Samson Godwin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samson Godwin | ||
| Date of birth | November 11, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Gabros F.C. | ||
| 2001–2002 | Marbet Ceramed | ||
| 2002 | GKS Katowice | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2012 | Karpaty Lviv | 229 | (5) |
| 2009 | → Shakhter Karagandy (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Volyn Lutsk (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Minsk | 16 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slavia-Mozyr | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | Karpaty Lviv | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2014 | |||
Samson Godwin (born November 11, 1983) is a Nigerian football midfielder who is currently retired.[1]
Career
Godwin started his football career in a Nigerian first division club Gabros F.C. at the age of 17, after playing for a season in Nigeria, young footballer was noticed by scouts from Poland, and the following season, in 2001 Godwin moved to Europe, playing for a now defunct Polish club Marbet Ceramed. After one season at Marbet, Godwin moved to another Polish club GKS Katowice. However not finding much success there in spring of 2002, Samson Godwin moved to Ukrainian club Karpaty Lviv, where he has remained since. He is a regular for the club and has played over 100 games (98 League and 10 Cup competitions).[2] He spent the first half of 2009 on loan to FC Shakhter Karagandy.
In 2006, while playing for Karpaty, Godwin was a candidate for a spot in Nigerian national Team, and then coach Augustine Eguavoen, visited the game Karpaty Lviv vs Dynamo Kyiv to witness the Godwin's game and see the progress of Dynamo's Nigerian midfielder Ayila Yussuf.[3]
Personal life
Godwin claims that after his football career comes to an end he would prefer to stay in Ukraine and become a businessman.
His best friend off the pitch is a former Karpaty player, and a current striker for another Ukrainian club FC Kharkiv, William Batista. He is also friends with Nigerian footballer Lucky Idahor, who has formerly performed for Karpaty, and is currently playing for Tavriya Simferopol. Godwin's favourite footballers are Zinedine Zidane and Claude Makélélé.[4]
References
- ^ "Karpaty's official website". Самсон закінчив кар’єру гравця... Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Samson Godwin". 90 Minut. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "Karpaty's official website". Godwin will play for Nigeria. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Karpaty's official website". Samson Godwin. Retrieved February 29, 2008. [dead link]
External links
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- 1983 births
- Living people
- FC Karpaty Lviv players
- Gabros International players
- GKS Katowice players
- FC Shakhter Karagandy players
- FC Volyn Lutsk players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Sportspeople from Warri
- Nigerian expatriates in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- FC Minsk players
- Expatriate footballers in Belarus
- FC Slavia-Mozyr players