Sylvanus Nimely

Sylvanus Nimely
Personal information
Full name	Sylvanus Solarie Nimely
Date of birth	4 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Surkhon Termez
Number	18
Youth career
2013–2014	Monrovia Club Breweries
2014	MFK Karviná
2015	MFK Vítkovice
2015–2016	FC Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	MFK Karviná
2017–2020	FC Spartak Moscow
2017–2020	FC Spartak-2 Moscow
2021	HNK Gorica
2021–2022	Ilves
2022–2023	NK Solin
2023–	Surkhon Termez
International career‡
2014–	Liberia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:48, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Sylvanus Nimely (born 4 September 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uzbek side Surkhon Termez. His older brother, Alex, also played football.^[1]

Club career[edit]

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

After playing for a year and a half for the second squad FC Spartak-2 Moscow, he made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 29 October 2018 in a game against FC Rubin Kazan.^[3]

On 26 January 2021, Spartak announced that Nimely transferred to Croatian side HNK Gorica.^[4]

In August 2021, Nimely joined Ilves in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.^[5] Unable to make an impact, he left the club after the season and joined Croatian side NK Solin in February 2022.

In February 2023, he signed with Surkhon Termez in Uzbekistan Super League.^[6]

International career[edit]

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.^[7]

References[edit]

^ Boy Dolo, Edwin. "Sylvanus Nimely Rising to Fame". liberiansoccer.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 27 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
^ "Round 2 Angola - Liberia". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

External links[edit]

Sylvanus Nimely at Soccerway
Sylvanus Nimely at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Boy Dolo, Edwin. "Sylvanus Nimely Rising to Fame". liberiansoccer.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

[2] НИМЕЛИ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «СПАРТАКА» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 23 February 2017.

[3] "Rubin v Spartak game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 October 2018.

[4] "Нимели продолжит карьеру в Хорватии" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 26 January 2021.

[5] Entisen Manchester City -pelaajan veli saapui Tampereelle – Ilveksen Sylvanus Nimely arvioi Suomen liigan tasoa liberialaisella sanonnalla, Aamulehti, 13 September 2021

[6] Muistatko vielä Ilveksessä flopanneen liberialaiskärjen? Takoo nyt maaleja eksoottisessa jalkapallomaassa, Aamulehti, 16 October 2023

[7] "Round 2 Angola - Liberia". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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