James Igbekeme

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James Igbekeme
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Igbekeme with the Columbus Crew in 2022
Personal information
Full name James Omonigho Igbekeme
Date of birth (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ponferradina
Number 6
Youth career
Ribeirão
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Ribeirão 43 (2)
2015–2017 Oliveirense 55 (10)
2017–2018 Gil Vicente 32 (5)
2018–2023 Zaragoza 96 (4)
2022 → Columbus Crew (loan) 23 (0)
2023 → Wisła Kraków (loan) 14 (1)
2023– Ponferradina 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

James Omonigho Igbekeme (born 4 July 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left winger for Spanish club Ponferradina. [1]

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Club career

Born in Lagos, Igbekeme made his senior debut with Campeonato Nacional de Seniores side G.D. Ribeirão in the 2013–14 season. In 2015, he moved to fellow league team U.D. Oliveirense.

In June 2017, Igbekeme signed for LigaPro side Gil Vicente F.C. [2] He made his professional debut on 6 August, starting and scoring the winner in a 2–1 away defeat of FC Porto B. [3]

On 28 October 2017, Igbekeme scored a brace in a 4–0 home routing of S.L. Benfica B. [4] He finished the campaign with five goals in 32 appearances, but his side eventually suffered relegation.

On 12 June 2018, Igbekeme signed a four-year deal with Segunda División side Real Zaragoza. [5] Initially a regular starter, he gradually started to feature more sparingly, mainly due to injuries.

On 26 January 2022, Igbekeme was loaned to Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew until December. [6] On 10 August 2023, after a short loan stint at Wisła Kraków, he terminated his contract with Zaragoza. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ James Igbekeme at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Gil Vicente começa trabalhos em campo com cinco novidades" [Gil Vicente start working on the field with five novelties] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Gil Vicente abre a Liga a vencer fora o FC Porto B" [Gil Vicente open the League by beating FC Porto B away] (in Portuguese). Barcelos na Hora. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gil Vicente volta às vitórias ao golear Benfica B" [Gil Vicente back to winning ways after thrashing Benfica B] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "James Igbekeme, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" [James Igbekeme, new player of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Acuerdo con el Columbus Crew para la cesión de James Igbekeme" [Agreement with Columbus Crew for the loan of James Igbekeme] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Finaliza la relación contractual entre el Real Zaragoza y James Igbekeme" [Ends the contractual relationship between Real Zaragoza and James Igbekeme] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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