Igoh Ogbu

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Igoh Ogbu
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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(s) Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
Number 5
Youth career
2017–2018 Gombe United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 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.

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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

As of match played 2 February 2025 [5] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg 2019 Eliteserien —10——10
Levanger (loan) 2018 Norwegian First Division 9010——100
Sogndal (loan) 2019 Norwegian First Division151——1 [a] 0161
Sogndal 2020 Norwegian First Division261——2 [a] 0281
Lillestrøm 2021 Eliteserien 26140——301
2022 283003 [b] 0—313
Total544403000614
Slavia Prague 2022–23 Fortuna Liga 16120——181
2023–24 300209 [c] 2—412
2024–25 150107 [d] 0—230
Total6115016200823
Career total1567110192301899
  1. 1 2 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 qualifying rounds,three appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Slavia Prague

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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.
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