Peter Ijeh

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Personal information
Peter Ijeh
Full name	Peter Ijeh
Date of birth	March 28, 1977
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	Viking F.K.
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
–2001 2001–03 2003–05 2005–06 2006–	Nitel FC Julius Berger FC Malmö FF IFK Göteborg FC København Viking F.K.	60 (38) 36 (13) 16 (4) 15 (11)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 6, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Peter Ijeh (born 28 March 1977) is a Nigerian football striker currently playing for Viking F.K. in the Norwegian Premier League.

After playing for clubs in Nigeria, he joined Swedish club Malmö FF in 2001. He was the top scorer in Allsvenskan in 2002 with 24 goals. In 2004, he transferred to IFK Göteborg as the club's big name signing for its 100th anniversary. He was, however, unable to repeat his earlier success and was generally considered a disappointment. After being suspected of tax evasion, but later cleared of all charges, he moved to Danish club FC København in 2005, where he failed to play regularly for the first team.

On June 19, 2006 he moved to Viking in Norway on a 3 million Danish kroner deal. He became an instant success, scoring 11 goals in 15 games to save the team from relegation. In the last game of the 2006 season Ijeh scored 4 goals and pressured an opposition defender to concede an own goal as Viking surprisingly demolished local rivals and second-placed S.K. Brann 5-0 to climb two places in the table and thus escape relegation on goal difference.

In Early January 2007, several sources within Norwegian football claim that Ijeh will soon be looking for another club, with English Championship side Coventry City courting the Nigerian striker, who is thought to be keen to test his skills in the more physical English game. Coventry City manager Micky Adams is thought to have watched the player on a recent scouting trip to Norway.

He has also played for the Nigeria national football team.

[edit] Clubs

Nitel FC, Julius Berger FC (-2001)
Malmö FF (2001-03)
IFK Göteborg (2003-05)
FC København (2005-06)
Viking F.K. (2006-)

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Viking F.K. profile

Viking F.K. - Current Squad
1 Austbø \| 2 Gabrielsen \| 3 Steenslid \| 4 Abelsson \| 5 Pereira \| 6 Gaarde \| 8 Svenning \| 9 Ijeh \| 10 Ødegaard \| 11 Berg \| 12 Kristiansen \| 13 Danielsen \| 15 Soma \| 16 Tengesdal \| 17 Samuelsen \| 19 Nygaard \| 20 Stokholm \| 23 Motland \| 26 Andersen \| 28 Bjarnason \| 33 Asper \| Pimpong \| Manager: Rösler