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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodney Celvin Akwensivie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1996 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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) |
| 2021 | → Kedah Darul Aman (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Kedah Darul Aman | 26 | (1) |
| 2024– | Kuching City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Malaysia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 07, 2019 | |||
International career
Malaysia U23
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
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
| 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 3 | ||
References
External links
- Rodney Celvin Akwensivie at Soccerway