John Ibeh

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John Ibeh
Personal information
Full name Ikechukwu John Kingsley Ibeh
Date of birth (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003 AFC
2003–2005 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 DWS 15 (10)
2007–2008 UTA Arad 22 (9)
2009–2011 Oțelul Galați 56 (6)
2012–2013 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 29 (10)
2013 Aris 8 (0)
2017 Oțelul Galați 5 (2)
Total135(37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2018

John Ike Ibeh (born 16 April 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left midfielder. He played for several seasons in the Romanian Liga I.

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Career

Ibeh was born on 16 April 1986 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] In 2001 he went to play junior level football in Netherlands for AFC. [1] [2] [3] In 2003 he moved to Israel at Hapoel Tel Aviv. [1] [2] [3] He started his senior career in 2005, at DWS in the Dutch lower leagues. [1] [2] [3]

In the middle of the 2007–08 season, Ibeh signed with Romanian side, UTA Arad, making his Liga I debut on 19 April 2008 when coach Roland Nagy used him as a starter in a 3–0 home loss to CFR Cluj, his style of play being appreciated by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He scored his first goal on 2 May in a 3–2 away victory against Rapid București. [4] [6] However the team relegated at the end of the season but Ibeh stayed with the club for the first half of the 2008–09 Liga II season. [1]

Afterwards he left UTA due to unpaid salaries and signed with Oțelul Galați. [1] [2] [3] In the 2010–11 season, Ibeh was used by coach Dorinel Munteanu in nine league games, scoring once in a 3–0 away win over Unirea Urziceni, helping Oțelul win the first title in the history of the club. [1] [7] He started the following season by winning the Supercupa României, being used all the minutes by Munteanu in The Steelworkers's 1–0 victory against Steaua București. [1] [8] Afterwards he made two appearances in the 2011–12 Champions League group stage, playing in losses to Basel and Benfica. [1] [9]

In February 2012 he moved to Pandurii Târgu Jiu. [1] [10] He netted a personal record of eight goals for Pandurii in the 2012–13 season, starting with a double in a 6–2 victory against Universitatea Cluj, helping the team finish runner-up in the league. [1] [11] On 29 May 2013, Ibeh made his last Liga I appearance in Pandurii's 1–1 draw against Astra Giurgiu, gaining a total 90 matches with 17 goals scored in the competition. [12]

In 2013 he switched countries, going at Aris in Greece. [13] He made his Super League Greece debut on 18 August 2013 under the guidance of coach Giannis Chatzinikolaou in a 2–1 away loss to Apollon Smyrnis. [1] [14] In 2017, Ibeh made a comeback at Oțelul Galați in Liga III. [15]

Personal life

Ibeh was a fan of hip-hop music, appreciating 50 Cent very much. [3] His favorite footballer was Zinedine Zidane. [3]

Honours

Oțelul Galați

Pandurii Târgu Jiu

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 John Ibeh at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Otelul il va transfera pe atacantul nigerian John Ibeh" [Otelul will transfer Nigerian striker John Ibeh] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "John Ike Ibeh, "pantera neagră" de la Oțelul" [John Ike Ibeh, the "black panther" of Steel] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "John Ibeh. Liga 1 2007/2008". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "UTA Arad - CFR Cluj 0:3". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Revelația Ibeh" [Ibeh revelation] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Rapid București a pierdut, pe teren propriu, meciul cu UTA Arad, scor 2-3" [Rapid Bucharest lost the match against UTA Arad on home soil, with a score of 2-3] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Unirea Urziceni - Oțelul 0-3. Vezi aici fazele video!" [Unirea Urziceni - Oțelul 0-3. See the video here!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Prezentarea campioanei. Dorinel a luat titlul cu străini ieftini și români tineri" [Presentation of the champion. Dorinel took the title with cheap foreigners and young Romanians] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "John Ibeh. Liga 1 2010/2011". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Oțelul o învinge pe Steaua și câștigă Supercupa României!" [Oțelul defeats Steaua and wins the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Oțelul a învins Steaua, scor 1-0, și a câștigăt Supercupa României!" [Oțelul beaten Steaua, score 1-0, and won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Oțelul – Steaua 1:0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "John Ibeh. Champions League 2011/2012". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ↑ ""Am văzut suficient de multe parașute pe aici" Grig și-a definitivat lotul: Pandurii au luat pe ultima sută de metri un campion de la Oțelul" ["I've seen enough parachutes around here" Grig finalized his squad: The Pandurii took a champion from Oțelul in the last hundred meters] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Străinii Pandurilor amenință: "Vom mai face și alte recorduri!"" [The Pandurii's foreigners threaten: "We will set other records!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "John Ibeh. Liga 1 2012/2013". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Pandurii - Astra 1-1. Gorjenii sunt vicecampioni" [Pandurii - Astra 1-1. The Gorj people are the vice-champions] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Curtat de Pandurii și Dinamo, Ibeh a ales Grecia!" [Courted by Pandurii and Dinamo, Ibeh chose Greece!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Nici Pandurii, nici Dinamo. John Ibeh a ales Grecia" [Neither Pandurii nor Dinamo. John Ibeh chose Greece] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "John Ibeh. Super League 2013/2014". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Apollon Smyrnis - Aris Saloniki 2:1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Drept de joc pentru John Ibeh" [Right to play for John Ibeh] (in Romanian). Ascotelul.ro. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
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