Igoh Ogbu
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Igoh Ogbu | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 February 2000||
Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria[1] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
Number | 5 | ||
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) |
2021–2022 | Lillestrøm | 54 | (4) |
2023– | Slavia Prague | 46 | (1) |
International career | |||
2019 | Nigeria U20 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 |
Igoh Ogbu (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slavia Prague.
Club career
[edit]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] On 6 January 2023, he joined Slavia Prague on a three-year contract.[6]
International career
[edit]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.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||
2022 | Eliteserien | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
Total | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 61 | 4 | |||
Slavia Prague | 2022–23 | Fortuna Liga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Fortuna Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 2 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
Career total | 133 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 7 |
- ^ a b Appearances in promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b Igoh Ogbu at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Slavia získala dva mladé Afričany, do Edenu přestoupili Ogbu a Sy". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Igoh Ogbu at Global Sports Archive
- ^ Igoh Ogbu at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Jos
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Gombe United F.C. players
- Rosenborg BK players
- Levanger FK players
- Sogndal Fotball players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Czech First League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen