Sylvester Igboun
.jpg) With FC Ufa in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sylvester Emeka Igbonu | ||
| Date of birth | 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. | |||
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
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 36 | 8 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 36 | 9 | |||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 27 | 9 | |||
| 2013–14 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 10 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 33 | 10 | |||
| Total | 147 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 162 | 46 | ||
| Ufa | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 204 | 52 | ||
International
| Nigeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015[6]
Honours
- Midtjylland
References
- ↑ "IGBOUN REVEALS HOW DANISH CLUB CHANGED HIS NAME". Africanfootball.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "Russian Premier League player page" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "Сильвестер Игбун переходит в ФК "Уфа"" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tanzania vs. Nigeria". weltfussballarchiv.com. 5 September 2015.
- ↑ "S.Igboun". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Sylvester Igboun". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 December 2016.