Rodney Celvin Akwensivie

Rodney Celvin Akwensivie (/ˈrɒdnɪ/; born 25 November 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Kuching City.

Rodney Celvin
Personal information
Full name Rodney Celvin Akwensivie[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Serian, Malaysia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Kuching City
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2015 Tabuan Jaya Sport School
2013–2016 Sarawak U-21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Sarawak 12 (0)
2018–2019 PKNS 34 (1)
2020 Selangor 8 (0)
2021Kedah Darul Aman (loan) 14 (0)
2022–2023 Kedah Darul Aman 31 (1)
2024– Kuching City 7 (0)
International career
2018 Malaysia U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 07, 2019

International career

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Malaysia U23

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In March 2016, Akwensivie received his first call-up to the Malaysia U23s for the centralised training camp as a preparation for friendly match against Philippines U23s and Nepal U23s.[2] Rodney was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the 2018 Asian Games.[3] On 20 August 2018, he made his international debut for Malaysia U23s against Bahrain. In that match, he came on as a substitute, and Malaysia loss 2–3.

Personal life

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Akwensivie was born in Serian, Sarawak to a Bidayuh mother and a Ghanaian-Malaysian father.[4] He also has a brother, Abbel who also plays for Sarawak.[5][6]

Club statistics

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As of 2 June 2023.[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sarawak 2016 Malaysia Super League 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
2017 Malaysia Super League 6 0 0 0 4 0 10 0
Total 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 18 0
PKNS 2018 Malaysia Super League 16 0 6 1 5 0 27 1
2019 Malaysia Super League 18 1 4 0 5 0 27 1
Total 34 1 10 1 10 0 0 0 54 2
Selangor 2020 Malaysia Super League 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Kedah Darul Aman (loan) 2021 Malaysia Super League 14 0 4 0 18 0
Kedah Darul Aman 2022 18 1 1 0 0 0 4[9] 0 23 1
2023 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 45 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 54 1
Career total 99 1 11 1 20 0 4 0 134 3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rodney Akwensivie Profile". Football Malaysia. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Senarai 30 Pemain Ke Kem Latihan Pusat Skuad Projek Sukan Sea 2017". Football Association of Malaysia Official Website. Football Association of Malaysia. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Senarai Akhir 20 Pemain Skuad B-23 Kebangsaan ke Sukan Asia 2018 di Jakarta & Palembang, Indonesia" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. ^ Meet Sarawak's young defender who qualifies to play for Malaysia and Ghana. FourFourTwo. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Sarawak banking on youngsters to deliver the goods". thestar.com.my. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. ^ "28 Pemain kibar cabaran Sarawak diperkenal". utusanborneo.com.my. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Rodney Celvin Akwinsivie Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Rodney Celvin Akwinsivie". Soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  9. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
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