Kyrian Nwoko

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Kyrian Nwoko
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Valletta, Malta
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Club information
Current team
 Valletta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 St. Andrews 82 (14)
2017– Valletta 75 (12)
2021 → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
Malta U17
2017–2021 Malta 20 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:05, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:54, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Kyrian Nwoko (born 4 July 1997) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Maltese side Valletta.

Personal life[]

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

Club career[]

In July 2014, Nwoko was linked with a possible transfer to English clubs Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace.[3] He moved from St. Andrews to Valletta in June 2017.[2] In July 2021, he was linked with a move to NIFL Premiership side Linfield.[1] Following a transfer fee being agreed between the two clubs, the transfer was held up due to issues obtaining a work permit under new Brexit regulations.[4] On 27 July 2021, Valletta announced that they had agreed a deal with League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic for Nwoko to move on a 6-month loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent.[5] The transfer was completed on 28 July 2021,[6] with Nwoko becoming the second striker to sign for the club on that day, after Reading's Nahum Melvin-Lambert.[7] Nwoko made his debut for the club on the 30th July 2021, coming off the bench in the 87th minute of the Dublin derby away to Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.[8] On 28 November 2021 Nwoko was an unused substitute in the 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]

International career[]

He made two appearances for Malta at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[10] He made his senior national team debut in November 2017 in the 0–3 defeat against Estonia.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 11 January 2022[14]
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
2021–22 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 75 12 8 2 14 0 2 1 99 15
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Career total 165 26 13 2 14 0 3 2 195 30
  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 Appearances in the Maltese Super Cup
  6. ^ 4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League & 1 appearance in the UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 30 March 2021[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Malta 2017 1 0
2018 3 0
2019 9 1
2020 4 2
2021 3 0
Total 20 3

International goals[]

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.[11]
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

Honours[]

Valletta[15]

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" – 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" – 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. ^ Kyrian Nwoko – UEFA competition record (archive)
  11. ^ a b c "Kyrian Nwoko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  12. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (23 March 2019). "Watch: Gutsy Malta see off Faroe Islands". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Kyrian Nwoko hits out at national team's treatment for his anti-vaccine stance". Times of Malta.
  14. ^ Kyrian Nwoko at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  15. ^ Kyrian Nwoko at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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