Silas Nwankwo
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Silas Nwankwo
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|12|12|df=y}}
| position = Striker
| height = 1.83 m
| currentclub = Mjällby
| clubnumber = 31
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = De-Royal Academy
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
| clubs1 = Crown FC
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = Sunshine Stars
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2020–2022
| clubs3 = Nasarawa United
| caps3 = 42
| goals3 = 20
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = Mjällby
| caps4 = 42
| goals4 = 9
| club-update = 13 November 2024
}}
Silas Nwankwo (born 12 December 2003){{Soccerway}} is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swedish club Mjällby{{Cite web|title=Silas Nwankwo: Mjallby AIF sign Nigerian youngster from Nasarawa United {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ug/news/silas-nwankwo-mjallby-aif-sign-nigerian-youngster-from/blt89ef7c649cfa56a0|access-date=4 February 2022|website=www.goal.com}} in the Allsvenskan.
Career
Nwankwo started his football career at De-Royal Football Academy in Lagos before moving to Crown FC and later Sunshine Stars in 2019.[https://newtelegraphng.com/i-decided-to-play-football-so-as-to-make-money-for-my-mum-silas-nwankwo/ I decided to play football so as to make money for my mum –Silas Nwankwo], newtelegraphng.com, 4 September 2021{{Cite web|date=2 December 2019|title=SILAS NWANKWO STRIKES TO HAND SUNSHINE STARS A PRECIOUS WIN OVER AKWA UNITED|url=https://www.sports247.ng/silas-nwankwo-strikes-to-hand-sunshine-stars-a-precious-win-over-akwa-united/|access-date=4 February 2022|website=Latest Sports and Football News in Nigeria {{!}} Sports247|language=en-US}} One year later, he went on to play for Nasarawa United in the NPFL making 35 appearances and scoring 19 goals in the 2020–21 season.
On 3 February 2022, Nwankwo signed a four-year contract with Swedish club Mjällby.[https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/mjallby-aif-varvar-ny-spelare Mjällby AIF värvar ny spelare], sverigesradio.se, 3 February 2022
Honours
Individual
- NPFL Eunisell Golden Boot: 2020–21{{Cite web|date=9 September 2021|title=Eunisell Golden Boot: Nwankwo, Atshimene emerge joint winners|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/09/eunisell-golden-boot-nwankwo-atshimene-emerge-joint-winners/|access-date=4 February 2022|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}
External links
- {{soccerway|silas-nwankwo/684472}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Mjällby AIF squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nwankwo, Silas}}
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Sunshine Stars F.C. players
Category:Nasarawa United F.C. players
Category:Nigeria Professional Football League players
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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