KANU





Full name: Nwankwo Christian Kanu
Date of birth: August 01, 1976
Birthplace: Owerri, Imo, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigerian
EU passport: No
Height: 197 cms
Weight: 80 kgs

Club: Portsmouth
Position: Forward [C]
Squad Number: 27
Contract expires:
Previous clubs: Fed Works > Iwanyanwu > Ajax > Inter Milan > (£4.5m) Arsenal > released > (free) West Brom > released > Portsmouth

International debut: May 1994, v Sweden
International Caps: 79
International Goals: 13
World Cups: France 1998, Korea/Japan 2002, South Africa 2010
FIFA U-17 World Cup (1993)
Olympic Games (1996)

UEFA Champions League (1995)
Intercontinental Cup (1995)
UEFA Super Cup (1995)
UEFA Cup (1998)

Nigerian League (1993)
Dutch Eredivisie (1994, 1995, 1996)
Dutch Super Cup (1994, 1995)
English FA Cup (2002, 2003, 2008)
English FA Premier League (2002, 2004)

African Footballer of the Year (1996, 1999)

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SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2008-09 Portsmouth ENG A 16 1
2007-08 Portsmouth ENG A 25 4
2006-07 Portsmouth ENG A 36 10
2005-06 West Brom ENG A 25 5
2004-05 West Brom ENG A 28 2
2003-04 Arsenal ENG A 10 1
2002-03 Arsenal ENG A 16 5
2001-02 Arsenal ENG A 23 3
2000-01 Arsenal ENG A 27 3
1999-00 Arsenal ENG A 31 13
1998-99 Arsenal ENG A 12 6
1998-99 Inter Milan ITA A 1 0
1997-98 Inter Milan ITA A 11 1
1996-97 Inter Milan ITA A 0 0
1995-96 Ajax NED A 30 13
1994-95 Ajax NED A 18 10
1993-94 Ajax NED A 6 2
1992-92 Iwanyanwu - - 30 6
1991-91 Fed Works - - 30 9
Career Totals:37594


FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
22/06 Durban / Durban Stadium NGA 2:2 KOR 57 0 0 1 4 0 0
Competition Totals:57001400
Competition Average:57001400

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 2002

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
07/06 Wing Stadium, Kobe SWE 2:1 NGA 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/06 Kashima Stadium, Ibaraki ARG 1:0 NGA 47 0 0 0 1 0 0
Competition Totals:73000100
Competition Average:36.50000.500

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards



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1976
Born August 1 in Owerri, Imo, Nigeria.
1996
August: Member of the Nigerian team that won the Gold Medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
2006
February: Member of the Nigerian team that reached the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals in Egypt.
April: Suffers relegation from the English Premier League with West Brom.
August 17: Agreed a one-year deal with Portsmouth.
August 19: Kanu scored twice and missed a penalty on his Portsmouth debut as Harry Redknapp's side got off to a 3-0 dream start against nine-man Blackburn.
2008
February: Represented Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Ghana. He was part of the team that reached the quarter-finals but were defeated by Ghana 1-2.
May 17: Kanu's first-half goal proved enough for Portsmouth FC to defeat Cardiff City FC at Wembley and win the FA Cup for the first time in 69 years.

Nigeria squad for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010

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