Igoh Ogbu

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Igoh Ogbu
Ogbu with Sogndal in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
Number 5
Youth career
2017–2018 Gombe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Rosenborg 0 (0)
2018 → Levanger (loan) 9 (0)
2019 → Sogndal (loan) 15 (1)
2020 Sogndal 26 (1)
2021–2022 Lillestrøm 54 (4)
2023– Slavia Prague 71 (3)
International career
2019 Nigeria U20 7 (0)
2025– Nigeria 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025

Igoh Ogbu (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slavia Prague and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

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Ogbu started his career with Gombe United in Nigeria, before joining Norwegian club Rosenborg in February 2018, where he signed a four-year contract.[2] Following loan spells with Levanger and Sogndal, Ogbu joined the latter permanently in June 2020.[3] On 29 January 2021, he joined Lillestrøm on a five-year contract.[4] He made his Eliteserien debut on 16 May 2021 against Strømsgodset.[5] On 6 January 2023, he joined Slavia Prague on a three-year contract.[6] On 24 May 2025, Ogbu extended his contract with Slavia until 31 December 2027.[7]

International career

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Ogbu featured for the Nigeria under-20 team at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making a total of seven appearances.[8] He was called up to the senior Nigeria national team for the friendly 2025 Unity Cup tournament in May 2025.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 February 2025[5][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosenborg 2019 Eliteserien — 1 0 — — 1 0
Levanger (loan) 2018 Norwegian First Division 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Sogndal (loan) 2019 Norwegian First Division 15 1 — — 1[a] 0 16 1
Sogndal 2020 Norwegian First Division 26 1 — — 2[a] 0 28 1
Lillestrøm 2021 Eliteserien 26 1 4 0 — — 30 1
2022 28 3 0 0 3[b] 0 — 31 3
Total 54 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 61 4
Slavia Prague 2022–23 Fortuna Liga 16 1 2 0 — — 18 1
2023–24 30 0 2 0 9[c] 2 — 41 2
2024–25 15 0 1 0 7[d] 0 — 23 0
Total 61 1 5 0 16 2 0 0 82 3
Career total 156 7 11 0 19 2 3 0 189 9
  1. ^ a b Appearances in promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds,three appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Slavia Prague

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Igoh Ogbu at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Jorem, Øystein (17 February 2018). "Stortalent fra Nigeria signerte for RBK: – Han kommer til å bli en fantastisk spiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ogbu forlater Rosenborg – fortsetter i Sogndal". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ Richvoldsen, Adrian (29 January 2021). "Igoh Ogbu klar for Lillestrøm". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Igoh Ogbu at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. ^ "Slavia získala dva mladé Afričany, do Edenu přestoupili Ogbu a Sy". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Igoh Ogbu prodloužil smlouvu se Slavií". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  8. ^ Igoh Ogbu at Global Sports Archive
  9. ^ 🇳🇬 Super Eagles [@NGSuperEagles] (21 May 2025). "Roster for the #UnityCup2025 and the International Friendly vs Russia" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Igoh Ogbu at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Hvem mener du har vært ligaens beste spiller hittil i år?". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.