{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 2007)}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=May 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jonathan Spiff | full_name = Jonathan Spiff Asuzu | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|2|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina | height = 1.87m | position = Forward | currentclub = River Plate | clubnumber = 52 | youthyears1 = 2014– | youthclubs1 = River Plate | years1 = 2026– | clubs1 = River Plate | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2025 | nationalteam1 = women's}} national under-20 football team|Nigeria U20 | nationalcaps1 = 0 | nationalgoals1 = 0 |pcupdate= |ntupdate= }} '''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/river-plate/jonathan-spiff-inferiores-river-convocado-seleccion-sub-20-nigeria_0_IDFNbLOwgW.html|title=Jonathan Spiff, de las Inferiores de River a la selección Sub 20 de Nigeria}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-20 |title=Tiene raíces nigerianas, fue convocado por Coudet y podría debutar en River |url=https://www.ole.com.ar/river-plate/river-plate-jonathan-spiff-eduardo-coudet_0_GGDcgmjbhn.html |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Olé |language=es-AR}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-21 |title=Las historias de Lautaro Pereyra y Jonathan Spiff, los juveniles que alegraron a River en el empate ante Bragantino |url=https://www.infobae.com/deportes/2026/05/21/las-historias-de-lautaro-pereyra-y-jonathan-spiff-los-juveniles-que-alegraron-a-river-en-el-empate-ante-bragantino/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=infobae |language=es-AR}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-21 |title=El nigeriano Jonathan Spiff cumplió su sueño de debutar en River: su historia de vida y el camino que lo llevó a la Primera |url=https://tn.com.ar/deportes/futbol/2026/05/21/el-nigeriano-jonathan-spiff-debuto-en-river-y-cumplio-su-sueno-entro-al-final-del-partido-ante-bragantino/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Todo Noticias |language=es}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-20 |title=La historia de Jonathan Spiff, el nigeriano de 19 años que debutó en River - TyC Sports |url=https://www.tycsports.com/river-plate/tiene-19-anos-es-nigeriano-y-fue-convocado-en-river-quien-es-jonathan-spiff-id731561.html |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=www.tycsports.com |language=es-AR}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Worldfootball.net|jonathan-spiff}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spiff, Jonathan}} Category:2007 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires Category:Argentine people of Nigerian descent Category:Sportspeople of Nigerian descent Category:People of Igbo descent Category:Nigerian people of South American descent Category:African people of Argentine descent Category:Sportspeople of Argentine descent Category:Argentine men's footballers Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Club Atlético River Plate footballers Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen