Saviour Godwin
Saviour Amunde Godwin (born 22 August 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saviour Amunde Godwin | ||
Date of birth | 22 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Okhdood | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Sports Jos | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | KV Oostende | 6 | (1) |
2016–2020 | Roeselare | 84 | (14) |
2020–2023 | Casa Pia | 90 | (22) |
2023– | Al-Okhdood | 5 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Nigeria U17 | 6 | (0) |
2015 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (2) |
2022– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Career
On 7 September 2023, Godwin joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood,[2] for a reported fee of €2.5 million.[3]
International career
He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Godwin made his debut for the Nigeria national football team on 27 September 2022 in a friendly game against Algeria.[5]
Honours
Nigeria U17
Individual
- Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Season: 2021–22[7]
- Liga Portugal 2 Forward of the Month: August 2021[8]
References
- SAVIOUR SIGNS 3-YEAR CONTRACT WITH KSV ROESELARE‚ africanfootball.com, 26 August 2016
- "من هو جودوين لاعب الأخدود الجديد؟".
- "Godwin deixa o Casa Pia e ruma à Arábia" [Godwin leaves Casa Pia and heads to Arabia] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "Algeria v Nigeria game report". ESPN. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "U17 World Cup-Winning Striker Scores First Career Brace For KSV Roeselare". allNigeriasoccer. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- "Saviour Godwin integrates the Liga Portugal SABSEG Team of the Year". Liga Portugal. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- "Best of August: Godwin Saviour wins the Burger King Award for Best Forward of the Month in the Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
External links
- Saviour Godwin at Soccerway
- Saviour Godwin at National-Football-Teams.com
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