Avua-Siav Leo Tomovich Nelson (; born 8 August 1980), or simply Leo Nelson, is a Russian retired professional footballer.

Club career

He played in the Russian Football National League for FC Metallurg Lipetsk in 2000.

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International career

He was the first player of African descent to represent Russia internationally on any level (he played for the Under-19 national team).

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Personal life

His father is from Ghana and his mother is Russian.

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References

1980 births

Russian people of Ghanaian descent

Living people

Russian men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

FC Torpedo Moscow players

FC Torpedo-2 players

FC Spartak Tambov players

FC Metallurg Lipetsk players

FC Zhenis players

FC Gomel players

FC Orenburg players

Kazakhstan Premier League players

Belarusian Premier League players

Russian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan

Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus

Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan