Sylvanus Nimely

Sylvanus Nimely

Personal information
Full name	Sylvanus Solarie Nimely
Date of birth	(1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sumgayit
Number	99
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–	Sumgayit	11	(1)
International career‡
2013–	Liberia	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Azerbaijan Premier League side Sumgayit. ^[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
		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

1. Includes Czech Cup, Russian Cup, Croatian Cup and Uzbek Cup

International

As of 13 November 2021 ^[10]

Liberia
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

References

1. Boy Dolo, Edwin. "Sylvanus Nimely Rising to Fame". liberiansoccer.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 27 January 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