Lucky Ogbevoen

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Lucky Ogbevoen
No. 43 – Vienna Vikings
Position: Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2000-07-20) July 20, 2000 (age 25)
Vienna, Austria
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
NFL draft: 2024: undrafted
CFL draft: 2024G: 2nd round, 17th pick
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice roster
CFL status:Austrian
Career highlights and awards
  • Austrian U17 Champion (2015, 2016)
  • Vikings U17 Team MVP (2016)
  • Junior European Champion (2017, 2019)
  • Raiders Defensive MVP (2022, 2023)
  • NFL International Combine (2022)
Career NFL statistics
European League of Football:
Games played:25
Tackles:175
Tackles for loss:18.5
Sacks:3.5
Interceptions:1
Stats at CFL.ca

Lucky Efosa Ogbevoen (born July 20, 2000) is an Austrian-American football linebacker for the Vienna Vikings of the European League of Football (ELF).

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Career

Ogbevoen started playing American football in 2012 at the Vienna Vikings Football Academy. [1] In 2015 and 2016, Ogbevoen became Austrian U17 champion with the Vikings. He was credited with a particularly large share of this success in 2016 when he was named team MVP. In November 2016, he was also part of the Austrian U17 national team that beat the Hungarian U18 national team at the Next Generation Bowl. [2] With the Austrian U19 national team he became junior European champion in Paris in 2017 and in 2019. [3]

During the 2018 AFL season, Ogbevoen made his debut in the Vikings' first team. In ten games he recorded 13 solo and seven assisted tackles. The following year he developed into a regular player and at the end of the season led the Vikings team with 32 solo and 33 assisted tackles. [4] After failing in his attempt to be recruited by a college in the USA in 2020, he played again for the Vikings in the AFL in 2021. [5] He also made his debut for the Austrian national team in August. After the conclusion of the AFL season, Ogbevoen was signed by the Stuttgart Surge of the European League of Football (ELF). [6] He played in one game for the Swabian team.

For the 2022 season, Ogbevoen signed a contract with the Raiders Tirol, who competed as a franchise in the ELF for the first time in 2022. [5] He served as a regular at the weakside linebacker position. With the Raiders he reached the semi-finals, but lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils. A week later, he was named defensive MVP at the Raiders' final night. [7] In addition, Ogbevoen was invited by the National Football League to the 2022 NFL International Combine in London. [8] [9] In the fall, he took part in the group stage of the 2023 European Champions for Austria. [10] On March 2, 2023, the Raiders announced the extension with Ogbevoen for another ELF season. [11]

In Dezember 2023, Ogbevoen initially moved to the Cologne Centurions. [12] Before the start of the 2024 ELF season, however, he was selected in the second round of the Canadian Football League Global Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [13] He was released from the team on May 2, 2025. [14]

In May 12, 2025, Ogbeveon signed back with the Vienna Vikings. [15]

Statistics

Regular Season
YearTeamGamesStartsTacklesPass defensesFumbles
TotalSoloAstTFLSackINTYdsTDBrUpPDFFFRTD
European League of Football ELF-Logo-WhiteOutline.svg
2021 Stuttgart Surge119540.50.000000000
2022 Raiders Tirol121279413810.01.511023110
2023 Raiders Tirol11128740478.02.00005020
2025 Vienna Vikings 084219236.06.50002200
ELF Total243321710511218.53.511093330
Source: sportsmetrics.football [16]
Postseason
YearTeamGamesStartsTacklesPass defensesFumbles
TotalSoloAstTFLSackINTYdsTDBrUpPDFFFRTD
European League of Football ELF-Logo-WhiteOutline.svg
2022 Raiders Tirol119271.51.000000000
ELF Total119271.51.000000000
Source: europeanleague.football

Personal life

His older brother, Precious Ogbevoen is also active in American football. [17] Ogbevoen studies at the University of Innsbruck. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Klepsch, Kiki (April 5, 2019). ""Aanna Asks" featuring Lucky Ogbevoen". daciavikings.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. "Austria wins Next Generation Bowl IV to zero". football-austria.com (in German). November 16, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  3. "Team Austria sets final roster for IFAF 2019 U19 European Championships". americanfootballinternational.com. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  4. "Lucky Ogbevoen AFL Stats". archive.football.at. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Lucky Ogbevoen is a Raider". football-aktuell.de (in German). June 2, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  6. "Top-class new additions for Stuttgart Surge". stuttgartsurge.com (in German). August 13, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  7. "The Raiders' team awards". football-aktuell.de (in German). September 16, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  8. Strauss, Stefan (September 5, 2022). "Lucky Ogbevoen and Tobias Rodlauer invited to NFL International Combine". football.at (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  9. Hahn, Chris (September 5, 2022). "12 players of the European League of Football invited to the NFL International Combine". europeanleague.football. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  10. Strauss, Stefan (October 9, 2022). "Head Coach Max Sommer after victory against France: "We have laid a great foundation"". football.at (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  11. "Defensive MVP stays in Innsbruck". raiders-triol.com (in German). March 2, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  12. Justin Engel (December 13, 2023). "Lucky Ogbevoen zieht es nach Köln". Foot Bowl (in German). Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  13. "2024 Global Draft Tracker". CFL.ca. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  14. Heilman, Michael (May 2, 2025). "Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign six players, release DL Lucky Ogbevoen". bgmsportstrax.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  15. Pahl, Felix (May 12, 2025). "Lucky Ogbevoen signs with Vienna Vikings". europeanleague.football. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  16. "SportsMetrics" . Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  17. Krauss, Dominik (March 9, 2023). "Tirol Raiders sign linebacker Precious Ogbevoen". europeanleague.football. Retrieved July 14, 2025.