Victor Igbekoi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Kayode Igbekoi | ||
| Date of birth | September 1, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ondo City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AZAL | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Hearts of Abuja | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Sunshine Stars | ||
| 2006 | Turan Tovuz | 13 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | Karabakh | 30 | (4) |
| 2009 | Turan Tovuz | 14 | (3) |
| 2009– | AZAL | 117 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012- | Sierra Leone | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Victor Kayode Igbekoi (born 1 September 1986 in Ondo City, Nigeria) is a Nigeria-born naturalized Sierra Leonean footballer, who currently plays for the AZAL PFC in the Azerbaijani Premier League.
Career
Igbekoi began his career with Hearts of Abuja and joined Sunshine Stars F.C. in 2005 and to PFC Turan Tovuz in 2006. He earned in his first season for PFC Turan Tovuz 13 caps in the Azerbaijani Premier League and signed one year later for league rival FK Karabakh.[1] Igbekoi played for Qarabagh in two season 30 games and scored 10 goals, before returned in January 2009 to his first Azerbaijani club PFC Turan Tovuz. He played a half year for his former club PFC Turan Tovuz and joined in summer 2009 to AZAL PFC.[2]
International career
In August 2012, he was called up by Sierra Leone despite not having satisfied the FIFA rules to switch his allegiance from Nigeria.[3] Later, on October 11, Sierra Leone Football Association has confirmed that the player is eligible to play for Leone Stars and make his debout at Africa Cup of Nations final round second leg match against Tunisia[4]
Career Statistics
- As of Match played 23 December 2013
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Azerbaijan | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006-07[5] | Turan Tovuz | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 9 | - | 22 | 9 | ||||
| 2007–08[6] | Qarabağ | 22 | 5 | - | 22 | 5 | |||||
| 2008–09[7] | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Turan Tovuz | 11 | 7 | - | 11 | 7 | ||||||
| 2009–10[8] | AZAL | 20 | 3 | - | 20 | 3 | |||||
| 2010–11[9] | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2011–12[10] | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13[11] | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | 30 | 8 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 175 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 42 | |||
References
- ↑ QARABAĞ FUTBOL KLUBU
- ↑ Komanda::Olimpik
- ↑ Sierra Leone pick ineligible Nigerian to face Tunisia
- ↑ Sierra Leone FA okays Victor Kayode to play for Leone Stars
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2006/07". http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2007/08". http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2008/09". http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2009/10". http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2010/11". http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2011/12". http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2012/13". http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
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