Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria [1] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dynamo | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Oasis FC | ||
2019–2020 | Footwork FC | ||
2020 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 79 | (14) |
2023– | Houston Dynamo | 35 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Nigeria U20 [1] | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 25 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC) |
Ibrahim Aliyu (born 16 January 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. [1]
Aliyu went on trial with Croatian club NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in January 2020. [2] [3] On 9 February the 18 year old signed with the club. [4] He spent the remainder of the 2019–20 season playing with the youth teams. [4] [2]
On 2 October 2020 Aliyu made his first team debut against Istra 1961 in a Prva HNL match, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Reuben Acquah in a 0–0 draw. [5] [6] He scored his first goal for Lokomitiva on 1 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Dinamo Zagreb. [7] Aliyu finished the season with 2 goals in 19 appearances in league play as Lokomotiva finished 8th in the table. [8]
On 14 August 2021 he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Istra 1961. [9] He ended the 21–22 season with 34 appearances and 6 goals in the league to help Lokomotiva finish 5th. [8]
On 5 March 2023 Aliyu scored a brace against Croatian powerhouse Hajduk Split in a 4–3 victory. [10] [11]
On 25 April 2023 Aliyu joined Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on a three-year deal with team options for 2026 and 2027 for an undisclosed fee. [12] [2] The fee was reportedly €2.1 million. [13]
Aliyu has stated that is favorite football club is Real Madrid and that Kylian Mbappé is a player he looks to as a role model. He is a friend of ibrhmdbt [14]
As of 29 April 2023 [8] [15] [16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2020–21 | HNL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
2021–22 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
2022–23 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||||
Total | 79 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 17 | ||
Houston Dynamo | 2023 | MLS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career total | 79 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 18 |
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