Sylvanus Nimely

Sylvanus Nimely
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Spartak Moscow
Number 66
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 1 (0)
2017– FC Spartak Moscow 0 (0)
2017– → FC Spartak-2 Moscow (loan) 10 (1)
National team‡
2014– Liberia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2017

Sylvanus Nimely (born 4 September 1998) is an Liberia international footballer who plays as a forward for the Russian Premier League side FC Spartak Moscow. His older brother, Alex, is also a professional footballer.[1]

Club career

Spartak Moscow

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

International

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.[3] FIFA later awarded Angola a 3–0 win as a result of Liberia fielding the ineligible player Nathaniel Sherman.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Boy Dolo, Edwin. "Sylvanus Nimely Rising to Fame". liberiansoccer.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ↑ НИМЕЛИ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «СПАРТАКА» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 23 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Round 2 Angola - Liberia". FIFA. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Liberia sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA.com. 24 October 2013.
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