Samson Godwin Explained

Samson Godwin
Fullname:Samson Godwin
Birth Date:11 November 1983
Birth Place:Warri, Nigeria
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2000
Clubs1:Gabros F.C.
Years2:2000–2001
Clubs2:Marbet Ceramed Bielsko-Biała
Years3:2001
Clubs3:GKS Katowice
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2002–2012
Clubs4:Karpaty Lviv
Caps4:229
Goals4:5
Years5:2002–2003
Clubs5:Karpaty-2 Lviv
Caps5:13
Goals5:1
Years6:2003
Clubs6:→ Halychyna-Karpaty Lviv
Caps6:5
Goals6:1
Years7:2009
Clubs7:Shakhter Karagandy (loan)
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Years8:2011
Clubs8:Volyn Lutsk (loan)
Caps8:2
Goals8:0
Years9:2012
Clubs9:Minsk
Caps9:16
Goals9:0
Years10:2013
Clubs10:Slavia Mozyr
Caps10:12
Goals10:0
Years11:2013
Clubs11:Karpaty Lviv
Caps11:4
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:2003
Nationalteam1:Nigeria
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:13 January 2014

Samson Godwin (born 11 November 1983) is a former Nigerian football midfielder.[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 2000 Godwin moved to Europe, playing for Polish club Marbet Ceramed Bielsko-Biała. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karpaty's official website. Самсон закінчив кар’єру гравця.... 13 January 2014.
  2. Web site: 90 Minut. Samson Godwin. 2008-12-14.
  3. Web site: Karpaty's official website . Godwin will play for Nigeria . February 29, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060827055258/http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/newskarpaty/?news_id=127&mode=full . August 27, 2006 .
  4. Web site: Karpaty's official website. Samson Godwin. February 29, 2008. December 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191207153213/http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/press/?news_id=630&mode=full. dead.