Simeon Nwankwo

Simeon Nwankwo
Personal information
Full name Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo
Date of birth (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992
Place of birth Onitsha, Nigeria
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Crotone
Number 25
Youth career
Guo FC
Portimonense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Portimonense 55 (17)
2013–2016 Gil Vicente 88 (29)
2016– Crotone 44 (10)
National team‡
2018– Nigeria 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:18, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Simeon "Simy" Tochukwu Nwankwo (born 7 May 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Crotone in the Serie B.[2]

Club career

On July 2016 he was acquired by the new Serie A team Crotone.[3]

On 19 April 2018 he scored a goal with an overhead kick in the incredible 1–1 draw against Juventus.[4][5]

International career

In May 25th 2018 "Simy" was called up to the Nigerian camp by Rohr in preparation for the world Cup, On 28th of May, He made his international debut in the 1–1 draw against Dr Congo.[6] In June 2018 he was named in Nigeria's final 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[7] He made his first appearance at the tournament against Croatia where he came in as a second half substitute which Nigeria lost 2–0.[8] He also played as substistute in the 2–1 defeat against Argentina who eliminated Nigeria from the World Cup.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2018[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portimonense 2011–12 LigaPro 23581——316
2012–13 321251——3713
Total 551713200006819
Gil Vicente 2013–14 Primeira Liga 15060——210
2014–15 30962——3611
2015–16 LigaPro 432030——4620
Total 8829152000010331
Crotone 2016–17 Serie A 21311——224
2017–18 23710——247
Total 44102100004611
Career total 18756305000021761

International

As of 26 June 2018[12]
Nigeria
YearAppsGoals
201840
Total40

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2018. p. 19.
  2. ↑ "Simy Nwankwo :: Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo :: Crotone". www.calciozz.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nuovo acquisto in casa rossoblù: arriva Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo - ilRossoBlu.it". ilRossoBlu.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Crotone, Simy dopo la rovesciata: "Io come CR7? C'ho provato. Dimostrato di credere nella salvezza" - Mediagol". Mediagol (in Italian). 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  5. ↑ "VIDEO Simy, pazzesco gol in rovesciata. Il Crotone pareggia con la Juventus. Bicicletta alla Cristiano Ronaldo". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  6. ↑ admin. "Simeon Nwankwo: It was good Super Eagles debut but I have to do more | SCORE NIGERIA". scorenigeria.com.ng. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria World Cup squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  8. ↑ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Croatia - Nigeria - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  9. ↑ "RECAP: Late-game heroics salvage Argentina's World Cup hopes, eliminates Nigeria". FOX Sports. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  10. ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2018: Argentina beat Nigeria 2-1 to reach round of 16 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  11. ↑ Simeon Nwankwo at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Simeon Nwankwo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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