Sylvanus Nimely

Sylvanus Nimely (born 4 September 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uzbek side Surkhon Termez. His older brother, Alex, also played football.[1]

Sylvanus Nimely
Personal information
Full name Sylvanus Solarie Nimely
Date of birth (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Surkhon Termez
Number 18
Youth career
2013–2014 Monrovia Club Breweries
2014 MFK Karviná
2015 MFK Vítkovice
2015–2016 FC Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 MFK Karviná 0 (0)
2017–2020 FC Spartak Moscow 1 (0)
2017–2020 FC Spartak-2 Moscow 108 (23)
2021 HNK Gorica 9 (0)
2021–2022 Ilves 11 (0)
2022–2023 NK Solin 25 (4)
2023– Surkhon Termez 16 (8)
International career‡
2014– Liberia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:44, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:48, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

On 23 February 2017, he joined the Russian Premier League side FC Spartak Moscow.[2]

After playing for a year and a half for the second squad FC Spartak-2 Moscow, he made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 29 October 2018 in a game against FC Rubin Kazan.[3]

On 26 January 2021, Spartak announced that Nimely transferred to Croatian side HNK Gorica.[4]

International career

He made his international debut on 7 September 2013, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Samuel Thompson in a 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat to Angola at the Tundavala National Stadium in Lubango.[5]

References
  1. Boy Dolo, Edwin. "Sylvanus Nimely Rising to Fame". liberiansoccer.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. НИМЕЛИ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «СПАРТАКА» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 23 February 2017.
  3. "Rubin v Spartak game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 October 2018.
  4. "Нимели продолжит карьеру в Хорватии" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 26 January 2021.
  5. "Round 2 Angola - Liberia". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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