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{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Simy
| name = Simy
| fullname = Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo
| full_name = Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo
| image =
| image = Nwankwo Simy (2019).jpg
| caption = Simy in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|7|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Onitsha]], Nigeria
| birth_place = [[Onitsha]], Nigeria
| height = 1.98 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players|publisher=FIFA|page=19|date=23 June 2018}}</ref>
| height = 1.98 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players|publisher=FIFA|page=19|date=23 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]<br>(on loan from [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]])
| currentclub = [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
| clubnumber = 99
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Guo FC
| youthclubs1 = Guo FC
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| goals2 = 29
| goals2 = 29
| years3 = 2016–2022
| years3 = 2016–2022
| clubs3 = [[F.C. Crotone|Crotone]]
| clubs3 = [[FC Crotone|Crotone]]
| caps3 = 152
| caps3 = 152
| goals3 = 64
| goals3 = 64
| years4 = 2021–2022
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = → [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] (loan)
| clubs4 = → [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] (loan)
| caps4 = 18
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 1
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2022–
| years5 = 2022–
| clubs5 = [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
| clubs5 = [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
| caps5 = 1
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 0
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2022–
| years6 = 2022
| clubs6 = → [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] (loan)
| clubs6 = → [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] (loan)
| caps6 = 3
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 1
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2022–2023
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| nationalyears1 = 2018–
| clubs7 = → [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]] (loan)
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 0
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| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 21:19, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
| club-update = 08:21, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 14 September 2019 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
}}
'''Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo''' (born 7 May 1992), known simply as '''Simy''', is a Nigerian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Serie B]] club [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sport|first=Sky|title=Simy al Parma, l'attaccante nigeriano riparte dalla Serie B: le news di calciomercato {{!}} Sky Sport|url=https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/2022/01/28/simy-parma-calciomercato-news|access-date=2022-01-31|website=sport.sky.it}}</ref> on loan from [[Serie A]] club [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]. He also represents the [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calciozz.it/jogador_zoomstatscompet.php?id=206214&competicao_id=0|title=Simy Nwankwo :: Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo :: Crotone|website=www.calciozz.it|language=it|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>
'''Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo''' (born 7 May 1992), known simply as '''Simy''', is a Nigerian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] for {{Italian football updater|Salernitana}} club [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]. He has also previously represented the [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calciozz.it/jogador_zoomstatscompet.php?id=206214&competicao_id=0|title=Simy Nwankwo :: Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo :: Crotone|website=calciozz|language=it|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>


First African footballer to have won the top scorer in an Italian professional league ([[2019–20 Serie B|Serie B 2019-2020]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lazionews.eu/notizie/simy-capocannoniere-della-serie-b-e-il-primo-africano-a-riuscirci-e-la-lazio/|title=Simy capocannoniere della Serie B: è il primo africano a riuscirci. E la Lazio...|author=Emanuele Castellucci|website=Lazionews.eu|date=2020-08-01|language=it-IT|access-date=2021-03-12}}</ref> with 66 goals (30 in [[Serie A]], 34 in [[Serie B]] and 2 in [[Italian Cup]]) he is the best scorer in the history of F.C. Crotone. With 20 goals in [[2020–21 Serie A|Serie A 2020-2021]] among African footballers alongside [[Samuel Eto'o]] in [[Serie A 2010-2011]], they are the only ones who have scored up to 20 goals in one single season in Serie A, according to an Eto'o who scored 21 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hibet.social/simy-record-gol-come-etoo/|title=Simy come Eto'o: gli unici africani a segnare 20 reti in Serie A|website=Hibet Social - News e curiosità su Sport, Fantacalcio ed E-Sports|date=2021-05-22|language=it-IT|access-date=2021-08-03}}</ref>
Simy became the first African footballer to finish as top scorer in an Italian professional league, recording 20 goals with [[FC Crotone|Crotone]] during the [[2019–20 Serie B]] campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lazionews.eu/notizie/simy-capocannoniere-della-serie-b-e-il-primo-africano-a-riuscirci-e-la-lazio/|title=Simy capocannoniere della Serie B: è il primo africano a riuscirci. E la Lazio...|author=Emanuele Castellucci|website=Lazio News|date=1 August 2020|language=it|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref> With 66 total goals in all competitions, he is also Crotone's all-time top scorer.


