General |
Alex Iwobi | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Alex Iwobi | |
Date of birth: | 3 May 1996 | |
Place of birth: | Lagos, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
Playing position: | Winger, striker | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | TBA | |
Youth clubs | ||
2004–2013 | ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2015–2019 2019–2023 2023– |
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100 123 (6) 0 (0) | (11)
National team | ||
2011–2012 2013 2013 2015– |
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3 (0) 1 (0) 63 (10) | 7 (1)
Alex Iwobi (born 3 May 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger and a striker for Premier League club Fulham.
Early and personal life[]
Iwobi was born in Lagos before moving to England at the age of four. He is the nephew of ex-professional footballer Jay-Jay Okocha.
Club career[]
Iwobi joined Arsenal while still at primary school, and was first involved in a first-team match as an unused substitute in a League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 25 September 2013. He signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal in October 2015.
2015–16 season[]
On 27 October 2015, Iwobi made his first-team debut for the club, starting in a 3–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the Round of 16 of the League Cup. He made his Premier League debut four days later in a 3–0 win against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, as a stoppage time substitute for Mesut Özil. Iwobi made his Champions League debut as an 85th-minute substitute in a 5–1 defeat against Bayern Munich. Iwobi started in the first team for the 2015–16 FA Cup 3rd and 4th round home wins against Sunderland and Burnley respectively.
After getting a first Champions League start in a 3–1 away defeat to Barcelona, Iwobi went on to score two goals in his first two Premier League starts in wins against Everton, and Watford, respectively.
International career[]
After playing youth football for England, Iwobi elected to play for Nigeria and made his senior debut on 8 October 2015, replacing Ahmed Musa in the 57th minute of a 2–0 friendly defeat to DR Congo in Visé, Belgium.
He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 15 May 2016.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Premier League | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
Career total | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
International[]
- As of match played 25 March 2016.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nigeria | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
External links[]
Fulham F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
1 Leno · 2 Tete · 3 Bassey · 5 Andersen · 6 Reed · 7 Jiménez · 8 Wilson · 9 Muniz · 10 Cairney (c) · 11 Traoré · 15 Cuenca · 16 Berge · 17 Iwobi · 18 Pereira · 19 Nelson · 20 Lukić · 21 Castagne · 23 Benda · 30 Sessegnon · 31 Diop · 32 Smith Rowe · 33 Robinson · 44 De Fougerolles · 47 Godo · Manager:![]() |
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Nigeria – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Ezenwa
2. Idowu
3. Echiéjilé
4. Ndidi
5. Troost-Ekong
6. Balogun
7. Musa
8. Etebo
9. Ighalo
10. Mikel (c)
11. Moses
12. Abdullahi
13. Nwankwo
14. Iheanacho
15. Obi
16. Akpeyi
17. Onazi
18. Iwobi
19. Ogu
20. Awaziem
21. Ebuehi
22. Omeruo
23. Uzoho
Manager: |
Nigeria – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
1. Uzoho
2. Nwabili
3. Ojo
4. Troost-Ekong
5. Omeruo
6. Awaziem
7. Aina
8. Ajayi
9. Sanusi
10. Bassey
11. Osayi-Samuel
12. Onyemaechi
13. Iwobi
14. Aribo
15. Onyeka
16. Onyedika
17. Yusuf
18. Musa
19. Simon
20. Iheanacho
21. Chukwueze
22. Osimhen
23. Lookman
24. Moffi
25. Sadiq
Manager: |