Ifeanyi Edeh

Ifeanyi Ede

Personal information
Full name	Ifeanyi Benjamin Ede [1]
Date of birth	(1990-12-05) 5 December 1990 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria [2]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward [1] [3]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Ocean Boys	15	(8)
2010–2012	Enyimba	17	(8)
2012	Enugu Rangers	12	(7)
2013–2016	Enyimba	52	(28)
2016–2017	Tirana	21	(6)
2017–2018	Al-Nasr
2018–2019	Fasil Kenema
International career
2013–2014	Nigeria [2]	9	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:55, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

Ifeanyi Benjamin Ede (born 5 December 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward. ^{[4] [2]}

Club career

Tirana

On 19 August 2016, Ede completed a transfer to Albania's most successful club Tirana as a free agent, signing a two-year contract. ^{[5] [6]} He was presented on the same day along with Romuald Ntsitsigui where he was allocated squad number 11. ^[5] He made his debut a day later in the friendly against Apolonia Fier where he also netted his first goal. contributing in a 2–0 win at Selman Stërmasi Stadium. ^[7] Later on 7 September, Ede played his first competitive match in the opening league match against Teuta Durrës which finished in a goalless draw; he played full-90 minutes. ^[8] He scored his first goal in the matchday 5 against Flamurtari Vlorë, helping Tirana to get the first win of the season after four consecutive draws. ^{[9] [10]}

International career

In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited Ede to be included in the Nigeria national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship. ^{[11] [12]} He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by a goal to nil. ^{[13] [14]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 February 2019 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tirana	2016–17	Albanian Superliga	26	6	1	1	—		27	2
Career total			26	6	1	1	—		27	2

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria	2013	3	1
	2014	6	3
Total		9	4

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Edeh goal.

List of international goals scored by Ifeanyi Edeh

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	6 July 2013	Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, Nigeria	Ivory Coast	4–1	4–1	2014 African Nations Championship qualification	[16]
2	4 January 2014	Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria	Ethiopia	1–0	2–1	Friendly	[17]
3	15 January 2014	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	Mozambique	1–1	4–2	2014 African Nations Championship	[18]
4	19 January 2014	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	South Africa	2–0	3–1	2014 African Nations Championship	[19]

Honours

Tirana

• Albanian Cup: 2016–17

References

1. "Ifeanyi Ede". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
2. "Ifeanyi Ede". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
3. "Keshi names Chan squad". kickoffnigeria.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
4. http://westafricanfootball.com/
5. "Sulmuesi nigerian Edeh firmos 2-vite bardheblu" (in Albanian). KF Tirana. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
6. "IFEANYI EDEH SHUNS MOROCCO TO JOIN ALBANIAN CLUB". African Football. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
7. "Edeh debuton me gol te Tirana, Skënderbeu i "falet" Latifit (FOTO)" (in Albanian). Panorama.al. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
8. "Teuta-Tirana, start me barazim" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
9. "Tirana e bukur, vjen fitorja e parë" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
10. "Tirana kthehet 5 dekada pas, start i dobët si në vitet '60" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
11. "Nigeria name final squad for 2014 CHAN". Yahoo News. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
12. "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad". goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
13. "Nigeria win Chan bronze". kickoff.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
14. "CHAN 2014: Eagles win bronze". sunnewsonline.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
15. "Nigeria - I. Ede - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
16. "Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
17. "Nigeria vs. Ethiopia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
18. "Nigeria vs. Mozambique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
19. "Nigeria vs. South Africa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

External links

• Profile at soccerpunter.com