Nwankwo Kanu

Nwankwo Kanu (born 1 August 1976) is a Nigerian football player. He plays for Portsmouth and Nigeria national team.

Nwankwo Kanu
Kanu in a friendly in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nwankwo Kanu[1]
Date of birth (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976[2]
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Iwuanyanwu Nationale 25 (15)
1993–1996 Ajax 54 (25)
1996–1999 Inter Milan 12 (1)
1999–2004 Arsenal 119 (30)
2004–2006 West Bromwich Albion 53 (7)
2006–2012 Portsmouth 143 (20)
Total 406 (98)
National team
1993 Nigeria U17 6 (5)
1996 Nigeria U23 6 (3)
1994–2011 Nigeria 87 (12)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2000 Ghana-Nigeria
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner1993 Japan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal Life

Nwankwo Kanu is married to fitness enthusiast, Amara Kanu and they have 3 children together. Two sons and one daughter.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Iwuanyanwu Nationale 1992–93[4] Nigerian Premier League 2515–2515
Ajax 1993–94 Eredivisie 6200––62
1994–95 Eredivisie 181011–7[lower-alpha 1]1–2612
1995–96 Eredivisie 301300–9[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 2]04213
Total 54251100161307427
Inter Milan 1996–97[5] Serie A 00–00–00
1997–98[5] Serie A 11120–5[lower-alpha 3]0–181
1998–99[5] Serie A 1010––20
Total 12130005000201
Arsenal 1998–99[6] Premier League 126510000–177
1999–2000[6] Premier League 3112201115[lower-alpha 4]31[lower-alpha 5]15017
2000–01[6] Premier League 273100014[lower-alpha 1]2–425
2001–02[6] Premier League 23352219[lower-alpha 1]0–396
2002–03[6] Premier League 16510108[lower-alpha 1]1–266
2003–04[6] Premier League 10130427[lower-alpha 1]0–243
Total 11930173845361119844
West Bromwich Albion 2004–05[6] Premier League 2822100––303
2005–06[6] Premier League 2551021––286
Total 53731210000589
Portsmouth 2006–07[6] Premier League 36102200––3812
2007–08[6] Premier League 2545211––317
2008–09[6] Premier League 17120105[lower-alpha 3]1–252
2009–10[6] Premier League 2321042––284
2010–11[6] Championship 3221010––342
2011–12[6] Championship 1010010––111
Total 1432011483510016728
Career total 4069835918879841542124
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. One appearance in 1995 Intercontinental Cup, one appearance in 1995 UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in 1995 Dutch Supercup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
  5. One appearance in 1999 FA Charity Shield

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 199430
199521
1996 0 0
199710
199851
1999 0 0
2000101
200162
2002110
200343
200470
200562
200680
200762
200860
200950
201050
201110
Total8612
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kanu goal.
List of international goals scored by Nwankwo Kanu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 October 1995Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent Uzbekistan3–13–21995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
25 June 1998Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam Netherlands1–31–5Friendly
322 April 2000Lagos National Stadium, Lagos Eritrea4–04–02002 World Cup qualifier
427 January 2001Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt Sudan3–03–02002 World Cup qualifier
55 May 2001Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt Liberia1–02–02002 World Cup qualifier
625 May 2003Independence Park, Kingston Jamaica2–22–3Friendly
7 7 June 2003Abuja Stadium, Abuja Malawi3–14–12004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
84–1
926 March 2005Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt Gabon2–02–02006 World Cup qualifier
108 October 2005Abuja Stadium, Abuja Zimbabwe4–15–12006 World Cup qualifier
1124 March 2007MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta Uganda1–01–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
1217 June 2007Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey Niger1–03–12008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier

Honours

Iwuanyanwu Nationale

  • Nigerian Premier League: 1992–93[8]

Ajax

Inter Milan

Arsenal

Portsmouth

  • FA Cup: 2007–08[15]

Nigeria U17

Nigeria U23

Nigeria

Individual

  • Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 1994–95[19]
  • African Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1999[20]
  • BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1997, 1999[21]
  • FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2008[22]
  • IFFHS Legends[23]
  • IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021[24]


  • List of Nigerians

References
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  3. "Kanu: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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  7. Nwankwo Kanu – International Appearances. RSSSF. Retrieved on 11 January 2012.
  8. "Nwankwo Kanu – Career Honours". Soccerway.
  9. "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. "Arsenal lift FA Cup". BBC Sport. 4 May 2002. Archived from the original on 16 December 2002.
  11. "Arsenal retain FA Cup". BBC Sport. 17 May 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  12. "Owen shatters Arsenal in Cup final". BBC Sport. 12 May 2001. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  13. "Parlour gives Gunners Wembley win". BBC News. 1 August 1999. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  14. "Penalty heartbreak for Arsenal". BBC News. 17 May 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  15. McNulty, Phil (17 May 2008). "Portsmouth 1–0 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  16. "Top 10 Super Eagles of Nigeria's Most Amazing Moments". buzznigeria.com. Chuka Udeze. 31 October 2023.
  17. "Africa Cup of Nations 2000". The Shot.
  18. Trumpeta, Imo (2012-10-29). "'Papilo' Kanu Nkwankwo (The concluding part)". Imo Trumpeta newspaper. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  19. "Timber voted Talent of the Year". Ajax.nl.
  20. "African Player of the Year". rsssf.com. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  21. Edwards, Piers (12 November 2016). "History of the BBC African Footballer of the Year award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  22. "FA Cup final: Kanu punishes Cardiff to win Cup". Telegraph. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  23. "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  24. "IFFHS". IFFHS. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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