General |
Odion Ighalo | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Odion Jude Ighalo | |
Date of birth: | 16 June 1989 | |
Place of birth: | Lagos, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
Playing position: | Striker | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 9 | |
Youth clubs | ||
2000–2005 | ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2014 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2014 2014 2014–2017 2017–2018 2019–2021 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023 2023– |
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10 (5) 20 (9) 6 (1) 28 (17) 3 (0) 99 (18) 8 (3) 82 (33) 55 (36) 17 (10) 12 (0) 30 (20) 40 (31) 0 (0) | 5 (0)
National team | ||
2009 2015– |
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35 (16) | 3 (0)
Odion Jude Ighalo (born 16 June 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi club Al-Wehda and the Nigeria national team.
After starting his career at Prime and Julius Berger, he moved to Norway's Lyn in 2007. A year later he was signed by Udinese, spending most of his tenure loaned out, notably at Granada, before signing for Watford in 2014. He also competed professionally in China, with Changchun Yatai and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua. In January 2020, Ighalo returned to the Premier League, joining Manchester United on loan, initially until the end of the 2019–20 season; the loan was then extended until January 2021.
Ighalo made his debut for Nigeria in 2015. He represented the nation at the 2018 World Cup and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing the latter tournament in third place and being crowned top scorer.
Honours[]
Club[]
Watford
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2014–15
Shanghai Shenhua
- Chinese FA Cup: 2019
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Professional League: 2021–22
- King Cup: 2022–23
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2022
International[]
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2019
External links[]
Odion Ighalo profile at Soccerbase
- Odion Ighalo at National-Football-Teams.com
Odion Ighalo FIFA competition record
- Lyn official profile
Template:Al Wehda FC squad
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Nigerian competitions • Nigerian coaches • Nigerian players • Nigerian stadiums |
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: |
Template:Nigeria squad (2019 Africa Cup of Nations)