== Club career ==
== Club career ==
In July 2016, Simy signed for [[F.C. Crotone|Crotone]], newly promoted to [[Serie A]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ilrossoblu.it/crotone-acquistato-simeon-tochukwu-nwankwo/|title=Nuovo acquisto in casa rossoblù: arriva Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo - ilRossoBlu.it|work=ilRossoBlu.it|access-date=4 July 2018|language=it}}</ref>
In July 2016, Simy signed for [[F.C. Crotone|Crotone]], newly promoted to [[Serie A]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ilrossoblu.it/crotone-acquistato-simeon-tochukwu-nwankwo/|title=Nuovo acquisto in casa rossoblù: arriva Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo - ilRossoBlu.it|work=ilRossoBlu.it|access-date=4 July 2018|language=it}}</ref>


He scored seven goals during the [[2017–18 Serie A|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 [[Bicycle kick|overhead kick]] in a 1–1 draw against champions [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] on 19 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediagol.it/crotone/crotone-simy-dopo-la-rovesciata-io-come-cr7-cho-provato-dimostrato-di-credere-nella-salvezza/|title=Crotone, Simy dopo la rovesciata: "Io come CR7? C'ho provato. Dimostrato di credere nella salvezza" - Mediagol|date=19 April 2018|work=Mediagol|access-date=4 July 2018|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oasport.it/2018/04/video-pazzesco-gol-di-simy-in-rovesciata-il-crotone-pareggia-con-la-juventus-bicicletta-alla-cristiano-ronaldo/|title=Video Simy, pazzesco gol in rovesciata. Il Crotone pareggia con la Juventus. Bicicletta alla Cristiano Ronaldo|work=OA Sport|access-date=4 July 2018|language=it}}</ref> Crotone, however, would be relegated at season's end.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Football Italia|title=Serie A 2017-18 season review|url=https://www.football-italia.net/SerieA/season/2017-18/Review/home|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Football Italia}}</ref>
He scored seven goals during the [[2017–18 Serie A|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 [[Bicycle kick|overhead kick]] in a 1–1 draw against champions [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] on 19 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediagol.it/crotone/crotone-simy-dopo-la-rovesciata-io-come-cr7-cho-provato-dimostrato-di-credere-nella-salvezza/|title=Crotone, Simy dopo la rovesciata: "Io come CR7? C'ho provato. Dimostrato di credere nella salvezza" - Mediagol|date=19 April 2018|work=Mediagol|access-date=4 July 2018|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oasport.it/2018/04/video-pazzesco-gol-di-simy-in-rovesciata-il-crotone-pareggia-con-la-juventus-bicicletta-alla-cristiano-ronaldo/|title=Video Simy, pazzesco gol in rovesciata. Il Crotone pareggia con la Juventus. Bicicletta alla Cristiano Ronaldo|work=OA Sport|access-date=4 July 2018|language=it}}</ref> Crotone, however, would be relegated at season's end.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Football Italia|title=Serie A 2017-18 season review|url=https://www.football-italia.net/SerieA/season/2017-18/Review/home|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Football Italia}}</ref>


