Player · Nigeria · Midfielder

Finidi George

Goals from 27 Feb 1993 to 3 Feb 2000

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Caps: 8
Starts: 7
Minutes: 657
Win % when playing: 50%
Goals: 4
Matches scored in: 4
Penalties: 0
Hat-tricks: 0
For their side: 35th of 159
Longest gap: 5.6 yrs
Minutes per goal: 657

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiers

19931994199519961997199819992000

Tallest: 2 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 2 · Minute

What the goals did

Winning goal2

Extended lead1

Opening goal1

Nigeria with and without them

Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.


With them	8	4	0	4	13	13	50%
Without them	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Played most alongside10


Peter Rufai	8
Rashidi Yekini	8
Sunday Oliseh	8
Mutiu Adepoju	7
Uche Okechukwu	7
Jay-Jay Okocha	6
Daniel Amokachi	5
Augustine Eguavoen	4
Chidi Nwanu	4
Emmanuel Amunike	4

Faced most10


Daniel Borimirov	Bulgaria	2
Emil Kostadinov	Bulgaria	2
Hristo Stoichkov	Bulgaria	2
Krasimir Balakov	Bulgaria	2
Trifon Ivanov	Bulgaria	2
Zlatko Yankov	Bulgaria	2
Abel Balbo	Argentina	1
Albert Celades	Spain	1
Albert Ferrer	Spain	1
Alejandro Mancuso	Argentina	1

Against4


Algeria	1	1
Congo	1	1
Greece	1	1
Morocco	1	1

At tournaments3

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.


African Cup of Nations 2000	1	1
FIFA World Cup 1994	1	1
FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	2	2

Every goal4


3 Feb 2000	v Morocco	2–0	28′	—	Winning goal	1–0	African Cup of Nations 2000 · Group stage
30 Jun 1994	v Greece	2–0	45′	—	Winning goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage
8 Oct 1993	v Algeria	1–1	20′	—	Opening goal	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
27 Feb 1993	v Congo	2–0	84′	—	Extended lead	2–0	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993

Every match on record11

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.


3 Feb 2000	v Morocco	2–0	—	—	1	—	African Cup of Nations 2000 · Group stage
28 Jun 1998	v Denmark	1–4	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Round of 16
24 Jun 1998	v Paraguay	1–3	came on 68′	22	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage
19 Jun 1998	v Bulgaria	1–0	started, off 84′	84	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage
13 Jun 1998	v Spain	3–2	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage
5 Jul 1994	v Italy	1–2	started	120	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Round of 16
30 Jun 1994	v Greece	2–0	started, off 84′	84	1	—	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage
25 Jun 1994	v Argentina	1–2	started	90	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage
21 Jun 1994	v Bulgaria	3–0	started, off 77′	77	—	—	FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage
8 Oct 1993	v Algeria	1–1	—	—	1	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
27 Feb 1993	v Congo	2–0	—	—	1	—	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.