Inih Effiong

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Inih Effiong
Personal information
Full name Inih Othneil Effiong [1]
Date of birth (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Woking
Number 12
Youth career
–2008 St Albans City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 St Albans City 6 (0)
2008 → Northwood (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 Boreham Wood 15 (1)
2010–2011 St Albans City 37 (13)
2011–2012 Boreham Wood 33 (7)
2011–2012 → Hitchin Town (loan) 15 (3)
2012 → Chesham United (loan) 7 (7)
2012–2014 Chesham United 66 (14)
2013 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 6 (0)
2014 Dunstable Town 11 (6)
2014 Burnham
2014–2015 Arlesey Town 9 (2)
2015–2017 Biggleswade Town 68 (39)
2015 → Hertford Town (loan) 2 (2)
2017 Barrow 7 (1)
2017–2018 Woking 28 (8)
2018 Ross County 2 (0)
2018–2020 Dover Athletic 80 (25)
2020–2021 Stevenage 9 (1)
2020–2021 → Barnet (loan) 5 (1)
2021 → Notts County (loan) 12 (1)
2021–2022 Woking 40 (13)
2022–2023 Aldershot Town 28 (14)
2023–2024 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 (25)
2024 Braintree Town 21 (2)
2024– Woking 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Inih Othneil Effiong (born 2 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Woking.

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Career

Effiong was born in England and is of Nigerian descent. [2] He started his career with St Albans City and made his debut in 2008, [3] he went onto enjoy spells with Northwood and Boreham Wood before returning to City, two years later. Effiong went onto register fourteen goals in the 2013–14 campaign in forty-one appearances, [3] this impressive form brought the attention of his former club, Boreham Wood. Unable to agree a fee, the deal went to a tribunal and Effiong returned to the Wood. After failing to adapt to life at Boreham Wood, Effiong had loan spells with Hitchin Town and Chesham United, where he flourished, especially at Chesham, netting seven times in seven games. He went onto to return to Boreham Wood, before making a permanent move back to Chesham. Following his two years with Chesham, Effiong went onto have spells at Dunstable Town, Burnham and Arlesey Town before joining Biggleswade Town in July 2015. [4] Preceding a successful first season with the Waders, Effiong went onto net 23 times in the following campaign. This impressive form brought the attention of many Football League and National League sides.

On 27 January 2017, Effiong joined National League side, Barrow on a deal until the end of the campaign. [5] On 18 February 2017, he made his debut for Barrow during their 0–0 home draw with Torquay United, replacing Richie Bennett in the 84th minute. [6] A month later, Effiong scored his first and only goal for Barrow in their 2–1 home victory over Tranmere Rovers, netting the Bluebirds' equaliser in the 63rd minute. [7] On 10 May 2017, it was announced that Effiong would leave Barrow upon the expiry of his contract in June. [8]

Two weeks later, Effiong joined fellow National League side Woking on a one-year deal. [9] On the opening day of the 2017–18 campaign, Effiong netted eighteen minutes into his Woking debut, during their 2–1 home victory over Gateshead. [10] During Woking's impressive FA Cup run, Effiong netted twice in six appearances, including goals against League One sides Bury [11] and Peterborough United. [12] In the space of six months, Effiong registered ten goals in all competitions, his last coming in a 4–4 draw with Maidstone United, [13] before leaving in January 2018.

On 19 January 2018, Effiong joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a one-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [14] A day later, he made his debut for Ross County during their 1–0 away defeat to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup, featuring for 86 minutes before being replaced by Alex Schalk. [15] Effiong left the club on 6 April 2018. [16]

On 23 June 2018, Effiong signed for National League club Dover Athletic. [17]

After two prolific seasons at Dover, Effiong joined Stevenage on 23 June 2020. [18] He scored his first goal for Stevenage in a 1–1 draw against Barrow on 12 September 2020. [19] Effiong joined Barnet on a one month loan on 2 December 2020. [20] On 11 January 2021, Effiong joined National League side Notts County on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. [21] Unfortunately, his loan was terminated early, on 5 April 2021. [22] On 15 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Stevenage at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. [23]