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 Serie B|2019–20]] campaign, topping Serie B with twenty goals and helping his team earn promotion back to Italy's top flight.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff Reporter|first=8 August 2020|title=Serie B top scorer Nwankwo eyes Nigeria return|url=https://africanfootball.com/news/779731/Serie-B-top-scorer-Nwankwo-eyes-Nigeria-return|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2021|website=African Football}}</ref> Simy was prolific again during the [[2020–21 F.C. Crotone season|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/simy-crotone-forward-has-offers-from-premier-league-clubs/1innhotlhysux1ht41e7vhxun0|title=Simy: Crotone forward has offers from Premier League clubs – agent|website=Goal|date=30 May 2021|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> On 19 August 2021, Simy moved to newly-promoted Serie A club Salernitana on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/official-simy-signs-for-salernitana/ |title=Official: Simy signs for Salernitana |publisher=Football Italia |last=Campanale |first=Susy |date=19 August 2021}}</ref>
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 Serie B|2019–20]] campaign, topping Serie B with twenty goals and helping his team earn promotion back to Italy's top flight.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff Reporter|first=8 August 2020|title=Serie B top scorer Nwankwo eyes Nigeria return|url=https://africanfootball.com/news/779731/Serie-B-top-scorer-Nwankwo-eyes-Nigeria-return|access-date=27 March 2021|website=African Football}}</ref> Simy was prolific again during the [[2020–21 F.C. Crotone season|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/simy-crotone-forward-has-offers-from-premier-league-clubs/1innhotlhysux1ht41e7vhxun0|title=Simy: Crotone forward has offers from Premier League clubs – agent|website=Goal|date=30 May 2021|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> On 19 August 2021, Simy moved to newly-promoted Serie A club Salernitana on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/official-simy-signs-for-salernitana/ |title=Official: Simy signs for Salernitana |publisher=Football Italia |last=Campanale |first=Susy |date=19 August 2021}}</ref>


===Salernitana===
===Salernitana===
On 9 January 2022, Simy rights was acquired fully by [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] for a fee of €3.50m.
On 9 January 2022, Simy rights was acquired fully by [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] for a fee of €3.5m. On 31 January 2022, he was loaned out to Serie B club [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sport|first=Sky|title=Simy al Parma, l'attaccante nigeriano riparte dalla Serie B: le news di calciomercato {{!}} Sky Sport|url=https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/2022/01/28/simy-parma-calciomercato-news|access-date=2022-01-31|website=sport.sky.it}}</ref> for the remainder of the season with an option to buy.


On 1 September 2022, Simy moved to [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]] on loan with an option to buy.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Benevento|url=https://www.beneventocalcio.club/news/notizie/4777/simy-e-un-calciatore-del-benevento.shtml|title=SIMY E' UN CALCIATORE DEL BENEVENTO|date=1 September 2022|access-date=1 September 2022|language=it}}</ref>
On 31 January 2022, Simy was loaned out to Serie B club [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sport|first=Sky|title=Simy al Parma, l'attaccante nigeriano riparte dalla Serie B: le news di calciomercato {{!}} Sky Sport|url=https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/2022/01/28/simy-parma-calciomercato-news|access-date=2022-01-31|website=sport.sky.it}}</ref> for the remainder of the season with an option to buy.


