Simeon Nwankwo

Simy Nwankwo (born 7 May 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Crotone.[2]

Simy 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]
Position(s) 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 133 (51)
National team‡
2018– Nigeria 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:17, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In July 2016 Nwankwo signed for Crotone, newly promoted to Serie A.[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

On 25 May 2018, Nwankwo was called up to the Nigeria national team's camp by Rohr in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Three days later, He made his international debut in a 1–1 draw against Dr Congo.[6] In June he was named in Nigeria's final 23-man squad for the World Cup.[7] He made his first appearance at the tournament against Croatia where he came in as a second-half substitute whilst Nigeria were 2–0 down. He also played as substitute in the 2–1 defeat against Argentina who eliminated Nigeria from the World Cup.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 January 2021.[10]
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 551713200006919
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
2018–19 Serie B 331430——3614
2019–20 372011——3821
2020–21 Serie A 19710——207
Total 1335172000014053
Career total 274963560000312103

International
As of 26 June 2018[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 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 4 July 2018.
  4. "Crotone, Simy dopo la rovesciata: "Io come CR7? C'ho provato. Dimostrato di credere nella salvezza" - Mediagol". Mediagol (in Italian). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. "Video Simy, pazzesco gol in rovesciata. Il Crotone pareggia con la Juventus. Bicicletta alla Cristiano Ronaldo". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. admin. "Simeon Nwankwo: It was good Super Eagles debut but I have to do more". scorenigeria.com.ng. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. "Nigeria World Cup squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more". The Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. "Recap: Late-game heroics salvage Argentina's World Cup hopes, eliminates Nigeria". FOX Sports. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  9. "FIFA World Cup 2018: Argentina beat Nigeria 2–1 to reach round of 16. Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  10. Simeon Nwankwo at Soccerway
  11. "Simeon Nwankwo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 June 2018.


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