Samson Godwin

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Samson Godwin
Personal information
Full name Samson Godwin
Date of birth November 11, 1983 (1983-11-11) (age 24)
Place of birth    Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club FC Karpaty Lviv
Number 7
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000 - 2001
2001-2002
2002
2002 -		 Gabros F.C.
Marbet Ceramed
GKS Katowice
Karpaty Lviv		 N/A
N/A
N/A
108 (3)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of February 29, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Samson Godwin (born November 11, 1983) is a Nigerian football midfielder. He is currently playing for the Ukrainian football club Karpaty Lviv.

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[edit] Career

Godwin started his football career in a Nigerian first division club Gabros F.C. at the age of 17, after playing for a season in Nigeria, young footballer was noticed by scouts from Poland, and the following season, in 2001 Godwin moved to Europe, playing for a now defunct Polish club Marbet Ceramed. After one season at Marbet, Godwin moved to another Polish club GKS Katowice. However not finding much success there in spring of 2002, Samson Godwin moved to Ukrainian club Karpaty Lviv, where he has remained since. He is a regular for the club and has earned over 100 caps.

In 2006, while playing for Karpaty, Godwin was a candidate for a spot in Nigerian national Team, and thn coach Augustine Eguavoen, visited the game Karpaty Lviv vs Dynamo Kyiv to witness the Godwin's game and see the progress of Dynamo's Nigerian midfielder Ayila Yussuf.[1]

[edit] Personal Life

Godwin claims that after his football career comes to an end he would prefer to stay in Ukraine and become a businessman, his best frend off the pitch is a former Karpaty player, and a current striker for another Ukrainian club FC Kharkiv, William Batista, he is also friends with Nigerian footballer Lucky Idahor, who has formerly performed for Karpaty, and is currently playing for Tavriya Simferopol. Godwin's favourite footballers are Zinedine Zidane and Claude Makelele.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Karpaty's official website. Godwin will play for Nigeria. Retrieved on February 29, 2008.
  2. ^ Karpaty's official website. Samson Godwin. Retrieved on February 29, 2008.

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