Terem Moffi

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Terem Moffi
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Moffi with Lorient in 2022
Personal information
Full name Teremas Igobor Moffi [1]
Date of birth (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Calabar, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Nice
Number 9
Youth career
2016–2017 Buckswood
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Kauno Žalgiris 16 (1)
2019–2020 Riteriai 29 (20)
2020 Kortrijk 9 (5)
2020–2023 Lorient 87 (34)
2023 → Nice (loan) 16 (6)
2023– Nice 30 (11)
International career‡
2021– Nigeria 18 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:31, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Teremas "Terem" Igobor Moffi MON (born 25 May 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Nigeria national team. [2]

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Club career

Moffi left Nigeria and moved to England to join the Buckswood Football Academy at Hastings, East Sussex at the age of 17, [3] and thereafter moved to Lithuania with Kauno Žalgiris. He eventually joined Riteriai, but had visa issues that delayed his debut. Moffi eventually scored 20 goals in 29 leagues games for Riteriai, and transferred to Belgian club Kortrijk in January 2020. [4]

On 1 October 2020, Moffi joined Ligue 1 side Lorient on a permanent deal. [5]

On 31 January 2023, he signed for Nice on loan until the end of the season, with an obligation-to-buy for €30 million and a 15% sell-on clause in favor of Lorient. [6] [7] [8] In the 2023–24 season, he became his club's top scorer with 11 goals. [9] [10]

International career

On 14 May 2021, Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr included Moffi in his 31-man list for friendlies in June. Moffi debuted with the Super Eagles in a 1–0 loss to Cameroon on 4 June 2021. [11]

Personal life

Moffi's father, Leo, was a professional footballer in Nigeria and played as a goalkeeper. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kauno Žalgiris 2017 A Lyga 8100—81
Riteriai 2019 A Lyga2920002 [b] 03120
Kortrijk 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 7420—94
2020–21 2100—21
Total9520—115
Lorient 2020–21 Ligue 1 321421—3415
2021–22 37810—388
2022–23 181200—1812
Total873431—9035
Nice (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1166004 [c] 3209
Nice 2023–24 301120—3211
Career total17777716318981

International

As of match played 10 June 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 202130
202263
202351
202440
Total184
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first. [13]
List of international goals scored by Terem Moffi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 June 2022 Stade Adrar, Agadir, MoroccoFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 3–010–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
26–0
327 September 2022 Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Bir El Djir, AlgeriaFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–01–2 Friendly
416 October 2023 Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, PortugalFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–13-2 Friendly

Honours

Nigeria

Individual

Orders

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  5. ↑ "Terem Moffi s'engage chez les Merlus". FC Lorient. 1 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Terem, merci !". FC Lorient (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Terem Moffi est un Aiglon !". OGC Nice (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  12. ↑ "Proud Moffi senior celebrates son's record transfer to Ligue 1". Score Nigeria. 21 September 2020.
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