Silas Nwankwo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 December 2003 | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mjällby | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| De-Royal Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2019 | Crown FC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sunshine Stars | 11 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Nasarawa United | 42 | (20) |
| 2022– | Mjällby | 42 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 | |||
Silas Nwankwo (born 12 December 2003)[1] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swedish club Mjällby[2] in the Allsvenskan.
Career
Nwankwo started his football career at De-Royal Football Academy in Lagos before moving to Crown FC and later Sunshine Stars in 2019.[3][4] One year later, he went on to play for Nasarawa United in the NPFL making 35 appearances and scoring 19 goals in the 2020–21 season.[5] On 3 February 2022, Nwankwo signed a four-year contract with Swedish club Mjällby.[6]
Honours
Individual
- NPFL Eunisell Golden Boot: 2020–21[5]
External links
- Silas Nwankwo at Soccerway
References
- ↑ {{Soccerway}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- ↑ "Silas Nwankwo: Mjallby AIF sign Nigerian youngster from Nasarawa United | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ I decided to play football so as to make money for my mum –Silas Nwankwo, newtelegraphng.com, 4 September 2021
- ↑ "SILAS NWANKWO STRIKES TO HAND SUNSHINE STARS A PRECIOUS WIN OVER AKWA UNITED". Latest Sports and Football News in Nigeria | Sports247. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Eunisell Golden Boot: Nwankwo, Atshimene emerge joint winners". Vanguard News. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ Mjällby AIF värvar ny spelare, sverigesradio.se, 3 February 2022
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Crown F.C. players
- Sunshine Stars F.C. players
- Nasarawa United F.C. players
- Mjällby AIF players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Allsvenskan players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen