Sylvanus Nimely
Liberian footballer
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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]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sylvanus Solarie Nimely | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2020 | Liberia | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:48, 14 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Karviná | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Spartak-2 Moscow | 2016–17 | Russian First League | 11 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Russian First League | 29 | 5 | – | – | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | Russian First League | 29 | 8 | – | – | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian First League | 24 | 6 | – | – | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian First League | 16 | 3 | – | – | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 109 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 23 | ||
| Gorica | 2020–21 | HNL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Ilves | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Solin | 2021–22 | Prva NL | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Prva NL | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 18 | 6 | ||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Surkhon Termez | 2023 | Uzbekistan Super League | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 30 | 13 | |
| 2024 | Uzbekistan Super League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | ||
| Sumgayit | 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 194 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 45 | ||
- Includes Czech Cup, Russian Cup, Croatian Cup and Uzbek Cup
International
- As of 13 November 2021[10]
| Liberia | ||||||||
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| Year | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | ||||||