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Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo (born 7 May 1992), known simply as Simy, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Benevento, on loan from Salernitana. He also played for the Nigeria national team in 2018.[2]

Simy

Simy in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo
Date of birth	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Onitsha, Nigeria
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Benevento (on loan from Salernitana)
Youth career
	Guo FC
	Portimonense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Portimonense	55	(17)
2013–2016	Gil Vicente	88	(29)
2016–2022	Crotone	152	(64)
2021–2022	→ Salernitana (loan)	18	(1)
2022–	Salernitana	1	(0)
2022	→ Parma (loan)	12	(1)
2022–	→ Benevento (loan)	0	(0)
National team
2018	Nigeria	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2022

Simy is the only African footballer to have been top scorer in an Italian professional league (2019–20 Serie B).[3] With 66 goals in all competitions, he is Crotone's all-time top scorer. Simy is also the only African footballer, alongside Samuel Eto'o in 2010–11, to have scored 20 goals in one Serie A season, having achieved the feat in 2020–21.[4]

Club career

In July 2016, Simy signed for Crotone, newly promoted to Serie A.[5]

He scored seven goals during the 2017–18 campaign, tied with Ante Budimir for second-most for the club and only one behind top scorer Marcello Trotta. This included a memorable overhead kick in a 1–1 draw against champions Juventus on 19 April 2018.[6][7] Crotone, however, would be relegated at season's end.[8]

Although the club struggled to a twelfth place finish in their return to Serie B, Simy was able to find his form and have his best season since moving to Italy, finishing first on his team and sixth overall in goals with fourteen. He bested this in the 2019–20 campaign, topping Serie B with twenty goals and helping his team earn promotion back to Italy's top flight.[9] Simy was prolific again during the 2020–21 season, scoring 20 league goals, but this was not enough to prevent Crotone from being relegated after a single season in the top flight.[10] On 19 August 2021, Simy moved to newly-promoted Serie A club Salernitana on a season-long loan.[11]

Salernitana

On 9 January 2022, Simy rights was acquired fully by Salernitana for a fee of €3.50m.

On 31 January 2022, Simy was loaned out to Serie B club Parma[12] for the remainder of the season with an option to buy.

On 1 September 2022, Simy moved to Benevento on loan with an option to buy.[13]

International career

On 25 May 2018, Simy was called up to the Nigeria national team's camp by coach Gernot Rohr in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Three days later, he made his international debut in a 1–1 draw against the DR Congo.[14] In June he was named in Nigeria's final 23-man squad for the World Cup.[15] He made his first appearance at the tournament against Croatia where he came in as a second-half substitute whilst Nigeria were 0–2 down. He also played as substitute in the 1–2 defeat against Argentina who eliminated Nigeria from the World Cup.[16][17]

Personal life

Simy is the eldest of three children. His brother, a physiotherapist, and sister, a nurse, are twins. Simy and his wife are Catholic and have a son.[18] Simy has been the subject of racial abuse on social media during his time in Crotone, including wishes that his son 'would die of pancreatic cancer'. Taking a stand against racism, Crotone's mayor, Vincenzo Voce, gave honorary citizenship of the city to Nwankwo's son on 27 March 2021.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 April 2022.[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portimonense	2011–12	LigaPro	23	5	8	1	—		—		31	6
	2012–13		32	12	5	1	—		—		37	13
	Total		55	17	13	2	0	0	0	0	68	19
Gil Vicente	2013–14	Primeira Liga	15	0	6	0	—		—		21	0
	2014–15		30	9	6	2	—		—		36	11
	2015–16	LigaPro	43	20	3	0	—		—		46	20
	Total		88	29	15	2	0	0	0	0	103	31
Crotone	2016–17	Serie A	21	3	1	1	—		—		22	4
	2017–18		23	7	1	0	—		—		24	7
	2018–19	Serie B	33	14	3	0	—		—		36	14
	2019–20		37	20	1	1	—		—		38	21
	2020–21	Serie A	38	20	1	0	—		—		39	20
	Total		152	64	7	2	0	0	0	0	159	66
Salernitana (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	19	1	1	0	—		—		20	1
Parma (loan)	2021–22	Serie B	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
Career total			326	112	36	6	0	0	0	0	362	118

International

As of match played 26 June 2018[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria	2018	4	0
Total		4	0

References

External links

• Simy at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Simy at Goalsreplay.com

На других языках

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[de] Simeon Nwankwo

Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo (* 7. Mai 1992 in Lagos), auch bekannt als Simy, ist ein nigerianischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer steht bei US Salernitana unter Vertrag und absolvierte 2018 fünf Spiele für die nigerianische A-Nationalmannschaft.

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- [en] Simy

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[es] Simeon Nwankwo

Simeon Nwankwo (Lagos, Nigeria, 7 de mayo de 1992), mejor conocido como Simy, es un futbolista nigeriano. Juega de delantero y su equipo es el Parma Calcio 1913 de la Serie B de Italia.[1]

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[fr] Simeon Nwankwo

Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo, surnommé Simy[1], né le 7 mai 1992 à Lagos, est un footballeur international nigérian évoluant au poste d'avant-centre au Benevento Calcio.

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[it] Simeon Nwankwo

Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo, detto Simy (Onitsha, 7 maggio 1992), è un calciatore nigeriano, attaccante del Parma, in prestito dalla Salernitana.

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[ru] Нванкво, Симеон

Симеон Точукву Нванкву (англ. Simeon "Simy" Tochukwu Nwankwo; родился 7 мая 1992, Онича, Нигерия) — нигерийский футболист, нападающий клуба «Салернитана», играющий на правах аренды за «Беневенто». Выступал за сборную Нигерии. Участник чемпионата мира 2018 года.

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