Rodney Celvin

Rodney Celvin
Personal information
Full name Rodney Celvin Akwensivie[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996
Place of birth Sarawak, Malaysia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 PKNS
Number 3
Youth career
2013–2016 Sarawak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Sarawak 12 (0)
2018– PKNS 16 (0)
National team‡
2018– Malaysia U-23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2018

Rodney Celvin Akwensivie (/ˈrɒdnɪ/; born 25 November 1996) is a Malaysian-Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for PKNS in the Malaysia Super League.[2][3]

International career

Malaysia U23

On March 2016, Akwensivie received his first call-up to the Malaysia U23s for the centralised training camp as a preparation for friendly match against Philippines U23s and Nepal U23s.[4]Rodney was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the 2018 Asian Games.[5]On 20 August 2018, he made his international debut for Malaysia U23s against Bahrain. In that match, he came on as a substitute, and Malaysia loss 2-3.

Personal life

Akwensivie was born in Serian, Sarawak to a Bidayuh mother and a Ghanaian-Malaysian father.[6] He also has a brother, Abbel who plays for Sarawak.

Club statistics

As of 30 Septeamber 2018.[7][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sarawak 2016 Malaysia Super League 600020–80
2017 Malaysia Super League 600040–100
Total 120006000180
PKNS 2018 Malaysia Super League 1606150–271
Total 160615000271
Career total 2806111000451

References

  1. 1 2 "Rodney Akwensivie Profile". Football Malaysia. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sarawak banking on youngsters to deliver the goods". thestar.com.my. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "28 Pemain kibar cabaran Sarawak diperkenal". utusanborneo.com.my. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Senarai 30 Pemain Ke Kem Latihan Pusat Skuad Projek Sukan Sea 2017". Football Association of Malaysia Official Website. Football Association of Malaysia. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Senarai Akhir 20 Pemain Skuad B-23 Kebangsaan ke Sukan Asia 2018 di Jakarta & Palembang, Indonesia" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Meet Sarawak's young defender who qualifies to play for Malaysia and Ghana. FourFourTwo. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rodney Celvin Akwinsivie Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rodney Celvin Akwinsivie". Soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.


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