Samson Godwin
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Samson Godwin (born 11 November 1983) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a 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, he 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 remained until 2012. A regular for the club, he appeared in over 200 games.[2] He spent the first half of 2009 on loan to Shakhter Karagandy.
In 2006, while playing for Karpaty, Godwin was a candidate for a spot in Nigerian national team. Coach Augustine Eguavoen visited Karpaty's match against Dynamo Kyiv to witness Godwin's game and see the progress of Dynamo's Nigerian midfielder Ayila Yussuf.[3]
Personal life
Godwin claimed that after his football career comes to an end, he would prefer to stay in Ukraine and become a businessman.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
His best friend off the pitch is a former Karpaty player William Batista. He is also friends with Nigerian footballer Lucky Idahor, who has formerly performed for Karpaty.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Godwin's favourite footballers are Zinedine Zidane and Claude Makélélé.[4]
References
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External links
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Warri
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. players
- Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players
- GKS Katowice players
- FC Karpaty Lviv players
- FC Karpaty-2 Lviv players
- FC Karpaty-3 Lviv players
- FC Shakhter Karagandy players
- FC Volyn Lutsk players
- FC Minsk players
- FC Slavia Mozyr players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Ukrainian First League players
- Ukrainian Second League players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- Belarusian Premier League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen