Moses Ogbu

Moses Ogbu

Personal information
Full name	Moses Owoicho Ogbu [1]
Date of birth	(1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Osogbo, Nigeria
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nanjing City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Gimo IF	11	(2)
2010–2015	IK Sirius	129	(40)
2016	Jönköpings Södra	12	(0)
2016	→ IK Sirius (loan)	14	(3)
2017–2018	IK Sirius	43	(13)
2019	Al-Ain	8	(3)
2019–2020	Grimsby Town	20	(2)
2020	Mjällby AIF	25	(14)
2021	Wuhan Three Towns	31	(18)
2022	Pohang Steelers	13	(1)
2022	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	13	(5)
2023	Shijiazhuang Gongfu	29	(20)
2024–	Nanjing City	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Moses Owoicho Ogbu (born 7 February 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club Nanjing City.

Ogbu has spent the majority of his professional career playing in Sweden and has had spells with IK Sirius, Jönköpings Södra and Mjällby AIF. He has also played in England with Grimsby Town and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ain, in South Korea with Pohang Steelers and in China for Wuhan Three Towns and Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic

Career

Growing up in Nigeria, Ogbu arrived in Sweden in February 2009, when he joined for Djurgården 's Under-21 team on trial, with whom he played a few games, always at a youth level. During the same calendar year he also played in the fifth Swedish series with Gimo IF. ^[2]

In October 2009 he joined IK Sirius on trial, a team that a few days later would be relegated to Division 1 but managing to secure a contract for the following season. During the 2013 season he was the top scorer in Division 1 with his 18 goals, as Sirius won be promotion to Superettan. ^[3] At the end of the 2015 season, Sirius lost in the play-off's against Falkenbergs FF with Ogbu scored a brace in the 2-2 home match of the first leg. ^[4]

Ogbu signed for Jönköpings Södra at the beginning of the 2016 season following the clubs promotion to the Allsvenskan. ^[5] Ogbu made 12 appearances in the Swedish top flight without scoring. ^[6]

In the summer transfer window he returned to the Sirius on loan, helping his team with three goals to find that promotion to Allsvenskan. Following the end of the loan, Ogbu remained with Sirius on a permanent deal following a mutual decision with Jönköpings to terminate his contract. ^[7] In the 2018 season he scored with 7 goals in 28 games, but chose to renew his contract at the end of the year ^[8]

On 3 February 2019, Ogbu signed a half-year contract with Saudi Arabian Second Division club Al-Ain. ^[9]

On 25 June 2019, Ogbu signed for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town on a one-year deal. ^{[10] [11]} On 14 January 2020, Ogbu was released from his contract at Grimsby, with manager Ian Holloway stating "I believe that he needs to go back to where he came from and see if he can be happy again. The boy took it brilliantly. He admitted that he hasn't seen his family in Nigeria for over a year, so we had a big hug at the end of it and I told the lads that." Ogbu had scored four goals in twenty-five appearances for The Mariners in all competitions ^[12]

Ogbu returned to Sweden on 9 March 2020 signing with Mjällby AIF. ^[13] During the spell he was the third top scorer in the League with 14 goals in 25 appearances as his side finished 5th in Sweden's top flight. ^[14]

On February 26, 2021 Ogbu signed with China League One side Wuhan Three Towns. ^[15]

On 15 February 2022, Ogbu signed with K League 1 side Pohang Steelers. ^[16]

On September 1, 2022, he joined Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic of China League One. ^[17] The club was dissolved in March 2023. ^[18]

On 7 April 2023, Ogbu signed with China League One side Shijiazhuang Gongfu. ^[19]

On 7 February 2024, Ogbu joined fellow China League One club Nanjing City. ^[20]

Personal life

Ogbu holds dual-nationality and has both Nigerian and Swedish passports. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 March 2024. ^[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IK Sirius	2010	Division 1	8	1	1	0	–		–		–		9	1
	2011		18	1	2	0	–		–		–		20	1
	2012		21	7	1	0	–		–		–		22	7
	2013		25	18	5	0	–		–		–		30	18
	2014	Superettan	28	8	6	3	–		–		–		34	11
	2015		29	5	4	1	–		–		2	2	35	8
	Total		129	40	19	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	150	46
Jönköpings Södra	2016	Allsvenskan	12	0	3	0	–		–		–		15	0
IK Sirius (loan)	2016	Superettan	14	3	1	0	–		–		–		15	3
IK Sirius	2017	Allsvenskan	15	6	0	0	–		–		–		15	6
	2018		28	7	3	1	–		–		–		31	8
	Total		43	13	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	14
Al-Ain	2018–19	First Division League	8	3	0	0	–		–		–		8	3
Grimsby Town	2019–20	League Two	20	2	0	0	3	0	–		–		23	2
Mjällby AIF	2020	Allsvenskan	25	14	2	0	–		–		–		27	14
Wuhan Three Towns	2021	China League One	31	18	0	0	–		–		–		31	18
Pohang Steelers	2022	K League 1	13	1	2	0	–		–		–		15	1
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	2022	China League One	13	5	0	0	–		–		–		13	5
Shijiazhuang Gongfu	2023		29	20	0	0	–		–		–		29	20
Nanjing City	2024		0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
Career total			338	119	30	5	3	0	0	0	2	2	373	126

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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4. Gedda, Niklas (5 November 2015). "2-2 för Sirius i kvalrysaren". SVT Nyheter.
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7. Tolf, Johannes (6 March 2017). "Moses Ogbu lämnar J-Södra". SVT Nyheter.
8. "Moses Ogbu lämnar Sirius efter säsongen" (in Swedish). IK Sirius Fotboll. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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10. "Frontman is the third summer signing". Grimsby Town F.C. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
11. Wood, Liam (25 June 2019). "Grimsby Town sign Nigerian forward Moses Ogbu ahead of 2019/2020 EFL season". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
12. "📝Ogbu Leaves By Mutual Consent - News - Grimsby Town". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14.
13. "Allsvenska profilen klar för Mjällby AIF".
14. "Officiellt: Succéspelaren lämnar Mjällby: "Tack för ett av de bästa åren i karriären"".
15. "Efter succén - här är Moses Ogbus nya klubb - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll".
16. "祝福 奥格布加盟韩国浦项制铁足球俱乐部" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
17. "포항 떠난 모세스, 中 클럽 산시 창안으로 이적" (in Korean). Best eleven. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
18. "陕西队宣布解散：再见，西北狼；会员制款项原路退还给球迷" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
19. "官宣 | 摩西·奥沃伊乔·奥格布正式加盟石家庄功" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
20. "官方：奥格布、奥努埃布、莫雷斯切加盟南京城市" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
21. "Former Grimsby Town Striker Joins Mjallby on One-Year Deal :: All Nigeria Soccer - the Complete Nigerian Football Portal".
22. Moses Ogbu at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

External links

• Moses Orwohicho Ogbu at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• Moses Ogbu at Soccerbase