Ibrahim Aliyu (footballer)

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Ibrahim Aliyu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22)
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
0000–2019 Oasis FC
2019–2020 Footwork FC
2020 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Lokomotiva Zagreb 79 (14)
2023– Houston Dynamo 58 (9)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U20 [1] 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:10, 23 October 2024 (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]

Contents

Club career

Lokomotiva Zagreb

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]

Houston Dynamo

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2023 [8] [15] [16]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2020–21 HNL 19221—00213
2021–22 34611——357
2022–23 26621——287
Total79145300008417
Houston Dynamo 2023 MLS 4100000041
Career total7905300008818

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  2. 1 2 3 "Aliyu Ibrahim odlazi u američki MLS" [Aliyu Ibrahim is leaving for the American MLS]. NK Lokomotiva (in Croatian). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Flying Eagles striker Ibrahim Aliyu 'Bravo' joins Croatian club NK Lokomotiva Zagreb". Score Nigeria. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Ibrahim Aliyu potpisao za Lokomotivu" [Ibrahim Aliyu signs for Lokomotiva]. NK Lokomotiva (in Croatian). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Korać, Branimir (2 October 2020). "Lokomotiva i Istra 1961 nisu oduševili, debitirao Pivarić". Sport Net (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria - A. Ibrahim - Matches - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Aliyu Ibrahim 2020-2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "Aliyu Ibrahim Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Aliyu Ibrahim 2021-2022 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  10. ↑ Akawor, Izuchukwu (6 March 2023). "SUPER EAGLES Video: 21-year-old Ibrahim Aliyu punishes Chidozie Awaziem in 7-goal thriller". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Jenjić, Petar (5 March 2023). "Golijada na Poljudu: Lokomotiva kažnjavala greške obrane Hajduka i zasluženo slavila". Sport Net (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC sign Nigerian Youth International Ibrahim Aliyu using MLS's U22 Initiative". Houston Dynamo FC. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Dynamo sign Nigerian forward Ibrahim Aliyu". Bayou City Soccer. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Jenjić, Petar (7 March 2023). "Aliyu nakon Hajduka: 'To su mi sigurno najvažniji golovi karijere'". Sport Net (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Nigeria - A. Ibrahim - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Ibrahim Aliyu". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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