Jonathan Spiff
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Spiff Asuzu | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014– | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | River Plate | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2025 | Nigeria U20 | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jonathan Spiff Asuzu (born 23 February 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera Division club River Plate. Born in Argentina, he was called up to the Nigeria national under-20 team.[1]
Early life
[edit]Spiff was born on 23 February 2007 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a Nigerian Igbo father, who arrived to Argentina in 2006, and an Argentine mother from Entre Ríos.
Club career
[edit]River Plate
[edit]In 2014, Spiff joined the lower divisions of River Plate at the age of 7 after passing a test in his first attempt.[2]
In 2024, he scored 19 goals in the Sixth Division and maintained that level in the Fifth, which caught the attention of Marcelo Escudero, who called him up for the first time for a match against Godoy Cruz in 2025.[3]
On 20 May 2026, Spiff made his professional debut for River Plate coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for right back Ulises Giménez in the 1-1 draw against Red Bull Bragantino at the 2026 Copa Sudamericana.[4]
International career
[edit]In 2025, Spiff was called up by the Nigeria U-20 national team for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but he did not play any matches.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jonathan Spiff, de las Inferiores de River a la selección Sub 20 de Nigeria".
- ↑ "Tiene raíces nigerianas, fue convocado por Coudet y podría debutar en River". Olé (in Spanish). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Las historias de Lautaro Pereyra y Jonathan Spiff, los juveniles que alegraron a River en el empate ante Bragantino". infobae (in Spanish). 21 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "El nigeriano Jonathan Spiff cumplió su sueño de debutar en River: su historia de vida y el camino que lo llevó a la Primera". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 21 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "La historia de Jonathan Spiff, el nigeriano de 19 años que debutó en River - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Jonathan Spiff at WorldFootball.net
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- People of Igbo descent
- Nigerian people of South American descent
- African people of Argentine descent
- Sportspeople of Argentine descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen