Peter Anosike

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|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

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Peter Ikechukwu Anosike (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.{{WorldFootball.net|peter-anosike}} On 21 October 1995, he debuted for AA Gent during a 3–0 loss to Anderlecht. In 1996, he signed for Deinze in the Belgian second tier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/beerschot_t-19960801-Z0CF7U.html|title=BEERSCHOT|publisher=lesoir.be}}

In 1997, Anosike signed for Australian club Perth Glory, where he scored a scissor kick on debut against West Adelaide.{{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)}} Before the 1999 season, Anosike signed for Hougang United in Singapore.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sing99.html|website=RSSSF|title=Singapore 1999}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.completesports.com/unfulfilled-dreams-9-nigerian-wonderkids-faded-bright-starts/|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|publisher=completesports.com (Archived)}}