Jack Ipalibo

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Jack Ipalibo
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chornomorets Odesa
Number 10
Youth career
2016 Diamond Football Academy
2016–2019 Villarreal C
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Villarreal B
2019 → Strømsgodset (loan) 22 (0)
2020–2023 Strømsgodset 85 (8)
2023–2024 Kifisia 15 (0)
2024– Chornomorets Odesa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2024

Jack Ipalibo (born 6 April 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chornomorets Odesa. [1]

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Career

Early years

Jack Ipalibo started his football career at Diamond Football Academy in Nigeria in 2016.

Villarreal C

On 11 September 2016, Ipalibo transferred to the academy of Spanish club Villarreal C.

Villarreal B

Ipalibo showed an outstanding performance in a short time and was promoted to the Villarreal B team. He started training with the first team from time to time with Villarreal. [2]

Loan to Strømsgodset

On 3 August 2019, Ipalibo signed for Strømsgodset on a year-long loan deal from Villarreal B. [3] In his first season with Strømsgodset, he failed to contribute any goals in 15 games. [4] On 1 July 2020, he received a red card in the match played against Stabæk Fotball in the 5th week of the season at Eliteserien, which was the first red card of his career. [5]

Strømsgodset

On 30 June 2020, Ipalibo signed permanently for Strømsgodset, on a three-year-long deal. [6] In the 2020–21 season, he scored his first goal against Viking FK. [7] In 22 matches with Strømsgodset, scoring a total of 3 goals in Odds BK [8] and Sarpsborg 08 matches. He scored his first goal in Eliteserien with Strømsgodset in the 2022–23 season, in the 37th minute of their 3–0 win against Rosenborg on 8 May 2022. [9] Ipalibo scored 3 more goals for the rest of the season and finished Eliteserien with 4 goals in 2021–22. [10]

Style of play

Ipalibo has been compared to the famous Ivorian football player Yaya Touré with her playing style and talent. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 October 2022 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strømsgodset (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 15000--150
Strømsgodset 2020 22000--220
2021 22300--223
2022 22410--234
Career total81400----827

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References

  1. ↑ "Jack Ipalibo". Strømsgodset.
  2. ↑ "Flying Eagles Midfielder Jack Ipalibo Trains With Villarreal First Team". nigeriasoccernet.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "SIGNERER VILLARREAL-SPILLER PÅ LÅN". godset.no/ (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "BIDRO TIL Å REDDE PLASSEN I ELITESERIEN – NÅ KAN DE VÆRE TAPT FOR KLUBBEN" (in Norwegian). www.eurosport.no. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rødt kort Strømsgodset: Ipalibo Jack" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "ACK SIGNERTE TREÅRSKONTRAKT" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Mål Strømsgodset! Scoring av Ipalibo Jack". highlights.eliteserien.no. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Maktdemonstrasjon på Marienlyst" (in Norwegian). www.drm24.no. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mål Strømsgodset! Scoring av Ipalibo Jack" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Jack Ipalibo at Soccerway
  11. ↑ ""Nigerian Yaya Toure " Jack Ipalibo Begins Road To Villarreal First Team, Eyes National Team Call Up". Own Goal Nigeria. 22 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Jack Ipalibo". footballdatabase.
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