Avua-Siav Leo Tomovich Nelson (russian: Авуа-Сиав Лео Томович Нельсон; born 8 August 1980), or simply Leo Nelson, is a Russian retired professional
football
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er.
Club career
He played in the
Russian Football National League
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн ...
for
FC Metallurg Lipetsk
FC Metallurg Lipetsk (russian: Футбольный клуб «Металлург» Липецк) is an association football club in Lipetsk, Russia, formed in 1957. Their home, Metallurg Stadium, is located on Pervomayskaya Street, 59, in Lipetsk ...
in 2000.
International career
He was the first player of African descent to represent Russia internationally on any level (he played for the Under-19 national team).
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Personal life
His father is from Ghana
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and his mother is Russia
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References
1980 births
Russian people of Ghanaian descent
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Torpedo Moscow players
FC Torpedo-2 players
FC Spartak Tambov players
FC Metallurg Lipetsk players
FC Zhenis players
FC Gomel players
FC Orenburg players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Belarusian Premier League players
Russian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
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