==International career==
==International career==
On 25 May 2018, Simy was called up to the [[Nigeria national football team|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 national football team|DR Congo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scorenigeria.com.ng/2018/05/30/simeon-nwankwo/|title=Simeon Nwankwo: It was good Super Eagles debut but I have to do more|website=scorenigeria.com.ng|date=30 May 2018|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> In June he was named in Nigeria's final 23-man squad for the World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/nigeria-world-cup-squad-profile-russia-2018-fixtures-group-team-news-schedule-odds-a8388011.html|title=Nigeria World Cup squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more|work=The Independent|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> He made his first appearance at the tournament against [[Croatia national football team|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 national football team|Argentina]] who eliminated Nigeria from the World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/west/story/recap-argentina-eliminates-nigeria-world-cup-lionel-messi-marcos-rojo-062618|title=Recap: Late-game heroics salvage Argentina's World Cup hopes, eliminates Nigeria|date=26 June 2018|work=FOX Sports|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/fifa-world-cup/live-updates-nigeria-vs-argentina-live-score-fifa-world-cup-2018/articleshow/64753365.cms|title=FIFA World Cup 2018: Argentina beat Nigeria 2–1 to reach round of 16. Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref>
On 25 May 2018, Simy was called up to the [[Nigeria national football team|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 national football team|DR Congo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scorenigeria.com.ng/2018/05/30/simeon-nwankwo/|title=Simeon Nwankwo: It was good Super Eagles debut but I have to do more|website=scorenigeria.com.ng|date=30 May 2018|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> In June he was named in Nigeria's final 23-man squad for the World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/nigeria-world-cup-squad-profile-russia-2018-fixtures-group-team-news-schedule-odds-a8388011.html|title=Nigeria World Cup squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more|work=The Independent|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> He made his first appearance at the tournament against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] where he came in as a second-half substitute whilst Nigeria were 2–0 down. He also played as substitute in the 2–1 defeat against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] who eliminated Nigeria from the World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/west/story/recap-argentina-eliminates-nigeria-world-cup-lionel-messi-marcos-rojo-062618|title=Recap: Late-game heroics salvage Argentina's World Cup hopes, eliminates Nigeria|date=26 June 2018|work=FOX Sports|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/fifa-world-cup/live-updates-nigeria-vs-argentina-live-score-fifa-world-cup-2018/articleshow/64753365.cms|title=FIFA World Cup 2018: Argentina beat Nigeria 2–1 to reach round of 16. Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Simy is the eldest of three children. His brother, a physiotherapist, and sister, a nurse, are twins. Simy and his wife are [[Catholicity|Catholic]] and have a son.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Udoh|first=Colin|date=27 May 2018|title=Simy Nwankwo: Five fast facts on Nigeria new boy|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/nigeria/story/3511476/simy-nwankwo-five-fast-facts-on-nigeria-new-boy|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2021|website=ESPN}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Football Italia staff|date=27 March 2021|title=Crotone Mayor's anti-racism message for Simy|url=https://www.football-italia.net/168326/crotone-mayors-anti-racism-message-simy|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Football Italia}}</ref>
Simy is the eldest of three children. His brother, a physiotherapist, and sister, a nurse, are twins. Simy and his wife are [[Catholicity|Catholic]] and have a son.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Udoh|first=Colin|date=27 May 2018|title=Simy Nwankwo: Five fast facts on Nigeria new boy|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/nigeria/story/3511476/simy-nwankwo-five-fast-facts-on-nigeria-new-boy|access-date=27 March 2021|website=ESPN}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Football Italia staff|date=27 March 2021|title=Crotone Mayor's anti-racism message for Simy|url=https://www.football-italia.net/168326/crotone-mayors-anti-racism-message-simy|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Football Italia}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
===Club===
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{{updated|match played 12 August 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|simeon-tochukwu/198866}}</ref>


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|rowspan="3"|[[Portimonense S.C.|Portimonense]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Portimonense S.C.|Portimonense]]
|[[2011–12 Liga de Honra|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 Liga de Honra|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2"|[[LigaPro]]
|rowspan="2"|[[LigaPro]]
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|23||5||2||0||6||1||31||6
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|-
|[[2012–13 Segunda Liga|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 Segunda Liga|2012–13]]
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|32||12||2||1||3||0||37||13
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
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|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]]
|[[2013–14 Primeira Liga|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 Primeira Liga|2013–14]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Primeira Liga]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Primeira Liga]]
|15||0||6||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||21||0
|15||0||1||0||5||0||21||0
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|-
|[[2014–15 Primeira Liga|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 Primeira Liga|2014–15]]
|30||9||6||2|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||36||11
|30||9||3||1||2||1||35||11
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|-
|[[2015–16 Segunda Liga|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Segunda Liga|2015–16]]
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===International===
===International===
{{Updated|26 June 2018|<ref>{{NFT|71200|name=Simeon Nwankwo|accessdate=27 June 2018}}</ref>}}
{{updated|match played 26 June 2018|<ref>{{NFT|71200|name=Simeon Nwankwo|access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref>}}


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://salernitana.it/player/simy-nwankwo/ Simy] at the U.S. Salernitana 1919 website
* {{ForaDeJogo}}
* {{ForaDeJogo}}
*[https://goalsreplay.com/players/2236/nwankwo-simeon Simeon Nwankwo] at Goalsreplay.com
* [https://goalsreplay.com/players/2236/nwankwo-simeon Simy] at Goalsreplay.com


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Simy
Simy in 2019
Personal information
Full name Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo
Date of birth (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Onitsha, Nigeria
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Salernitana
Number 9
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) 19 (1)
2022– Salernitana 15 (3)
2022 → Parma (loan) 12 (1)
2022–2023 → Benevento (loan) 22 (0)
International career
2018 Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:21, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo (born 7 May 1992), known simply as Simy, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Salernitana. He has also previously represented the Nigeria national team.[2]

Simy became the first African footballer to finish as top scorer in an Italian professional league, recording 20 goals with Crotone during the 2019–20 Serie B campaign.[3] With 66 total goals in all competitions, he is also Crotone's all-time top scorer.

