Jonathan Spiff

Jonathan Spiff
Spiff in 2026
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Spiff Asuzu
Date of birth (2007-02-23) 23 February 2007 (age 19)
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.

Early life

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

River Plate

In 2014, Spiff joined the lower divisions of River Plate at the age of 7 after passing a test in his first attempt.

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.

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.

International career

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Jonathan Spiff, de las Inferiores de River a la selección Sub 20 de Nigeria".
  2. ↑ "Tiene raíces nigerianas, fue convocado por Coudet y podría debutar en River". Olé (in Spanish). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.