.jpg) Esiti with Gent | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| 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– | Ferencváros | 36 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2019 | |||
Anderson Esiti (born 24 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian NB I club Ferencváros and the Nigeria national team.[1]
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]
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]
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | — | 53 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 250 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 3 | ||