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Kyrian Nwoko (born 4 July 1997) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Floriana. He has previously played for Maltese clubs St. Andrews & Valletta, as well as Irish club St Patrick's Athletic and the Malta national team.

Kyrian Nwoko

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Valletta, Malta
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Club information
Current team	Floriana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	St. Andrews	82	(14)
2017–2021	Valletta	75	(12)
2021	→ St Patrick's Athletic (loan)	8	(0)
2022–	Floriana	0	(0)
National team‡
	Malta U17
2017–2021	Malta	20	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:05, 5 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:54, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Personal life

He is the son of former Malta international footballer Chucks Nwoko.[2]

Club career

In July 2014, Nwoko was linked with a possible transfer to English clubs Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace.[3] He moved from St. Andrews to Valletta in June 2017.[2] In July 2021, he was linked with a move to NIFL Premiership side Linfield.[1] Following a transfer fee being agreed between the two clubs, the transfer was held up due to issues obtaining a work permit under new Brexit regulations.[4] On 27 July 2021, Valletta announced that they had agreed a deal with League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic for Nwoko to move on a 6-month loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent.[5] The transfer was completed on 28 July 2021,[6] with Nwoko becoming the second striker to sign for the club on that day, after Reading's Nahum Melvin-Lambert.[7] Nwoko made his debut for the club on the 30th July 2021, coming off the bench in the 87th minute of the Dublin derby away to Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.[8] On 28 November 2021 Nwoko was an unused substitute in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.[9] On 31 August 2022, Nwoko returned to football after 9 months out of the game, returning to Malta and signing for Floriana.[10]

International career

He made two appearances for Malta at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11] He made his senior national team debut in November 2017 in the 0–3 defeat against Estonia.[12] On 23 March 2019, Nwoko scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Faroe Islands, as Malta won their first competitive home match in 13 years.[13] In January 2022, Nwoko accused the Malta national team selectors of 'unfair' treatment over allegedly not being selected for the team due to his refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine when the squad were asked to take a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in May 2021 ahead of their departure to a training camp in Austria.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 September 2022[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St. Andrews	2013–14	Maltese Challenge League	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2014–15		24	5	0	0	—		—		24	5
	2015–16	Maltese Premier League	27	5	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	1	30	6
	2016–17		31	4	1	0	—		—		32	4
	Total		82	14	4	0	—		1	1	87	15
Valletta	2017–18	Maltese Premier League	26	6	4	2	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		34	8
	2018–19		21	2	3	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	29	2
	2019–20		13	2	0	0	5[lower-alpha 6]	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	1	19	3
	2020–21		15	2	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		17	2
	Total		75	12	8	2	14	0	2	1	99	15
St Patrick's Athletic (loan)	2021	League of Ireland Premier Division	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Floriana	2022–23	Maltese Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			165	26	13	2	14	0	3	2	195	30

International

As of match played 30 March 2021[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malta	2017	1	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	9	1
	2020	4	2
	2021	3	0
Total		20	3

International goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.[12]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 March 2019	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Faroe Islands	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.	6 September 2020		Latvia	1–0	1–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
3.	7 October 2020		Gibraltar	1–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Valletta[16]

• Maltese Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19
• Maltese FA Trophy: 2017–18
• Maltese Super Cup: 2018, 2019

St Patrick's Athletic

• FAI Cup: 2021

References

External links

• Profile on Valletta FC

На других языках

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- [en] Kyrian Nwoko

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[es] Kyrian Nwoko

Kyrian Nwoko (Lagos, 4 de julio de 1997) es un futbolista nigeriano, nacionalizado maltés, que juega en la demarcación de delantero para el Valletta F. C. de la Premier League de Malta.

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[it] Kyrian Nwoko

Kyrian Nwoko (Lagos, 9 luglio 1997) è un ex calciatore maltese, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Нвоко, Кириан

Кириан Нвоко (мальт. Kyrian Nwoko; 4 июля 1997) — мальтийский футболист, нападающий клуба «Валлетта», на правах аренды выступающий за "Сент-Патрикс Атлетик" и сборной Мальты.

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