Alex Nimely

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Alex Nimely
Personal information
Full name Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely
Date of birth (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Poli Timișoara
Number 8
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)
International career
2009 England U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2016

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

An England under-20 international, he played for 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.

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]

Poli Timișoara

Nimely signed with Romanian Liga I club Poli Timișoara in February 2016.[14]

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.[15] 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.

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.[16] He has a younger brother, Sylvanus, who plays in Liberia and has been capped for the senior Liberia squad.[17]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2016.
Season Club Division League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2008–09[18] Manchester City Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10[19] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11[20] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2011–12[21] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[21] Middlesbrough (loan) Championship 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
2011–12[21] Coventry City (loan) 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
2012–13[22] Manchester City Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[22] Crystal Palace (loan) Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14[23] Manchester City Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2014–15[24] Port Vale League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16[25] Poli Timișoara Liga I 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Total 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Career total 37 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 39 3

Honours

with Manchester City

References

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  2. ↑ "Burnley 1–6 Man City" BBC Sport. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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  6. ↑ "Coventry 3–1 Middlesbrough", BBC Sport. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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