Alex Nimely

Alex Nimely
Personal information
Full name Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely
Date of birth (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Viitorul Constanța
Number 99
Youth career
2003–2005 Barrack Y.C
2005–2006 Mighty Barrolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Coton de Garoua 9 (5)
2008–2014 Manchester City 1 (0)
2011 → Middlesbrough (loan) 9 (0)
2012 → Coventry City (loan) 17 (1)
2013 → Crystal Palace (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2015 Port Vale 1 (0)
2016 Poli Timișoara 10 (3)
2016– Viitorul Constanța 0 (0)
National team
2009 England U20 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2016.


Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely (born 11 May 1991), commonly known as Alex Nimely, is a Liberian footballer who plays as a forward for Romanian Liga I club Viitorul Constanța. He is the elder brother of Liberia international Sylvanus Nimely.

A former England under-20 international, he accepted a call-up to play for Liberia in October 2016. He began his career with Mighty Barrolle (Liberia) and Coton de Garoua (Cameroon) before joining Manchester City in 2008. He spent six years at the club but only played one Premier League game, and instead spent time on loan at Middlesbrough, Coventry City, and Crystal Palace. He signed with Port Vale for a short and unhappy spell in November 2014. After a year away from the game, he signed with Romanian club Poli Timișoara in February 2016. He moved on to Viitorul Constanța in July 2016.

Club career

Manchester City

Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Nimely began his career at Liberian Premier League side Mighty Barrolle, who won the league title in 2006. He moved on to Cameroonian side Coton de Garoua, who won the Elite One title in 2006, 2007 and 2007–08 seasons.

He went on trial with Manchester City in December 2007 before going on to sign a four-year deal with the club in January 2008. He helped City win the FA Youth Cup in 2008. He made his Premier League debut during a 6–1 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on 3 April 2010.[2] He signed a new four-year contract with the club the following month.

He featured in a 1–1 draw with Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino on 16 December 2010 that ensured City won their UEFA Europa League group; he was taken off for Pablo Zabaleta on 61 minutes.[3]

On 17 September 2011, he signed a three-month loan deal with Championship side Middlesbrough.[4] His first appearance came in the League Cup three days later as "Boro" were beaten 2–1 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. He went on to make nine league appearances at the club, though did not start another game. On 12 January 2012, he signed a loan deal with Coventry City until the end of the 2011–12 season after manager Andy Thorn described him as a "hot young prospect".[5] He scored his first goal in the Football League on his "Sky Blues" debut in a 3–1 victory over former club Middlesbrough at the Ricoh Arena.[6]

On 10 January 2013, he signed on loan with Crystal Palace until the end of the 2012–13 season, with manager Ian Holloway stating that "I've admired him for a couple of years".[7] He made his debut two days later, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat at Burnley. He played only one further game for the "Eagles" before returning to the City of Manchester Stadium.

Port Vale

Nimely signed a contract with League One side Port Vale in November 2014 to keep him at Vale Park until the end of the 2014–15 season.[8] He began training with Bolton Wanderers in January 2015.[9] The next month he was disciplined by "Valiants" manager Rob Page after staying away from Vale Park without permission.[10] In March he again missed training without permission.[11] Whilst still missing from training he offered to play for Coventry City for free but his offer was rejected by manager Tony Mowbray, who said the player did not perform well during his time at Middlesbrough when Mowbray was manager there.[12] He was released in May 2015.[13]

Romania

Nimely signed with Romanian Liga I club Poli Timișoara in February 2016.[14] He scored three goals in ten games in the 2015–16 season. He signed with Viitorul Constanța in July 2016.[15]

International career

In May 2010, Nimely rejected a call-up from Liberia for 2010 World Cup qualifiers and declared to the press that he had chosen to play for England, as his father is English. He was called up to the under-20 squad for the 2009 U-20 World Cup in Egypt. He scored a goal in a 1–1 draw with Uzbekistan at the Mubarak International Stadium on 2 October.[16] This was the only goal England scored in the tournament, and they were eliminated at the Group Stage. He received his first call up to the under-21 side in November 2011 but was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.

He accepted a call-up for Liberia in October 2016, and was an unused substitute in a friendly match against Kenya on 15 November 2016.[17]

Personal life

Nimely was fined £600 and banned from driving for 18 months after admitting to driving with excess alcohol in January 2014; he had been charged after crashing his car in Manchester.[18] He has a younger brother, Sylvanus, who plays in Liberia and has been capped for the senior Liberia squad.[19]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2016.
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough (loan)2011–12[20]Championship90001000100
Coventry City (loan)2011–12[20]Championship171000000171
Crystal Palace (loan)2012–13[21]Championship2000000020
Manchester City2008–09[22]Premier League0000000000
2009–10[23]Premier League1000000010
2010–11[24]Premier League0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2011–12[20]Premier League0000000000
2012–13[21]Premier League0000000000
2013–14[25]Premier League0000000000
Total 1000001020
Port Vale2014–15[26]League One1000000010
Poli Timișoara2015–16[27]Liga I103000000103
Viitorul Constanța2016–17[27]Liga I0000000000
Career total 404001010424
  1. ↑ Appearance/s in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

with Manchester City

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Burnley 1–6 Man City" BBC Sport. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Barbuti, Jon (16 December 2010). "Juventus 1 - 1 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Middlesbrough sign Man City's Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely". BBC Sport. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Man City loan Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely to Coventry City". BBC Sport. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Coventry 3–1 Middlesbrough", BBC Sport. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Crystal Palace sign Alex Nimely from Manchester City". BBC Sport. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Smith, Pete (27 November 2014). "Alex Nimely signing confirmed". The Sentinel. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (22 January 2015). "Alex Nimely training with Bolton Wanderers". The Sentinel. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (12 February 2015). "Valiants take disciplinary action against Alex Nimely". The Sentinel. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (19 March 2015). "Striker Alex Nimely goes AWOL". The Sentinel. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Coventry boss rejects Nimely move because AWOL striker 'didn't cut it' at Middlesbrough". The Sentinel. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (9 May 2015). "Robertson the high-profile casualty of Valiants' cull". The Sentinel. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "EXCLUSIV De la Manchester City la Poli Timișoara! Alex Nimely a semnat un contract cu formația de pe Bega". dolce-sport.ro (in Romanian). 18 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "FC Viitorul a perfectat transferurile lui Alex Nimely și Cătălin Carp". academiahagi.tv (in Romanian). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  16. ↑ England WC squad announcement The FA
  17. ↑ Opiyo, Vincent. "Paul Were wins it all for Stars against Liberia". soka.co.ke. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  18. ↑ Miller, Stan (27 January 2014). "Drunk Manchester City starlet went wrong way down one way street before smashing into two cars". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  19. ↑ Boy Dolo, Edwin. "Sylvanus Nimely Rising to Fame". liberiansoccer.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Alex Nimely in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Nimely in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Alex Nimely in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Alex Nimely in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Alex Nimely in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Alex Nimely in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Alex Nimely in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  27. 1 2 Alex Nimely profile at Soccerway

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