Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu is a Nigerian footballer, born on 1 August 1976 in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Kanu played as a forward for Portsmouth and Arsenal. Kanu scored 136 goals in 628 games for club and country and won 21 trophies, including the Champions League and 6 league titles.
Kanu's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 542 | 124 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 12 |
| Total | 628 | 136 |
Goals per game: 0.22.
Kanu's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 21
- League titles: 6
- Domestic cups: 4
- Champions League: 1
- Other international club trophies: 3
- Trophies with Nigeria: 5
- Individual awards: 8
Iwuanyanwu Nationale
- Nigerian Premier League: 1 (1992–93)
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 3 (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96)
- UEFA Champions League: 1 (1994–95)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 (1995)
- Intercontinental Cup: 1 (1995)
Inter Milan
- UEFA Cup: 1 (1997–98)
Arsenal
- Premier League: 2 (2001–02, 2003–04)
- FA Cup: 2 (2001–02, 2002–03)
- FA Charity Shield: 1 (1999)
Portsmouth
- FA Cup: 1 (2007–08)
Nigeria U17
- FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1 (1993)
Nigeria U23
- Summer Olympics: 1 (1996)
Nigeria
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1 (1995)
- African Cup of Nations Bronze: 4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Individual
- Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 1 (1994–95)
- African Footballer of the Year: 2 (1996, 1999)
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2 (1997, 1999)
- FA Cup final Man of the Match: 1 (2008)
- IFFHS Legends: 1
- IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 1 (2021)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 1992–1993: Iwuanyanwu Nationale, 25 games, 15 goals
- 1993–1996: Ajax, 54 games, 25 goals
- 1996–1999: Inter Milan, 12 games, 1 goal
- 1999–2004: Arsenal, 119 games, 30 goals
- 2004–2006: West Bromwich Albion, 53 games, 7 goals
- 2006–2012: Portsmouth, 143 games, 20 goals