Emmanuel Iyoha
German footballer
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Emmanuel Edosa Iyoha (born 11 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg.[2]
Full name
Emmanuel Edosa Iyoha[1]
Date of birth
11 October 1997
Place of birth
Düsseldorf, Germany
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
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Iyoha with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Edosa Iyoha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Magdeburg | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 16 | (4) |
| 2015–2026 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 145 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Holstein Kiel (loan) | 29 | (9) |
| 2026– | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2019 | |||
Early career
In 2011, Iyoha joined the youth academy of his hometown club Fortuna Düsseldorf from Bayer 04 Leverkusen and progressed from U15 to U19.
Five years later, Iyoha signed his first professional contract with Düsseldorf and developed further with loan spells at VfL Osnabrück, Erzgebirge Aue and Holstein Kiel.[3]
On 16 July 2026, Iyoha signed with 1. FC Magdeburg.[4]
Career statistics
As of 28 July 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | — | ||||||||
| Total | 74 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 76 | 6 | |||
| VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
| Holstein Kiel (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | |
| Career total | 174 | 27 | 5 | 1 | – | 179 | 28 | |||
