Samson Godwin

2017-03-27T01:47:36Z

Drmies: Reverted edits by Dpritcharabfucker (talk) to last version by Masssly

{{Infobox football biography
| name = Samson Godwin
| image = Samson Godwin1.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| fullname = Samson Godwin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|11}}
| birth_place = [[Warri]], [[Nigeria]]
| height = {{height|meter=1.78}}
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2000
| clubs1 = [[Gabros F.C.]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2000–2001
| clubs2 = [[Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała|Marbet Ceramed Bielsko-Biała]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2001
| clubs3 = [[GKS Katowice]]
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2002–2012
| clubs4 = [[FC Karpaty Lviv|Karpaty Lviv]]
| caps4 = 229
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2009
| clubs5 = → [[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter Karagandy]] (loan)
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2011
| clubs6 = → [[FC Volyn Lutsk|Volyn Lutsk]] (loan)
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2012
| clubs7 = [[FC Minsk|Minsk]]
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2013
| clubs8 = [[FC Slavia-Mozyr|Slavia-Mozyr]]
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2013
| clubs9 = [[FC Karpaty Lviv|Karpaty Lviv]]
| caps9 = 4
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 13 January 2014
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Samson Godwin''' (born November 11, 1983) is a former [[Nigerian]] [[association football|football]] [[midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/ua/news/11665/page.html | title=Karpaty's official website| work=Самсон закінчив кар’єру гравця...| accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref>

== Career ==
Godwin started his football career in a [[Nigeria Division 1|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 [[Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała|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 [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] club [[FC Karpaty Lviv|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).<ref>{{cite web|publisher=90 Minut|title=Samson Godwin|url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=4801|accessdate=2008-12-14}}</ref> 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 [[Nigeria National Football Team|Nigerian national Team]], and then coach [[Augustine Eguavoen]], visited the game [[FC Karpaty Lviv|Karpaty Lviv]] vs [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] to witness the Godwin's game and see the progress of Dynamo's Nigerian midfielder [[Ayila Yussuf]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/newskarpaty/?news_id=127&mode=full |title=Karpaty's official website |work=Godwin will play for Nigeria |accessdate=February 29, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827055258/http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/newskarpaty/?news_id=127&mode=full |archivedate=August 27, 2006 }}</ref>

== 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 [[FC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]]. Godwin's favourite footballers are [[Zinedine Zidane]] and [[Claude Makélélé]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/press/?news_id=630&mode=full | title=Karpaty's official website| work=Samson Godwin| accessdate=February 29, 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/karpaty/?player_id=33&mode=full Profile on the Official Website of Karpaty Lviv] {{uk icon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Godwin, Samson}}
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Warri]]
[[Category:Nigerian footballers]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Poland]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Ukraine]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Belarus]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriates in Poland]]
[[Category:Ukrainian Premier League players]]
[[Category:Gabros International players]]
[[Category:Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players]]
[[Category:GKS Katowice players]]
[[Category:FC Karpaty Lviv players]]
[[Category:FC Shakhter Karagandy players]]
[[Category:FC Volyn Lutsk players]]
[[Category:FC Minsk players]]
[[Category:FC Slavia-Mozyr players]]

Kazakhstan Encyclopedia - User contributions [en]

Samson Godwin