Samson Godwin

Infobox Football biography
playername = Samson Godwin


fullname = Samson Godwin
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|11|11
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Nigeria
height = height|meter=1.78
position = Midfielder
currentclub = FC Karpaty Lviv
clubnumber = 7
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000 - 2001
2001-2002
2002
2002 -
clubs = Gabros F.C.
Marbet Ceramed
GKS Katowice
Karpaty Lviv
caps(goals) = N/A
N/A
N/A
108 (3)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = February 29, 2008
ntupdate =

Samson Godwin (born November 11, 1983) is a Nigerian football midfielder. He is currently playing for the Ukrainian football club Karpaty Lviv.

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, young footballer was noticed by scouts from Poland, and the following season, in 2001 Godwin moved to Europe, playing for a now defunct Polish club Marbet Ceramed. 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 has remained since. He is a regular for the club and has earned over 100 caps.

In 2006, while playing for Karpaty, Godwin was a candidate for a spot in Nigerian national Team, and thn coach Augustine Eguavoen, visited the game Karpaty Lviv vs Dynamo Kyiv to witness the Godwin's game and see the progress of Dynamo's Nigerian midfielder Ayila Yussuf. [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 | accessyear=2008]

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 frend 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 Tavriya Simferopol. Godwin's favourite footballers are Zinedine Zidane and Claude Makelele. [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 | accessyear=2008]

References

External links

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