{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1976)}} {{notability|1=Sport|date=May 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Peter Anosike |image = |full_name = Peter Ikechukwu Anosike |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|24|df=yes}} |birth_place = Nigeria |height = |position = Forward |currentclub = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = {{0|0000}}–1996 |clubs1 = AA Gent |caps1 = 2 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 1996–1997 |clubs2 = Deinze |years3 = 1997 |clubs3 = Perth Glory |caps3 = 5 |goals3 = 1 |years4 = 1999 |clubs4 = Hougang United }}
'''Peter Ikechukwu Anosike''' {{Audio|Ig-Peter Ikechukwu Anosike.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (born 24 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
==Club career== Anosike started his career with Belgian top flight side AA Gent, where he made two league appearances without scoring.<ref name="net">{{WorldFootball.net|peter-anosike}}</ref> On 21 October 1995, he debuted for AA Gent during a 3–0 loss to Anderlecht.<ref name="net"/> In 1996, he signed for Deinze in the Belgian second tier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/beerschot_t-19960801-Z0CF7U.html|title=BEERSCHOT|date=August 1996 |publisher=lesoir.be}}</ref>
In 1997, Anosike signed for Australian club Perth Glory, where he scored a scissor kick on debut against West Adelaide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round08.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150211063701/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9798/Round08.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 February 2015|title=1997/1998 Season Round 08 Results|publisher=ozfootball.net (Archived)}}</ref> Before the 1999 season, Anosike signed for Hougang United in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sing99.html|website=RSSSF|title=Singapore 1999}}</ref>
==International career== Anosike represented Nigeria at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, helping them win it and scoring the winning goal during the final against Ghana.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.completesports.com/unfulfilled-dreams-9-nigerian-wonderkids-faded-bright-starts/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200611005709/https://www.completesports.com/unfulfilled-dreams-9-nigerian-wonderkids-faded-bright-starts/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2020|title=UNFULFILLED DREAMS: 9 Nigerian Wonderkids Who Faded After Bright Starts|newspaper=Complete Sports}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|peter-anosike}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anosike, Peter}} Category:1976 births Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Challenger Pro League players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Category:Hougang United FC players Category:KAA Gent players Category:KMSK Deinze players Category:Living people Category:National Soccer League (Australia) players Category:Nigeria men's youth international footballers Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:Perth Glory FC players Category:Singapore Premier League players
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