Sylvanus Nimely

Sylvanus Nimely
Personal information
Full name Sylvanus Solarie Nimely
Date of birth (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Kokand 1912
(on loan from Neftchi Fergana)
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2014 Monrovia Club Breweries
2014 Karviná
2015 Vítkovice
2015–2016 Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Karviná 0 (0)
2017–2020 Spartak Moscow 1 (0)
2017–2020 Spartak-2 Moscow 108 (23)
2021 Gorica 9 (0)
2021–2022 Ilves 11 (0)
2022–2023 Solin 25 (4)
2023–2024 Surkhon Termez 30 (12)
2024–2025 Sumgayit 18 (1)
2025– Neftchi Fergana 6 (0)
2026– → Kokand 1912 (loan) 10 (1)
International career‡
2013–2020 Liberia 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:48, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Sylvanus Nimely (born 4 September 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uzbekistan Pro League side Kokand 1912, on loan from Neftchi Fergana.[1]

Club career

On 23 February 2017, he joined the Russian Premier League side FC Spartak Moscow.[2]

After playing for a year and a half for the second squad FC Spartak-2 Moscow, he made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 29 October 2018 in a game against FC Rubin Kazan.[3]

On 26 January 2021, Spartak announced that Nimely transferred to Croatian side HNK Gorica.[4]

In August 2021, Nimely joined Ilves in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.[5] Unable to make an impact, he left the club after the season and joined Croatian side NK Solin in February 2022.

In February 2023, he signed with Surkhon Termez in Uzbekistan Super League.[6]

On 14 August 2024, Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit announced the signing of Nimely.[7]

International career

He made his international debut on 7 September 2013, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Samuel Thompson in a 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat to Angola at the Tundavala National Stadium in Lubango.[8]

Personal life

His older brother, Alex, also played football.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 February 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Karviná 2016–17 Czech First League 0010–10
Spartak Moscow 2017–18 Russian Premier League 00000000
2018–19 Russian Premier League 1000–10
Total 10000010
Spartak-2 Moscow 2016–17 Russian First League 111––111
2017–18 Russian First League 295––295
2018–19 Russian First League 298––298
2019–20 Russian First League 246––246
2020–21 Russian First League 163––163
Total 10923000010923
Gorica 2020–21 HNL 9021–111
Ilves 2021 Veikkausliiga 110––110
Solin 2021–22 Prva NL 90––90
2022–23 Prva NL 16422–186
Total 2542200276
Surkhon Termez 2023 Uzbekistan Super League 261241–3013
2024 Uzbekistan Super League 4011–51
Total 301252003514
Sumgayit 2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League 9100–91
Career total 194401050020445

International

As of 13 November 2021[10]
Liberia
YearAppsGoals
201310
201400
201500
201600
201720
201840
201940
202010
Total120

References

  1. ↑ "Neftchi has signed three players". championat.asia. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ НИМЕЛИ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «СПАРТАКА» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 23 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rubin v Spartak game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Нимели продолжит карьеру в Хорватии" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 26 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Entisen Manchester City -pelaajan veli saapui Tampereelle – Ilveksen Sylvanus Nimely arvioi Suomen liigan tasoa liberialaisella sanonnalla, Aamulehti, 13 September 2021
  6. ↑ Muistatko vielä Ilveksessä flopanneen liberialaiskärjen? Takoo nyt maaleja eksoottisessa jalkapallomaassa, Aamulehti, 16 October 2023
  7. ↑ ""Sumqayıt" FK Silvanus Nimeli ilə müqavilə imzalayıb". facebook.com/sumqayitfc (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK Facebook. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Round 2 Angola - Liberia". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Sylvanus Nimely at Soccerway
  10. ↑ Sylvanus Nimely at National-Football-Teams.com