Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti

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Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti
Personal information
Full nameKelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti
Date of birth (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Abuja, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Stal Stalowa Wola
Youth career
–2019 Escola Varsovia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Escola Varsovia 4 (0)
2020–2025 ŁKS Łódź 45 (1)
2020–2025 ŁKS Łódź II 34 (9)
2023–2024 → Resovia (loan) 23 (1)
2025– Stal Stalowa Wola 0 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Poland U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti (born 26 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for I liga club Stal Stalowa Wola. Born in Nigeria, he was a Poland youth international.

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Early life

Born in Abuja, Nigeria, Ibe-Torti moved to Warsaw, Poland, at the age of twelve when his mother accepted a diplomatic job in the country. [2] [3] He remained in the country after his mother returned to Nigeria. [2]

Club career

After making his first senior competitive appearances with Escola Varsovia, [4] [5] Ibe-Torti moved to Polish second-tier side ŁKS Łódź in 2020, helping the club achieve promotion to Ekstraklasa in 2023. [6] He made his top flight debut on 21 July that year, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 away loss against Legia Warsaw. [7]

On 31 August 2023, Ibe-Torti joined I liga side Resovia on a season-long loan. [8]

On 11 January 2025, he left ŁKS permanently to join another second division club Stal Stalowa Wola on a six-month contract, with an option for a further year. [9]

International career

He is eligible to play internationally for Nigeria and Poland, after obtaining Polish citizenship in August 2021. [10]

In 2019, he was included in the provisional squads for the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup for Nigeria U17s, but did not make the final rosters. [11] [12]

In May 2022, Ibe-Torti received his first call-up to the Poland U20 team, and made his debut in 0–1 Elite League away win against Italy on 7 June that year. [13]

Personal life

Ibe-Torti has regarded Neymar as his football idol. [14]

Honours

Escola Varsovia

ŁKS Łódź

ŁKS Łódź II

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References

  1. ↑ Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti at 90minut.pl (in Polish) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti - Onet article".
  3. ↑ "Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti: Spotkałem się w Polsce z rasizmem, ale lubię ten kraj". zzapolowy.com.
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  6. ↑ "Sylwetki łódzkich sportowców: Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti". tvp.pl.
  7. ↑ "Udany start Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti w Resovii" (in Polish). Resovia. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Górniak, Kamil (11 January 2025). "Betclic 1. liga. Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti zawodnikiem Stali Stalowa Wola". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Kelechukwu z polskim obywatelstwem!". lksfans.pl (in Polish). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti w kadrze Nigerii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "U-20: Polska pokonała Włochy" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti, czyli Kelly". gol24.pl.
  15. ↑ "Liga okręgowa 2019/2020, grupa: Warszawa I". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "Mistrzowie pierwszej ligi po raz drugi" (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Rezerwy ŁKS-u w II lidze". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 17 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "IV liga 2020/2021, grupa: łódzka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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