 | |||
Anderson Esiti (born 24 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian NB I club Diósgyőr and the Nigeria national team.[1]
Club career
[edit source]Born on 24 May 1994, in Warri, Esiti took his first steps in Football Academy Bobbies United. In 2012 he made his trip to Europe to join Leixões. After a few games with the second-string team, he was promoted to the senior side of the club, and played 45 matches. His overall performance caught the eye of José Mário Branco, technical director of Estoril at the time and they signed him. He fit right at in his new team. He remained there for two seasons, featuring in 57 appearances. He established himself as one of the leading midfielders in the league and attracted interest from various clubs around Europe. Eventually he signed with Gent making a total of 95 appearances in all competitions.[2]
On 25 July 2019, PAOK confirmed the arrival of Esiti, who signed a four-year contract with the club. The transfer fee paid to Gent was €3.5 million. He was to fill a gap in defensive midfield for PAOK as the midfielders Jose Canas and Yevhen Shakhov, key members of the PAOK squad, had already left the club this summer. In the 2018–19 season, Esiti made 30 appearances for Gent across all competitions.[3][4]
In his first match with PAOK after his return from the loan to Göztepe, in a friendly match against Volos, Esiti scored his first goal for PAOK.[5]
Ferencváros
[edit source]In February 2022, Esiti moved to Hungarian club Ferencváros. PAOK retained a percentage in their rights in the event of a resale.[6][7]
On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[8][9]
On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[10] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[11][12]
On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.[13][14]
Zalaegerszeg
[edit source]On 9 January 2025, Esiti moved from Hungarian club Ferencváros to Zalaegerszeg.[15][16]
Career statistics
[edit source]Club
[edit source]- As of 19 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leixões | 2013–14 | LigaPro | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | ||
| Estoril | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 57 | 0 | |||
| Gent | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 95 | 0 | ||||
| PAOK | 2019–20 | Superleague Greece | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 62 | 0 | ||||
| Göztepe (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Ferencváros | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[f] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[g] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | — | 60 | 2 | ||||
| Zalaegerszeg | 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Diósgyőr | 2025–26 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 270 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Belgian Cup, Greek Football Cup, Magyar Kupa
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit source]- Ferencvárosi TC
- PAOK
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Profile of Anderson Esiti". Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ↑ "Παίκτης του Δικεφάλου ο Εσίτι". 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε Εσίτι ο ΠΑΟΚ". 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "Anderson Esiti joins Greek Champions PAOK Saloniki". 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "Εσίτι: "Χαρούμενος που είμαι πίσω και για το πρώτο μου γκολ"" [Esiti: "I am happy to be back and I am happy for my first goal"]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fradi: Görögországból is jöhet egy új igazolás, középpályásról tárgyalnak". 8 February 2022.
- ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ: Αποχαιρετά ο Εσίτι!". 12 February 2022.
- ↑ nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ↑ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ferencváros vs. Kisvárda - 20 April 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row". 20 April 2024.
- ↑ FC, PAKSI (15 May 2024). "KUPAGYŐZTESEK LETTÜNK!". paksifc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ↑ "Defeat in the MOL Hungarian Cup final". www.fradi.hu. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ↑ "Anderson Esiti ZTE színekben!" (in Hungarian). 9 January 2025.
- ↑ "Anderson Esiti távozik" (in Hungarian). 9 January 2025.
- ↑ "Összejött a duplázás: a bajnokság után a Magyar Kupa is a Ferencvárosé!". Nemzeti Sport. 11 May 2022.
External links
[edit source]- Anderson Esiti at WorldFootball.net
- Anderson Esiti at PAOKFC.gr
- Anderson Esiti at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Super League Greece players
- Süper Lig players
- Leixões S.C. players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- KAA Gent players
- PAOK FC players
- Göztepe S.K. footballers
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- Zalaegerszegi TE players
- Diósgyőri VTK players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Warri
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen