Stanley Obinna Anaebonam (born 14 April 1999) is a Norwegian footballer who most plays as a winger or a forward for Northern Premier League Division One West club Stafford Rangers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Obinna Anaebonam | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1999 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stafford Rangers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | IK Start | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | AFC Wulfrunians | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Solihull United | 27 | (14) |
| 2020 | Redditch United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Shelbourne | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | Truro City | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Hednesford Town | 10 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Stourbridge | 19 | (9) |
| 2023 | Hereford | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Stourbridge | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Stafford Rangers | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 24 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editAnaebonam began his career in his native Norway with the youth team of IK Start,[1] before moving to England in 2016 and featuring for Midland League Premier Division club AFC Wulfrunians during the 2017–18 season.[2]
Anaebonam then moved to National League club Solihull Moors, but never made an appearance for the club as he predominantly featured for their academy team Solihull United in the Midland League. In October 2020, he made an appearance for Wem Town in the West Midlands (Regional) League, scoring a goal in a 2–2 draw.[3] In January 2020, he moved to Southern League Premier Division Central club Redditch United,[4] but was soon back at Solihull.
On 4 September 2021, Anaebonam signed for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne.[5] He made three appearances as Shelbourne won the league title and earned promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division at the first attempt since their relegation in the previous season. In November 2021, he agreed a deal to remain at the club for the 2022 season.[6] However in July 2022, Shelbourne announced that he had left the club, after making nine substitute appearances.[7]
After leaving Shelbourne, Anaebonam returned to England to join Southern League Premier Division South club Truro City ahead of the 2022–23 season. After spending two months at the Cornwall-based club, on 14 October 2022, Anaebonam joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Hednesford Town. He again spent just two months at Hednesford before joining league rivals Stourbridge on 11 December 2022, where he saw the remainder of the season out.[2][8]
On 7 June 2023, newly promoted National League North club Rushall Olympic announced they had signed Anaebonam,[9] but two weeks later, on 22 June 2023, he had signed for Hereford, also of the National League North.[10][11] He made his debut as a substitute in the opening league fixture of the season, and his full debut in the opening home league fixture of the season. He was released by Hereford at the end of August 2023, after making five appearances.[12]
On 5 September 2023, it was announced that Anaebonam had rejoined Stourbridge.[13]
In March 2024, Anaebonam joined Bromsgrove Sporting.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 22 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Wulfrunians | 2017–18[15] | Midland League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Solihull United | 2018–19[16] | Midland League Division Two | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1[c] | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20[17] | Midland League Division Two | 20 | 9 | — | — | 6[d] | 7 | 26 | 16 | |||
| Total | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 23 | ||
| Shelbourne | 2021[18] | League of Ireland First Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022[18] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Truro City | 2022–23[19] | Southern League Premier Division South |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Hednesford Town | 2022–23[19] | Southern League Premier Division Central |
10 | 2 | — | — | 3[e] | 2 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Stourbridge | 2022–23[19] | Southern League Premier Division Central |
19 | 9 | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | |||
| Hereford | 2023–24[18] | National League North | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Stourbridge | 2023–24[19] | Southern League Premier Division Central |
7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Bromsgrove Sporting | 2023–24[19] | Southern League Premier Division Central |
6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Stafford Rangers | 2024–25[20] | Northern Premier League Division One West |
9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 103 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 126 | 38 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup, FA Cup
- ^ One appearance in JW Hunt Cup; one appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Birmingham Saturday Vase
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in Les James Challenge Cup; four appearances and six goals in Birmingham Saturday Vase
- ^ Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy; one appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
edit- ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Obinna Stanley Anaebonam – Profil". fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Glassboys bring in Stanley Obinna Anaebonam from Hednesford Town!". stourbridgefc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Oct 31, Wem Town 2 Pershore Town 88 2 | West Midlands (Regional) League". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Reds call for Ben Stokes' help!". Redditch Standard. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ @shelsfc (4 September 2021). "New signing! Shelbourne can confirm the signing of forward Stanley Anaebonam!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Stanley Anaebonam re-signs for Shels for 2022". Shelbourne FC. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "SFC team news | Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne". Shelbourne FC. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Hednesford Town Football Club – Obinna Anaebonam joins Pitmen". hednesfordtownfc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "RUSHALL OLYMPIC FC, SOMETHING SPECIAL IS HAPPENING: SMILES ALL ROUND AS STANLEY SIGNS". rofc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "NEWS | Bulls' Bring in Stanley Anaebonam | Hereford FC – The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ @rofcofficial (22 June 2023). "We're disappointed that despite agreeing a deal with us, Stanley Anaebonam has decided not to join our club" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "NEWS | Barkers and Obinna Depart | Hereford FC – The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Stan returns to the Glassboys!". stourbridgefc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "NEW ADDITION: Stan's The Man – Anaebonam". bromsgrovesporting.co.uk. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Stanley Anaebonam player stats | Midland Football League". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Stanley Anaebonam player stats | Midland Football League". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Stanley Anaebonam player stats | Midland Football League". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Stanley Anaebonam at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Stanley Obinna Anaebonam | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Stafford Rangers | Appearances | Stanley Anaebonam". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at Hereford
- Stanley Anaebonam at Soccerbase
- Stanley Anaebonam at Soccerway
- Stanley Anaebonam at WorldFootball.net