Igoh Ogbu

Igoh Ogbu

Ogbu with Sogndal in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth	Jos, Nigeria [1]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position	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	77	(3)
International career‡
2019	Nigeria U20	7	(0)
2025–	Nigeria	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 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

As of match played 9 December 2025 ^{[5] [10]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	Norwegian First Division	15	1	—		—		1 [a]	0	16	1
Sogndal	2020	Norwegian First Division	26	1	—		—		2 [a]	0	28	1
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	0	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		25	2	2	0	7 [d]	0	—		34	2
	2025–26		6	0	0	0	1 [e]	0	—		7	0
	Total		77	3	5	0	17	2	0	0	100	5
Career total			172	9	12	0	20	2	3	0	207	11

1. Appearances in promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 6 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria	2025	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Slavia Prague

• Czech Cup: 2022–23

Individual

• Eliteserien Player of the Month: April 2022 ^[11]

References

1. Igoh Ogbu at WorldFootball.net
2. 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.
3. "Ogbu forlater Rosenborg – fortsetter i Sogndal". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
4. Richvoldsen, Adrian (29 January 2021). "Igoh Ogbu klar for Lillestrøm". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
5. Igoh Ogbu at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
6. "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.
7. "Igoh Ogbu prodloužil smlouvu se Slavií". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
8. Igoh Ogbu at Global Sports Archive
9. 🇳🇬 Super Eagles [@NGSuperEagles] (21 May 2025). "Roster for the #UnityCup2025 and the International Friendly vs Russia" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2025– via Twitter.
10. Igoh Ogbu at Soccerway
11. "Hvem mener du har vært ligaens beste spiller hittil i år?". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.