Rodney Celvin Akwensivie

Rodney Celvin

Personal information
Full name	Rodney Celvin Akwensivie[1]
Date of birth	(1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 (age 28)
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
0000–2015	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	31	(1)
2024–	Kuching City	7	(0)
International career^‡
2018	Malaysia U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 07, 2019

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.

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

As of 2 June 2023.[7][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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		13	0	0	0	0	0	–		13	0
	Total		45	1	1	0	4	0	4	0	54	1
Career total			99	1	11	1	20	0	4	0	134	3

References

1. "Rodney Akwensivie Profile". Football Malaysia. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
2. "Senarai 30 Pemain Ke Kem Latihan Pusat Skuad Projek Sukan Sea 2017". Football Association of Malaysia Official Website. Football Association of Malaysia. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
3. "Senarai Akhir 20 Pemain Skuad B-23 Kebangsaan ke Sukan Asia 2018 di Jakarta & Palembang, Indonesia" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
4. Meet Sarawak's young defender who qualifies to play for Malaysia and Ghana. FourFourTwo. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
5. "Sarawak banking on youngsters to deliver the goods". thestar.com.my. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
6. "28 Pemain kibar cabaran Sarawak diperkenal". utusanborneo.com.my. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
7. "Rodney Celvin Akwinsivie Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
8. "Rodney Celvin Akwinsivie". Soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
9. Appearances in AFC Cup

External links

• Rodney Celvin Akwensivie at Soccerway