Simy
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Simy in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Onitsha, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guo FC | |||
| Portimonense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Portimonense | 55 | (17) |
| 2013–2016 | Gil Vicente | 88 | (29) |
| 2016–2022 | Crotone | 152 | (64) |
| 2021–2022 | → Salernitana (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2022– | Salernitana | 38 | (8) |
| 2022 | → Parma (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Benevento (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 | |||
Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo (born 7 May 1992), known simply as Simy, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Salernitana. He has also previously represented the Nigeria national team.
Simy became the first African footballer to finish as top scorer in an Italian professional league, recording 20 goals with Crotone during the 2019–20 Serie B campaign. With 66 total goals in all competitions, he is also Crotone's all-time top scorer.