# Jonathan Spiff

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{{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](/source/Buenos_Aires), Argentina
| height = 1.87m
| position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| currentclub = [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate)
| clubnumber = 52
| youthyears1 = 2014–
| youthclubs1 = [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate)
| years1 = 2026–
| clubs1 = [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate)
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2025
| nationalteam1 = [women's}} national under-20 football team|Nigeria U20](/source/Nigeria_%7B%7B)
| nationalcaps1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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'''Jonathan Spiff Asuzu''' (born 23 February 2007) is a professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) for [Argentine Primera Division](/source/Argentine_Primera_Division) club [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate). Born in Argentina, he was called up to the [Nigeria national under-20 team](/source/Nigeria_national_under-20_football_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](/source/Buenos_Aires), Argentina to a Nigerian [Igbo](/source/Igbo_people) father, who arrived to Argentina in 2006, and an Argentine mother from [Entre Ríos](/source/Entre_R%C3%ADos_Province).

== Club career ==

=== River Plate ===
In 2014, Spiff joined the lower divisions of [River Plate](/source/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_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](/source/Marcelo_Escudero), who called him up for the first time for a match against [Godoy Cruz](/source/Godoy_Cruz_Antonio_Tomba) 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](/source/Ulises_Gim%C3%A9nez) in the 1-1 draw against [Red Bull Bragantino](/source/Red_Bull_Bragantino) at the [2026 Copa Sudamericana](/source/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](/source/Nigeria_national_under-20_football_team) for the [2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup](/source/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==
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==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

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