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Nwankwo Kanu

African Footballer of the Year 2 Champions League winner 1 English Champion 2 Uefa Supercup winner 1 Uefa Cup winner 1
Retired
Retired
Last club: Portsmouth Most games for: Arsenal Retired since: Jul 1, 2012
  • Date of birth/Age: Aug 1, 1976 (47)
  • Place of birth: Nigeria Owerri
  • Citizenship: Nigeria Nigeria
  • Height: 1,97 m
  • Position: Centre-Forward
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Stats of Nwankwo Kanu

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Stats 95/96

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Competitionwettbewerb       
Total 95/96: 4213111--2.818'
EredivisieEredivisie30137---1.917'
UEFA Champions LeagueChampions League9-2---667'
UEFA Super CupUEFA Super Cup1-2---90'
Johan Cruijff SchaalJohan Cruijff Schaal1-----91'
Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup1--1--53'
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Matchday Date Venue For Opponent Result Pos.            
Group D 9/13/95 H Ajax Amsterdam Real Madrid Real Madrid 1:0 CF 69'
Group D 9/27/95 A Ajax Amsterdam Ferencvárosi TC Ferencváros 1:5 CF 1 59'
Group D 10/18/95 H Ajax Amsterdam Grasshopper Club Zurich Grasshoppers 3:0 28'
Group D 11/1/95 A Ajax Amsterdam Grasshopper Club Zurich Grasshoppers 0:0 31'
Group D 11/22/95 A Ajax Amsterdam Real Madrid Real Madrid 0:2 on the bench
Group D 12/6/95 H Ajax Amsterdam Ferencvárosi TC Ferencváros 4:0 Not in squad
Quarter-Finals 1st leg 3/5/96 A Ajax Amsterdam Borussia Dortmund Bor. Dortmund 0:2 RW 90'
Quarter-Finals 2nd leg 3/20/96 H Ajax Amsterdam Borussia Dortmund Bor. Dortmund 1:0 CF 1 90'
Semi-Finals 1st Leg 4/3/96 H Ajax Amsterdam Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos 0:1 RM 90'
Semi-Finals 2nd Leg 4/17/96 A Ajax Amsterdam Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos 0:3 CF 90'
Final 5/22/96 A Ajax Amsterdam Juventus FC Juventus 5:3 on pens CF 120'
Squad: 10, Starting eleven: 7, Substituted in: 2, On the bench: 1, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0
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final 1st leg 2/6/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (2.) Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza  (1.) 1:1 on the bench
final 2nd leg 2/28/96 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza  (2.) 4:0 CF 2 90'
Squad: 2, Starting eleven: 1, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 1, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0
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Group D 7/21/96 H Nigeria Olympic Team Hungary Olympic Team Hungary 1:0 CF 1 81'
Group D 7/23/96 H Nigeria Olympic Team Japan Olympic Team Japan Olympic 2:0 88'
Group D 7/25/96 A Nigeria Olympic Team Brazil Olympic Team Brazil 1:0 90'
Quarter-Finals 7/28/96 A Nigeria Olympic Team Mexico Olympic Team Mexico 0:2 66'
Semi-Finals 7/31/96 H Nigeria Olympic Team Brazil Olympic Team Brazil 4:3 AET 2 120'
Final 8/3/96 H Nigeria Olympic Team Argentina Olympic Team Argentina 3:2 90'
Squad: 6, Starting eleven: 6, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0
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5 6/11/95 A Nigeria United States USA 3:2 Not in squad
6 6/17/95 H Nigeria Colombia Colombia 0:1 Not in squad
7 10/21/95 A Nigeria Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 2:3 CF 1 30'
8 11/10/95 H Nigeria Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1:0 RW 60'
Squad: 2, Starting eleven: 1, Substituted in: 1, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0
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1 8/20/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (3.) FC Utrecht FC Utrecht  (17.) 4:0 66'
2 8/25/95 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen  (9.) 0:6 Not in squad
3 9/10/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Sparta Rotterdam Sparta R.  (12.) 4:0 2 75'
5 9/17/95 A Ajax Amsterdam (2.) Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles  (16.) 0:4 2 90'
6 9/20/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard  (17.) 4:0 1 90'
7 9/24/95 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) NAC Breda NAC Breda  (8.) 0:1 90'
8 10/1/95 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) SC Heerenveen Heerenveen  (7.) 0:4 57'
