Rodney Celvin Akwensivie (; born 25 November 1996) is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n professional

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who plays as a centre-back for

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

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. Rodney was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 Augus ...

. On 20 August 2018, he made his international debut for Malaysia U23s against

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. In that match, he came on as a substitute, and Malaysia loss 2–3.

Personal life

Akwensivie was born in Serian, Sarawak to a

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mother and a Ghanaian-Malaysian father. He also has a brother, Abbel who also plays for

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* 1996 births Sarawak FA players Selangor F.C. II players Selangor F.C. players Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Living people Footballers from Sarawak Malaysian people of Ghanaian descent Bidayuh people Malaysian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub