Sylvanus Nimely (born 4 September 1998) is aLiberian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forAzerbaijan Premier League sideSumgayit.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sylvanus Solarie Nimely | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-09-04)4 September 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia,Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sumgayit | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Monrovia Club Breweries | ||
| 2014 | Karviná | ||
| 2015 | Vítkovice | ||
| 2015–2016 | Baník Ostrava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Karviná | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Spartak Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Spartak-2 Moscow | 108 | (23) |
| 2021 | Gorica | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Ilves | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Solin | 25 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Surkhon Termez | 30 | (12) |
| 2024– | Sumgayit | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Liberia | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:48, 14 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 23 February 2017, he joined theRussian Premier League sideFC Spartak Moscow.[2]
After playing for a year and a half for the second squadFC Spartak-2 Moscow, he made his debut in theRussian Premier League on 29 October 2018 in a game againstFC Rubin Kazan.[3]
On 26 January 2021, Spartak announced that Nimely transferred to Croatian sideHNK Gorica.[4]
In August 2021, Nimely joinedIlves in Finnish top-tierVeikkausliiga.[5] Unable to make an impact, he left the club after the season and joined Croatian sideNK Solin in February 2022.
In February 2023, he signed withSurkhon Termez inUzbekistan Super League.[6]
On 14 August 2024,Azerbaijan Premier League clubSumgayit announced the signing of Nimely.[7]
International career
editHe made his international debut on 7 September 2013, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Samuel Thompson in a 4–12014 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat toAngola at theTundavala National Stadium inLubango.[8]
Personal life
editHis older brother,Alex, also played football.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 14 February 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Karviná | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Spartak-2 Moscow | 2016–17 | Russian First League | 11 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Russian First League | 29 | 5 | – | – | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | Russian First League | 29 | 8 | – | – | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian First League | 24 | 6 | – | – | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian First League | 16 | 3 | – | – | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 109 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 23 | ||
| Gorica | 2020–21 | HNL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Ilves | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Solin | 2021–22 | Prva NL | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Prva NL | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 18 | 6 | ||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Surkhon Termez | 2023 | Uzbekistan Super League | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 30 | 13 | |
| 2024 | Uzbekistan Super League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | ||
| Sumgayit | 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 194 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 45 | ||
- ^IncludesCzech Cup,Russian Cup,Croatian Cup andUzbek Cup
International
edit- As of 13 November 2021[10]
| Liberia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | ||||||
References
edit- ^Boy Dolo, Edwin."Sylvanus Nimely Rising to Fame".liberiansoccer.com. Archived fromthe original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved27 January 2015.
- ^НИМЕЛИ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «СПАРТАКА» (in Russian).FC Spartak Moscow. 23 February 2017.
- ^"Rubin v Spartak game report" (in Russian).Russian Premier League. 29 October 2018.
- ^"Нимели продолжит карьеру в Хорватии" (in Russian).FC Spartak Moscow. 26 January 2021.
- ^Entisen Manchester City -pelaajan veli saapui Tampereelle – Ilveksen Sylvanus Nimely arvioi Suomen liigan tasoa liberialaisella sanonnalla,Aamulehti, 13 September 2021
- ^Muistatko vielä Ilveksessä flopanneen liberialaiskärjen? Takoo nyt maaleja eksoottisessa jalkapallomaassa,Aamulehti, 16 October 2023
- ^""Sumqayıt" FK Silvanus Nimeli ilə müqavilə imzalayıb".facebook.com/sumqayitfc (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK Facebook. 14 August 2024. Retrieved15 August 2024.
- ^"Round 2 Angola - Liberia". FIFA. Archived fromthe original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved27 January 2015.
- ^Sylvanus Nimely at Soccerway
- ^Sylvanus Nimely at National-Football-Teams.com