Igoh Ogbu
Igoh Ogbu (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Lillestrøm.
 Ogbu with Sogndal in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 2000[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 | 28 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Nigeria U20 | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:38, 18 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
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
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Sogndal | 2020 | Norwegian First Division | 26 | 1 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2021 | Eliteserien | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 78 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in promotion play-offs
References
- Igoh Ogbu at WorldFootball.net
- 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.
- "Ogbu forlater Rosenborg - fortsetter i Sogndal". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- Richvoldsen, Adrian (29 January 2021). "Igoh Ogbu klar for Lillestrøm". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- Igoh Ogbu at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Igoh Ogbu at Global Sports Archive
- Igoh Ogbu at Soccerway
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