Sylvester Igboun

Sylvester Igboun

With FC Ufa in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sylvester Emeka Igbonu
Date of birth (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Ufa
Number 44
Youth career
2004–2006 Ebedei
2006–2010 FC Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 FC Midtjylland 147 (41)
2015– FC Ufa 40 (6)
National team
2015– Nigeria 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Sylvester Igbonu, commonly known as Sylvester Igboun (born 8 September 1990) is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Russian Premier League club FC Ufa. Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport.[1] His FC Ufa shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.[2]

Career

Club

On 13 July 2015, Igbonu signed for Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.[3]

International

He made his international debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Tanzania on 5 September 2015, replacing Moses Simon as a substitute in the 69th minute.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 November 2016[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2009–10 Danish Superliga 1000--10
2010–11 31652--368
2011–12 3181041-369
2012–13 2580021-279
2013–14 281010--2910
2014–15 3190021-3310
Total 147417283--16246
Ufa 2015–16 Russian Premier League 25410--264
2016–17 15210--160
Total 40620----426
Career total 187479283--20452

International

Nigeria national team
YearAppsGoals
201560
201600
Total60

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015[6]

Honours

Midtjylland

References

  1. "IGBOUN REVEALS HOW DANISH CLUB CHANGED HIS NAME". Africanfootball.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. "Russian Premier League player page" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. "Сильвестер Игбун переходит в ФК "Уфа"" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 13 July 2015.
  4. "Tanzania vs. Nigeria". weltfussballarchiv.com. 5 September 2015.
  5. "S.Igboun". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Sylvester Igboun". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

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