On 26 May 2021, Effiong agreed a deal to return to Woking on a one-year deal. [24] On 21 August 2021, Effiong made his return in a Woking shirt, playing the full 90 minutes and assisting goalscorer, Max Kretzschmar during their 2–1 away victory against Wealdstone. [25] He scored his first goal upon his return to the club during their 3–1 home victory over Chesterfield, netting the Cards' third in the 89th minute, completing the comeback after Saidou Khan's opener. [26] Just four days later, Effiong scored once again, this time netting Woking's equaliser in their 4–1 away victory over former side, Notts County. [27] Following one campaign back at Kingfield, on 26 May 2022, he announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of his contract in June. [28] During his two spells, Effiong collated a total of 77 appearances and 23 goals to his name.

On 17 June 2022, Effiong agreed to join Woking's rivals Aldershot Town on a two-year deal. [29] An impressive run of form saw Dagenham & Redbridge purchase the striker on an eighteen-month deal for an undisclosed fee in February 2023. [30] He was later awarded the National League Player of the Month award for January 2023 following seven goals in eight matches prior to his departure. [31]

In June 2024, Effiong joined newly promoted National League side Braintree Town. [32]

On 6 December 2024, Effiong returned to Woking for his third spell at the club on a contract until June 2026. [33]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Albans City 2008–09 [3] Conference South 6000—3 [c] 090
Northwood (loan) 2008–09 [34] IL Division One South1000—0010
Boreham Wood 2009–10 [4] IL Premier Division15100—00151
St Albans City 2010–11 [3] Conference South371320—2 [d] 14114
Boreham Wood 2011–12 [4] Conference South18300—1 [c] 0193
2012–13 [4] Conference South15441—2 [e] 0215
Total33741—30408
Hitchin Town (loan) 2011–12 [4] SL Premier Division153———153
Chesham United (loan)2011–12 [4] SL Premier Division77———77
Chesham United 2012–13 [4] SL Premier Division25900—2 [f] 0279
2013–14 [4] SL Premier Division35310—8 [g] 2445
2014–15 [4] SL Premier Division6220—2 [h] 1103
Total661430—1238117
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2013–14 [4] Conference South60——0060
Dunstable Town 2014–15 [4] SL Premier Division116——00116
Arlesey Town 2014–15 [4] SL Premier Division92——0092
Biggleswade Town 2015–16 [4] SL Premier Division371630—1 [i] 04116
2016–17 [4] SL Premier Division312310—3 [i] 03523
Total683940—407639
Hertford Town (loan) 2015–16 [4] SSML Premier Division22——0022
Barrow 2016–17 [35] National League 71——0071
Woking 2017–18 [35] National League28862—1 [i] 03510
Ross County 2017–18 [35] Scottish Premiership 2010——30
Dover Athletic 2018–19 [35] National League44921—3 [i] 14911
2019–20 [35] National League361620—3 [i] 14117
Total802541—629028
Stevenage 2020–21 [35] League Two 9110102 [j] 1132
Barnet (loan) 2020–21 [35] National League5100—1 [i] 061
Notts County (loan) 2020–21 [35] National League12100—00121
Woking 2021–22 [35] National League401310—1 [i] 04213
Aldershot Town 2022–23 [35] National League281400—2 [i] 23016
Dagenham & Redbridge 2022–23 [35] National League189———189
2023–24 [35] National League281610—1 [i] 03016
Total462510—104825
Braintree Town 2024–25 [35] National League21221—2 [k] 2255
Woking 2024–25 [35] National League73——1 [i] 083
Career total561186295104111632202
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Herts Senior Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Herts Senior Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ One appearance in Herts Senior Cup, one in FA Trophy
  6. ↑ One appearance in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, one in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
  7. ↑ Two appearances in Southern League Cup, two in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, two appearances in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
  8. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Southern League Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  10. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  11. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League Cup

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  2. ↑ "Inih Effiong :: Inih Effiong :: Notts County".
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  14. ↑ "Signing News Inih Effiong joins the Club". Ross County Official Site. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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