Igoh Ogbu

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Igoh Ogbu
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Ogbu with Sogndal in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Lillestrøm
Number 30
Youth career
2017–2018 Gombe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Rosenborg 0 (0)
2018 → Levanger (loan) 9 (0)
2019 → Sogndal (loan) 15 (1)
2020 Sogndal 26 (1)
2021– Lillestrøm 26 (1)
National team‡
Nigeria U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:47, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:38, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Igoh Ogbu (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Lillestrøm.

Club career[]

Ogbu started his career with Gombe United in Nigeria, before joining Norwegian club Rosenborg in February 2018, where he signed a four-year contract.[2] Following loan spells with Levanger and Sogndal, Ogbu joined the latter permanently in June 2020.[3] On 29 January 2021, he joined Lillestrøm on a five-year contract.[4] He made his Eliteserien debut on 16 May 2021 against Strømsgodset.[5]

International career[]

Ogbu featured for the Nigeria under-20 team at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making a total of seven appearances.[6]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 5 December 2021[5][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosenborg 2018 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019 Eliteserien 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Levanger (loan) 2018 Norwegian First Division 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Sogndal (loan) 2019 Norwegian First Division 15 1 0 0 — 1[a] 0 16 1
Sogndal 2020 Norwegian First Division 26 1 — — 2[a] 0 28 1
Lillestrøm 2021 Eliteserien 26 1 2 0 — — 28 1
Career total 76 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 83 3
  1. ^ a b Appearances in promotion play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Igoh Ogbu at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Jorem, Øystein (17 February 2018). "Stortalent fra Nigeria signerte for RBK: - Han kommer til å bli en fantastisk spiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ogbu forlater Rosenborg - fortsetter i Sogndal". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ Richvoldsen, Adrian (29 January 2021). "Igoh Ogbu klar for Lillestrøm". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Igoh Ogbu at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. ^ Igoh Ogbu at Global Sports Archive
  7. ^ Igoh Ogbu at Soccerway
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