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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodney Celvin Akwensivie | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Serian, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kuching City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Tabuan Jaya Sport School | ||
| 2013–2016 | Sarawak U-21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Sarawak | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | PKNS | 34 | (1) |
| 2020 | Selangor | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Kedah Darul Aman (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Kedah Darul Aman | 31 | (1) |
| 2024– | Kuching City | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Malaysia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Malaysia | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of August 5, 2026 | |||
Rodney Celvin Akwensivie (/ˈrɒdnɪ/; born 25 November 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Kuching City and the Malaysia national football team.
Being born in Malaysia to a Ghanaian-Malaysian father and a Malaysian mother, Akwensivie was eligible to represent either Malaysia or Ghana. He would eventually represent Malaysia.
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. On 20 August 2018, he made his international debut for Malaysia U23s against Bahrain. In that match, he came on as a substitute, and Malaysia lost 2–3.
In July 2026, Akwensivie was selected to be part of the senior team for the 2026 ASEAN Championship. He made his international debut on 25 July in the match against Myanmar at the Thuwunna Stadium.
Akwensivie was born in Serian, Sarawak to a Bidayuh mother and a Ghanaian-Malaysian father. He also has a brother, Abbel who also plays for Sarawak.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sarawak | 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| PKNS | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Selangor | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Kedah Darul Aman (loan) | 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Kedah Darul Aman | 2022 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 3 | ||
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