Igoh Ogbu
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Ogbu with Sogndal in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igoh Ogbu | ||
| 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] | ||
| 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 | 71 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Nigeria U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025 | |||
Igoh Ogbu (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slavia Prague, and the Nigeria national team.
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] On 6 January 2023, he joined Slavia Prague on a three-year contract.[6] On 24 May 2025, Ogbu extended his contract with Slavia until 31 December 2027.[7]
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.[8] He was called up to the senior Nigeria national team for the friendly 2025 Unity Cup tournament in May 2025.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg | 2019 | Eliteserien | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Levanger (loan) | 2018 | Norwegian First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Sogndal (loan) | 2019 | 15 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Sogndal | 2020 | 26 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||||
| Lillestrøm | 2021 | Eliteserien | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 61 | 4 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2022–23 | Fortuna Liga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 2 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | 82 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 156 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 9 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds,three appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Slavia Prague
References
- ^ 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 prodloužil smlouvu se Slavií". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Igoh Ogbu at Global Sports Archive
- ^ 🇳🇬 Super Eagles [@NGSuperEagles] (21 May 2025). "Roster for the #UnityCup2025 and the International Friendly vs Russia" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ Igoh Ogbu at Soccerway