- Savio Nsereko
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Savio Nsereko Personal information Full name Savio Magala Nsereko[1] Date of birth 27 July 1989 Place of birth Kampala, Uganda Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Winger, striker Club information Current club Juve Stabia Number 14 Youth career 2004–2005 1860 Munich 2005–2007 Brescia Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2009 Brescia 22 (3) 2009 West Ham United 10 (0) 2009– Fiorentina 0 (0) 2010 → Bologna (loan) 2 (0) 2010 → 1860 München (loan) 2 (0) 2011 → Chernomorets Burgas (loan) 11 (0) 2011 → Juve Stabia (loan) 2 (0) National team‡ 2007–2008 Germany U19 11 (4) 2008–2010 Germany U20 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2010Savio Magala Nsereko (born 27 July 1989), more commonly known as Savio,[2] is a Ugandan-born German footballer who plays for Juve Stabia on loan from Fiorentina. He can play as a striker, or a winger, but tends to play on the left wing, so that he is able to cut inside the defence and shoot with his right foot.
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Club career
Early career
Nsereko was born in Kampala and started his career at 1860 Munich. He was signed by Brescia in the summer of 2005, aged 16, the minimum age limit allowed by FIFA for international transfer among European Union nations.
He made his first team debut during 2005–06 Serie B season against Crotone, the last match of the season. He made 23 appearances for Brescia in all competitions, scoring 3 goals, before signing for West Ham.[3]
West Ham United
On 26 January 2009, Nsereko signed for West Ham United for an undisclosed fee, thought to have been in the region of £9 million dependent on appearances and other factors,[4] on a four and a half year contract.[5] He was given the number 10 shirt, following the departure of Craig Bellamy to Manchester City, which bore the name "Savio".[6] His English football, Premier League and West Ham debut came on 28 January 2009 in West Ham's 2–0 home win against Hull City.[7] He played an important part in West Ham's win against Manchester City on 1 March 2009 by providing the assist for Jack Collison's 71st minute goal.[8]
Fiorentina and loans
He failed to settle at West Ham, making just one start and failing to score in any of his ten appearances. He was sold to Fiorentina for an undisclosed fee, with Manuel da Costa going the other way as part of the deal. West Ham retain the rights to 50 percent of the player's sell-on fee.[9]
Despite his talent, Savio Nsereko never broke into the first team and in January 2010 was successively loaned out to Bologna, in what proved to be another disappointing experience, with only two appearances with the Rossoblu. On July 2010 he was sent back to Germany, joining 2. Fußball-Bundesliga side TSV 1860 München on a season loan; the loan agreement was however cancelled unilaterally on 23 October 2010, after the player was reported missing for a week before being found at his sister's place.[10][11][12] On 20 January 2011, Nsereko joined Bulgarian A PFG side Chernomorets Burgas on loan until the end of the season.[13] After this loan spell, he was loaned again this time to Serie B side, Juve Stabia.[14] After only one game with the club, Savio was reported missing once again on September 2011, leading his club to ask for unilateral rescission of the contract. He was successively reported being in London,[15] and, after returning back to Italy with a medical certificate only two weeks later, he was allowed to leave to Germany to deal with unspecified personal problems.[16]
International career
At international level, Nsereko won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship with Germany. He made his U19 debut on 7 September 2007, beating the Netherlands. He has also featured for the Under-20 Germany youth team at 2008–09 and 2009–10 Four Nations Tournaments.
The Ugandan authorities are desperate for Savio to play for the Ugandan national team. The new law that allows for dual citizenship could make this possible.[17]
References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2009 and 30/09/2009". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/RegList_September09.ashx/RegList_September09.pdf. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ Barlow, Matt (28 January 2009). "Upton Park chief Duxbury: West Ham will never sell to local rivals Tottenham". The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1130082/Upton-Park-chief-Duxbury-West-Ham-sell-rivals-Spurs.html. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "Savio Nsereko". Footballdatabase.eu. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.savio.nsereko.31705.en.html. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009–2010. London: Headline Publishing Group. 2009. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-7553-1948-7.
- ^ Austin, Simom (26 January 2009). "West Ham complete Nsereko signing". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/7851056.stm. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "Savio signs". West Ham United F.C.. 27 January 2009. http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1534229,00.html. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Ashenden, Mark (28 January 2009). "West Ham 2–0 Hull". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7844583.stm. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Stevenson, Jonathan (1 March 2009). "West Ham 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7905878.stm. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ "Da Costa in for Savio". whufc.com. 31 August 2009. http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1783660,00.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ "Allarme a Monaco Savio è sparito" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 14 October 2010. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/ottobre/14/Allarme_Monaco_Savio_sparito_ga_10_101014021.shtml. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Nsereko riappare Era dalla sorella" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 16 October 2010. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/ottobre/16/Nsereko_riappare_Era_dalla_sorella_ga_10_101016098.shtml. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Vertrag von Savio fristlos gekündigt" (in German). TSV 1860 München. 23 October 2010. http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2010/vnews_2010-10-23_savio_kuendigung.php. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Serie A - West Ham flop Savio moves to Bulgaria - Yahoo! Eurosport". Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/21012011/58/serie-west-ham-flop-savio-moves-bulgaria.html. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Savio alla S.S. Juve Stabia" (in Italian). ViolaChannel.tv. 8 July 2011. http://it.violachannel.tv/dettaglio-ultimora/items/savio-alla-ss-juve-stabia.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Va dove ti portano i debiti: ecco dove è Savio. La nuova gatta da pelare di Corvino" (in Italian). Fiorentina News. 16 September 2011. http://www.fiorentinanews.com/2011/09/va-dove-ti-portano-i-debiti-ecco-dove-e-savio-la-nuova-gatta-da-pelare-di-corvino/. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Savio ricompare con un certificato medico: La Juve Stabia lo perdona" (in Italian). Fiorentina News. 29 September 2011. http://www.fiorentinanews.com/2011/09/savio-ricompare-con-un-certificato-medico-la-juve-stabia-lo-perdona/. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ Jadwong, Louis (24 May 2009). "Uganda: Dual Citizenship – Savio Can Still Play for Cranes". allafrica.com. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905250092.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
External links
- Savio Nsereko career stats at Soccerbase
- Gazzetta.it (Italian)
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Kampala
- German footballers
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- TSV 1860 München players
- Brescia Calcio players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- PFC Chernomorets Burgas players
- S.S. Juve Stabia players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Premier League players
- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group players
- German people of Ugandan descent
- German expatriate footballers
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
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