Club career

In July 2016, Simy signed for Crotone, newly promoted to Serie A.[4]

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.[5][6] Crotone, however, would be relegated at season's end.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] On 19 August 2021, Simy moved to newly-promoted Serie A club Salernitana on a season-long loan.[10]

Salernitana

On 9 January 2022, Simy rights was acquired fully by Salernitana for a fee of €3.5m. On 31 January 2022, he was loaned out to Serie B club Parma[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] In June he was named in Nigeria's final 23-man squad for the World Cup.[14] He made his first appearance at the tournament against Croatia where he came in as a second-half substitute whilst Nigeria were 2–0 down. He also played as substitute in the 2–1 defeat against Argentina who eliminated Nigeria from the World Cup.[15][16]

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.[17] 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.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 August 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portimonense 2011–12 LigaPro 23 5 2 0 6 1 31 6
2012–13 32 12 2 1 3 0 37 13
Total 55 17 4 1 9 1 68 19
Gil Vicente 2013–14 Primeira Liga 15 0 1 0 5 0 21 0
2014–15 30 9 3 1 2 1 35 11
2015–16 LigaPro 43 20 3 0 0 0 46 20
Total 88 29 7 1 7 1 102 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 — 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
Benevento (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 22 0 0 0 — 22 0
Salernitana 2023–24 Serie A 15 3 2 0 — 17 3
2024–25 Serie B 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 15 3 3 0 — 18 3
Career total 363 115 22 4 16 2 401 121
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga

International

As of match played 26 June 2018[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2018 4 0
Total 4 0

References

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2018. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Simy Nwankwo :: Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo :: Crotone". calciozz (in Italian). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ^ Emanuele Castellucci (1 August 2020). "Simy capocannoniere della Serie B: è il primo africano a riuscirci. E la Lazio..." Lazio News (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Nuovo acquisto in casa rossoblù: arriva Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo - ilRossoBlu.it". ilRossoBlu.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Crotone, Simy dopo la rovesciata: "Io come CR7? C'ho provato. Dimostrato di credere nella salvezza" - Mediagol". Mediagol (in Italian). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Video Simy, pazzesco gol in rovesciata. Il Crotone pareggia con la Juventus. Bicicletta alla Cristiano Ronaldo". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ^ Football Italia. "Serie A 2017-18 season review". Football Italia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ Staff Reporter, 8 August 2020. "Serie B top scorer Nwankwo eyes Nigeria return". African Football. Retrieved 27 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Simy: Crotone forward has offers from Premier League clubs – agent". Goal. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. ^ Campanale, Susy (19 August 2021). "Official: Simy signs for Salernitana". Football Italia.
  11. ^ Sport, Sky. "Simy al Parma, l'attaccante nigeriano riparte dalla Serie B: le news di calciomercato | Sky Sport". sport.sky.it. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. ^ "SIMY E' UN CALCIATORE DEL BENEVENTO" (in Italian). Benevento. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Simeon Nwankwo: It was good Super Eagles debut but I have to do more". scorenigeria.com.ng. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Nigeria World Cup squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more". The Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Recap: Late-game heroics salvage Argentina's World Cup hopes, eliminates Nigeria". FOX Sports. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  16. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2018: Argentina beat Nigeria 2–1 to reach round of 16. Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  17. ^ Udoh, Colin (27 May 2018). "Simy Nwankwo: Five fast facts on Nigeria new boy". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  18. ^ Football Italia staff (27 March 2021). "Crotone Mayor's anti-racism message for Simy". Football Italia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  19. ^ Simy at Soccerway
  20. ^ "Simeon Nwankwo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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