Kyrian Nwoko

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Kyrian Nwoko
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Valletta, Malta
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Floriana
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 St. Andrews 82 (14)
2017–2021 Valletta 75 (12)
2021 → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
2022– Floriana 26 (1)
2023 → Saint Lucia (loan) 8 (2)
International career‡
Malta U17
2017– Malta 30 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023

Kyrian Nwoko (born 4 July 1997) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Floriana and the Malta national team. He has previously played for Maltese clubs St. Andrews & Valletta, as well as Irish club St Patrick's Athletic.

Personal life

He is the son of the Nigerian-born former Malta international footballer Chucks Nwoko.[2]

Club career

In July 2014, Nwoko was linked with a possible transfer to English clubs

2021 FAI Cup Final, as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.[9]
On 31 August 2022, Nwoko returned to football after 9 months out of the game, returning to Malta and signing for Floriana.[10] On 27 January 2023, he signed for Saint Lucia on loan until the end of the season.[11]

International career

He made two appearances for Malta at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[12] He made his senior national team debut in November 2017 in the 0–3 defeat against Estonia.[13] On 23 March 2019, Nwoko scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Faroe Islands, as Malta won their first competitive home match in 13 years.[14] In January 2022, Nwoko accused the Malta national team selectors of 'unfair' treatment over allegedly not being selected for the team due to his refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine when the squad were asked to take a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in May 2021 ahead of their departure to a training camp in Austria.[15] In November 2022, Nwoko returned to the national team, accepting his call up for the friendly games against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 28 April 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St. Andrews 2013–14 Maltese Challenge League 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2014–15 24 5 0 0 — — 24 5
2015–16 Maltese Premier League 27 5 2 0 — 1[b] 1 30 6
2016–17 31 4 1 0 — — 32 4
Total 82 14 4 0 — 1 1 87 15
Valletta 2017–18 Maltese Premier League 26 6 4 2 4[c] 0 — 34 8
2018–19 21 2 3 0 4[d] 0 1[e] 0 29 2
2019–20 13 2 0 0 5[f] 0 1[e] 1 19 3
2020–21 15 2 1 0 1[c] 0 — 17 2
Total 75 12 8 2 14 0 2 1 99 15
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 2021 LOI Premier Division 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Floriana 2022–23 Maltese Premier League 9 0 1 0 — 0[e] 0 10 0
Saint Lucia (loan) 2022–23 Maltese Premier League 8 2 1 0 – 1[g] 1 10 3
Career total 182 28 15 2 14 0 4 3 217 33
  1. ^ Includes Maltese FA Trophy & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Maltese Premier League Relegation Play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b c Appearances in the Maltese Super Cup
  6. ^ 4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League & 1 appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearance in the 2022–23 Maltese Premier League Relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 19 June 2023[13]
National team Year Apps Goals
Malta 2017 1 0
2018 3 0
2019 9 1
2020 4 2
2021 3 0
2022 1 0
2023 4 1
Total 25 4

International goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2019 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Faroe Islands 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2. 6 September 2020  Latvia 1–0 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
3. 7 October 2020  Gibraltar 1–0 2–0
Friendly
4. 9 June 2023 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 1–0

Honours

Valletta[17]

St Patrick's Athletic

References

  1. ^ a b "Who is Kyrian Nwoko? All you need to know about the Malta striker set to sign for Linfield". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b "New Valletta FC signing". Valletta F.C. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ^ Doug Thomson (11 July 2014). "Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace linked with Maltese youngster Kyrian Nwoko". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Linfield battling Brexit issues in quest to sign Malta striker Kyrian Nwoko". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  5. ^ FC, Valletta. "Kyrian Nwoko joins St Patricks Athletic FC". Valletta FC.
  6. ^ "Nwoko Signs On Loan". www.stpatsfc.com.
  7. ^ "St Pat's sign Malta international Kyrian Nwoko after Linfield move falls through". independent.
  8. ^ "Rovers hit stride at perfect time to sink Saints in battle of table-toppers". independent.
  9. ^ Leahy, Ed (28 November 2021). "Benson spot on as Saints beat Bohs to lift the FAI Cup" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Floriana set to sign former Malta striker Kyrian Nwoko". Times of Malta.
  11. ^ "Santa Lucia sign striker Kyrian Nwoko on loan from Floriana". Times of Malta. 27 January 2023.
  12. ^ Kyrian Nwoko – UEFA competition record (archive)
  13. ^ a b c "Kyrian Nwoko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  14. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (23 March 2019). "Watch: Gutsy Malta see off Faroe Islands". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Kyrian Nwoko hits out at national team's treatment for his anti-vaccine stance". Times of Malta.
  16. ^ "28-man squad announced for November friendlies". mfa.com.mt.
  17. ^ a b Kyrian Nwoko at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

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