Rodney Celvin Akwensivie
{{short description|Malaysian footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rodney Celvin
| fullname = Rodney Celvin Akwensivie{{cite web|url=http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/player_details.php?userid=910|title= Rodney Akwensivie Profile|publisher=Football Malaysia|accessdate=19 July 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|11|25}}
| birth_place = Serian, Malaysia
| height = {{height|meter=1.83}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Kuching City
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| youthclubs1 = Tabuan Jaya Sport School
| youthyears2 = 2013–2016
| youthclubs2 = Sarawak U-21
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = Sarawak
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = PKNS
| caps2 = 34
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = Selangor
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021
| clubs4 = → Kedah Darul Aman (loan)
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = Kedah Darul Aman
| caps5= 31
| goals5= 1
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Kuching City
| caps6= 7
| goals6= 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U23
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 =
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| club-update = 29 September 2024
| nationalteam-update = June 07, 2019
}}
Rodney Celvin Akwensivie ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɒ|d|n|ɪ}}; born 25 November 1996) is a Malaysian professional
footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Kuching City.
International career
=Malaysia U23=
In March 2016, Akwensivie received his first call-up to the Malaysia U23s for the centralised training camp as a preparation for friendly match against Philippines U23s and Nepal U23s.{{cite web|url=http://www.fam.org.my/news/senarai-30-pemain-ke-latihan-pusat-skuad-projek-sukan-sea-2017-bertemu-filipina-b-22-nepal
|title=Senarai 30 Pemain Ke Kem Latihan Pusat Skuad Projek Sukan Sea 2017.
|last =|first=|date=8 August 2016|website=Football Association of Malaysia Official Website|publisher=Football Association of Malaysia|access-date=29 October 2017}} Rodney was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the 2018 Asian Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.fam.org.my/news/senarai-akhir-20-pemain-skuad-b-23-kebangsaan-ke-sukan-asia-2018-di-jakarta-palembang-indonesia|title=Senarai Akhir 20 Pemain Skuad B-23 Kebangsaan ke Sukan Asia 2018 di Jakarta & Palembang, Indonesia|language=Malay|publisher=Football Association of Malaysia|date=12 August 2018|accessdate=13 August 2018}} On 20 August 2018, he made his international debut for Malaysia U23s against Bahrain. In that match, he came on as a substitute, and Malaysia loss 2–3.
Personal life
Akwensivie was born in Serian, Sarawak to a Bidayuh mother and a Ghanaian-Malaysian father.[https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/meet-sarawaks-young-defender-who-qualifies-play-malaysia-and-ghana Meet Sarawak's young defender who qualifies to play for Malaysia and Ghana]. FourFourTwo. Retrieved 24 June 2017. He also has a brother, Abbel who also plays for Sarawak.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/01/13/sarawak-banking-on-youngsters-to-deliver-the-goods/
|title=Sarawak banking on youngsters to deliver the goods.
|website= thestar.com.my
|date= 13 January 2016
|accessdate=29 October 2017
Club statistics
{{Updated|2 June 2023.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rodney-celvin-akwensivie/436550/
|title=Rodney Celvin Akwinsivie Statistics
|website= Soccerway.com
|accessdate=30 September 2018
|website= Soccerpunter.com
|accessdate=30 September 2018
}}
}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Sarawak
|2016 |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|Malaysia Super League |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2 |Total
!12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0||18||0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|PKNS
|2018 |Malaysia Super League |16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2019
|Malaysia Super League |18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2 |Total
!34 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0||54||2 | |||
| rowspan="2"|Selangor
|2020 |Malaysia Super League |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2 |Total
!8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0||8||0 | |||
| Kedah Darul Aman (loan)
|2021 |rowspan="3"|Malaysia Super League |14 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Kedah Darul Aman
|2022 |18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{refn|Appearances in AFC Cup}} | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2023
|13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2 |Total
!45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0||54||1 | |||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!99||1||11||1||20||0||4||0||134||3 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|rodney-celvin-akwensivie/436550}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akwensivie, Rodney Celvin}}
Category:Sarawak FA State Football Team players
Category:Selangor F.C. Under-23 players
Category:Selangor F.C. players
Category:Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players
Category:Malaysia Super League players
Category:21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Sarawak
Category:Malaysian people of Ghanaian descent
Category:Malaysian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
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