Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Valletta, Malta | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Floriana | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2017 | St. Andrews | 82 | (14) |
2017–2021 | Valletta | 75 | (12) |
2021 | → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022– | Floriana | 28 | (1) |
2023 | → Saint Lucia (loan) | 8 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
Malta U17 | |||
2017– | Malta | 31 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 |
Kyrian Nwoko (born 4 July 1997) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Floriana and the Malta national team. He has previously played for Maltese clubs St. Andrews & Valletta, as well as Irish club St Patrick's Athletic.
He is the son of the Nigerian-born former Malta international footballer Chucks Nwoko. [2]
In July 2014, Nwoko was linked with a possible transfer to English clubs Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace. [3] He moved from St. Andrews to Valletta in June 2017. [2] In July 2021, he was linked with a move to NIFL Premiership side Linfield. [1] Following a transfer fee being agreed between the two clubs, the transfer was held up due to issues obtaining a work permit under new Brexit regulations. [4] On 27 July 2021, Valletta announced that they had agreed a deal with League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic for Nwoko to move on a 6-month loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent. [5] The transfer was completed on 28 July 2021, [6] with Nwoko becoming the second striker to sign for the club on that day, after Reading's Nahum Melvin-Lambert. [7] Nwoko made his debut for the club on 30 July 2021, coming off the bench in the 87th minute of the Dublin derby away to Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. [8] On 28 November 2021 Nwoko was an unused substitute in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium. [9] On 31 August 2022, Nwoko returned to football after 9 months out of the game, returning to Malta and signing for Floriana. [10] On 27 January 2023, he signed for Saint Lucia on loan until the end of the season. [11]
He made two appearances for Malta at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [12] He made his senior national team debut in November 2017 in the 0–3 defeat against Estonia. [13] On 23 March 2019, Nwoko scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Faroe Islands, as Malta won their first competitive home match in 13 years. [14] In January 2022, Nwoko accused the Malta national team selectors of 'unfair' treatment over allegedly not being selected for the team due to his refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine when the squad were asked to take a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in May 2021 ahead of their departure to a training camp in Austria. [15] In November 2022, Nwoko returned to the national team, accepting his call up for the friendly games against Greece and the Republic of Ireland. [16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St. Andrews | 2013–14 | Maltese Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||||
2015–16 | Maltese Premier League | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
Total | 82 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 87 | 15 | |||
Valletta | 2017–18 | Maltese Premier League | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 [c] | 0 | — | 34 | 8 | |
2018–19 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 [d] | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 [f] | 0 | 1 [e] | 1 | 19 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
Total | 75 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 15 | ||
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Floriana | 2022–23 | Maltese Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 [e] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2023–24 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
Saint Lucia (loan) | 2022–23 | Maltese Premier League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 [g] | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
Career total | 200 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 238 | 35 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Malta | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 1 | |
2020 | 4 | 2 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 9 | 1 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 23 March 2019 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
2. | 6 September 2020 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D | |
3. | 7 October 2020 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
4. | 9 June 2023 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Valletta [17]
St Patrick's Athletic
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 4 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Valletta, Malta | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Floriana | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2017 | St. Andrews | 82 | (14) |
2017–2021 | Valletta | 75 | (12) |
2021 | → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022– | Floriana | 28 | (1) |
2023 | → Saint Lucia (loan) | 8 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
Malta U17 | |||
2017– | Malta | 31 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 |
Kyrian Nwoko (born 4 July 1997) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Floriana and the Malta national team. He has previously played for Maltese clubs St. Andrews & Valletta, as well as Irish club St Patrick's Athletic.
He is the son of the Nigerian-born former Malta international footballer Chucks Nwoko. [2]
In July 2014, Nwoko was linked with a possible transfer to English clubs Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace. [3] He moved from St. Andrews to Valletta in June 2017. [2] In July 2021, he was linked with a move to NIFL Premiership side Linfield. [1] Following a transfer fee being agreed between the two clubs, the transfer was held up due to issues obtaining a work permit under new Brexit regulations. [4] On 27 July 2021, Valletta announced that they had agreed a deal with League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic for Nwoko to move on a 6-month loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent. [5] The transfer was completed on 28 July 2021, [6] with Nwoko becoming the second striker to sign for the club on that day, after Reading's Nahum Melvin-Lambert. [7] Nwoko made his debut for the club on 30 July 2021, coming off the bench in the 87th minute of the Dublin derby away to Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. [8] On 28 November 2021 Nwoko was an unused substitute in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium. [9] On 31 August 2022, Nwoko returned to football after 9 months out of the game, returning to Malta and signing for Floriana. [10] On 27 January 2023, he signed for Saint Lucia on loan until the end of the season. [11]
He made two appearances for Malta at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [12] He made his senior national team debut in November 2017 in the 0–3 defeat against Estonia. [13] On 23 March 2019, Nwoko scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Faroe Islands, as Malta won their first competitive home match in 13 years. [14] In January 2022, Nwoko accused the Malta national team selectors of 'unfair' treatment over allegedly not being selected for the team due to his refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine when the squad were asked to take a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in May 2021 ahead of their departure to a training camp in Austria. [15] In November 2022, Nwoko returned to the national team, accepting his call up for the friendly games against Greece and the Republic of Ireland. [16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St. Andrews | 2013–14 | Maltese Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||||
2015–16 | Maltese Premier League | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
Total | 82 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 87 | 15 | |||
Valletta | 2017–18 | Maltese Premier League | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 [c] | 0 | — | 34 | 8 | |
2018–19 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 [d] | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 [f] | 0 | 1 [e] | 1 | 19 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
Total | 75 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 15 | ||
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Floriana | 2022–23 | Maltese Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 [e] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2023–24 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
Saint Lucia (loan) | 2022–23 | Maltese Premier League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 [g] | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
Career total | 200 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 238 | 35 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Malta | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 1 | |
2020 | 4 | 2 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 9 | 1 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 23 March 2019 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
2. | 6 September 2020 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D | |
3. | 7 October 2020 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
4. | 9 June 2023 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Valletta [17]
St Patrick's Athletic