Nwankwo Kanu

Nwankwo Kanu (born 1 August 1976) is a Nigerian football player. He plays for Portsmouth and Nigeria national team.

 Personal Life 
Nwankwo Kanu is married to fitness enthusiast, Amara Kanu and they have 3 children together. Two sons and one daughter.

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIwuanyanwu Nationale1992–93Nigerian Premier League2515–2515Ajax1993–94Eredivisie6200––621994–95Eredivisie181011–71–26121995–96Eredivisie301300–90304213Total54251100161307427Inter Milan1996–97Serie A00–00–001997–98Serie A11120–50–1811998–99Serie A1010––20Total12130005000201Arsenal1998–99Premier League126510000–1771999–2000Premier League311220111531150172000–01Premier League2731000142–4252001–02Premier League233522190–3962002–03Premier League165101081–2662003–04Premier League101304270–243Total11930173845361119844West Bromwich Albion2004–05Premier League2822100––3032005–06Premier League2551021––286Total53731210000589Portsmouth2006–07Premier League36102200––38122007–08Premier League2545211––3172008–09Premier League171201051–2522009–10Premier League2321042––2842010–11Championship3221010––3422011–12Championship1010010––111Total1432011483510016728Career total4069835918879841542124

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNwankwo Kanu – International Appearances. RSSSF. Retrieved on 11 January 2012.National teamYearAppsGoalsNigeria19943019952119960019971019985119990020001012001622002110200343200470200562200680200762200860200950201050201110Total8612

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kanu goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Nwankwo KanuNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  21 October 1995  Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent   3–1 3–2  1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations2  5 June 1998  Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam   1–3 1–5  Friendly3  22 April 2000  Lagos National Stadium, Lagos   4–0 4–0  2002 World Cup qualifier4  27 January 2001  Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt   3–0 3–0  2002 World Cup qualifier5  5 May 2001  Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt   1–0 2–0  2002 World Cup qualifier6  25 May 2003  Independence Park, Kingston   2–2 2–3  Friendly77 June 2003 Abuja Stadium, Abuja  3–1 4–1 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier8 4–19  26 March 2005  Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt   2–0 2–0  2006 World Cup qualifier10  8 October 2005  Abuja Stadium, Abuja   4–1 5–1  2006 World Cup qualifier11  24 March 2007  MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta   1–0 1–0  2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier12  17 June 2007  Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey   1–0 3–1  2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier

Honours
Iwuanyanwu Nationale
Nigerian Premier League: 1992–93

Ajax
Eredivisie: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
UEFA Champions League: 1994–95; runner-up: 1995–96
UEFA Super Cup: 1995
Intercontinental Cup: 1995

Inter Milan
UEFA Cup: 1997–98

Arsenal
Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04
FA Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03; runner-up: 2000–01
FA Charity Shield: 1999
UEFA Cup runner-up: 1999–2000

Portsmouth
FA Cup: 2007–08

Nigeria U17
FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1993

Nigeria U23
Summer Olympics: 1996

Nigeria
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1995
African Cup of Nations runner-up: 2000
African Cup of Nations Bronze: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008

Individual
Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 1994–95
African Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1999
BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1997, 1999
FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2008
IFFHS Legends
 IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021

 References 

Category:1976 births
Category:Living people
Category:Nigerian footballers
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
Category:Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2010 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players