Frank Temile

Frank Temile (born 15 July 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Premier League. He plays as a striker.

Frank Temile
Personal information
Full name Frank Temile
Date of birth (1990-07-15) 15 July 1990
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sliema Wanderers
Number 14
Youth career
Covenant Lagos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Shooting Stars
2007–2008 Valletta 20 (10)
2008–2013 Dynamo Kyiv 1 (0)
2010 → FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv (loan) 10 (1)
2011 → PFC Olexandria (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2013 → FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv (loan) 25 (3)
2013–2014 Birkirkara 25 (6)
2014–2015 Qormi 21 (6)
2015 Naxxar Lions 9 (0)
2015–2017 Birkirkara 15 (7)
2017– Sliema Wanderers 18 (4)
National team‡
2010 Nigeria U-20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2017-09-11
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2017-09-11

Playing career

Covenant Lagos

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Frank Temile began his football career in his native Nigeria where he began with Covenant Lagos.[1]

Shooting Stars

Temile joined leading Nigerian Premier League side Shooting Stars where he played the 2006–07 season with the club.[2]

Valletta

Following some impressive displays for Shooting Stars, Frank gained a move to Valletta, where he was allocated the number 14 shirt. He was chosen as the third foreigner to play for Valletta. On 4 October 2007, he made his debut in the 2–1 defeat against Sliema Wanderers.

In his first season (2007–08) he scored 10 goals, and helped the club win the Maltese Premier League for the first time in seven years. His impact during the first season was so great that he was nominated for three prestigious awards in the Malta Football Awards. These are Best Forward, Most Promising Player and Best Foreign Player.[3][4] Morevover he managed to win all the three awards he was nominated in.[5][6] He also won Replay Gala Night Player of the Year, where the local players voted for him.

On 26 May 2008, it was reported that Temile, together with his agent Henry Ekezie, had travelled to Munich for a trial with a leading German club.[7]

Dynamo Kyiv

Temile joined FC Dynamo Kyiv in the summer of 2008. In his five-years with the club he only made one league cap and three caps in the Ukrainian Cup. In his tenure with Dynamo, Temile was mostly used in the reserve team FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv that played in the Ukrainian First League.[8]

Back to Malta

Temile joined Birkirkara in the 2013 summer transfer market.[8] The next season Temile joined Qormi. On February 2, 2015 he moved to Naxxar Lions.

Personal life

Temile was an orphan. Unfortunately he lost his mother when he was three and his father when he was 11. He moved to Malta when he was 16 years old where he was adopted by the family Gauci.[2]

Temile comes from a football family. His uncle, Clement Temile, who is the father of Israeli international Toto Tamuz, was capped by Nigeria several times and his brother, Omonigho Temile, played for Botev Plovdiv.[9][10]

Honours

Club

Individual
  • Malta Football Awards
    • Best Forward
      • Winner : 2007–08
    • Most Promising Player
      • Winner : 2007–08
    • Best Foreign Player
      • Winner : 2007–08

References
  1. Admin. "Frank Temile's Profile". Birkirkarafc. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. >"Temile thrives in the city". www.timesofmalta.com. 11 December 2007.
  3. "Melita Digital Malta Football Awards – Players keen to shine at the Palace". www.timesofmalta.com. 6 June 2008.
  4. "Melita Digital Malta Football Awards 2007/08 – The Finalists". www.maltafootball.com (in Maltese). Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  5. "Melita Digital Malta Football Awards 2007/08 – The Winners". www.maltafootball.com (in Maltese). 6 June 2008.
  6. "City starlet steals show". www.timesofmalta.com. 7 June 2008.
  7. "Temile in Germany for trial". www.timesofmalta.com. 26 May 2008.
  8. "Frank Temile signs for the Stripes". www.birkirkarafc.com. 6 July 2013.
  9. David Sharrock (17 February 2007). "Striker without a state in walkout". London: The Times. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  10. "Young guns fire Israeli ambitions". FIFA. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
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