8 10/4/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Vitesse Arnhem Vitesse  (12.) 3:0 14'
9 10/15/95 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Twente Enschede FC Twente FC  (12.) 0:3 Not in squad
11 10/22/95 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord  (8.) 2:4 5'
11 10/25/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) FC Volendam FC Volendam  (18.) 4:0 2 45'
12 10/28/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Roda JC Kerkrade Roda JC  (11.) 6:1 1 45'
13 11/5/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) PSV Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven  (2.) 1:1 CF 1 82'
14 11/8/95 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk  (9.) 0:3 58'
14 11/19/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) FC Groningen FC Groningen  (8.) 4:1 1 27'
18 12/17/95 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) FC Utrecht FC Utrecht  (17.) 0:3 45'
18 12/20/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) De Graafschap Doetinchem De Graafschap  (16.) 1:0 23'
19 12/24/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen  (17.) 3:1 45'
19 1/14/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Willem II Tilburg Willem II  (3.) 1:0 25'
20 1/21/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Sparta Rotterdam Sparta R.  (7.) 3:3 16'
22 2/25/96 H Ajax Amsterdam (2.) SC Heerenveen Heerenveen  (4.) 6:2 1 90'
23 3/3/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (2.) Vitesse Arnhem Vitesse  (6.) 2:1 Not in squad
24 3/10/96 H Ajax Amsterdam (2.) Twente Enschede FC Twente FC  (12.) 6:1 2 90'
25 3/13/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard  (13.) 1:2 1 90'
25 3/17/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) FC Volendam FC Volendam  (18.) 0:0 Not in squad
26 3/24/96 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord  (3.) 2:0 90'
28 3/27/96 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles  (15.) 2:1 1 1 90'
28 3/30/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Roda JC Kerkrade Roda JC  (6.) 2:0 90'
29 4/6/96 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) NAC Breda NAC Breda  (4.) 2:0 1 90'
30 4/8/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) PSV Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven  (2.) 1:1 CF 78'
31 4/13/96 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk  (11.) 1:0 45'
32 4/21/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) FC Groningen FC Groningen  (10.) 3:4 1 90'
33 4/28/96 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Willem II Tilburg Willem II  (12.) 5:1 2 90'
34 5/5/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (1.) De Graafschap Doetinchem De Graafschap  (14.) 0:0 90'
Squad: 30, Starting eleven: 20, Substituted in: 10, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0
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Second Round 1/24/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (28.) SC Heracles '74 Heracles  (9.) 0:3 Not in squad
Round of 16 1/30/96 A Ajax Amsterdam (30.) Cambuur-Leeuwarden bvo Cambuur L.  (5.) 2:0 Not in squad
Squad: 0, Starting eleven: 0, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0
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Final 8/16/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord  (2.) 2:1 AET 91'
Squad: 1, Starting eleven: 1, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0
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Final 11/28/95 H Ajax Amsterdam (1.) Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio  (2.) 4:3 on pens 70' 53'
Squad: 1, Starting eleven: 0, Substituted in: 1, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0, Absence: 0

Positions played

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Positions played

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RM
RM
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RW
RW
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CF
CF
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Played as...      
Centre-Forward 8 1 4
Right Winger 1 - -
Right Midfield 1 - -

National team career

# National team Debut  
Nigeria Nigeria
- Nigeria Nigeria May 5, 1994 87 13
Nigeria Nigeria U17
- Nigeria Nigeria U17 - 6 5
Nigeria Nigeria
- Nigeria Nigeria Olympic Team Jul 21, 1996 6 3
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