Ifeanyi Mathew
Nigerian footballer
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Ifeanyi Mathew (born 20 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi.[1]
Full name
Ifeanyi Mathew
Date of birth
20 January 1997
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ifeanyi Mathew | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neftçi | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| El-Kanemi Warriors | 13 | (2) | |
| 2016 | Kano Pillars | 21 | (4) |
| 2016–2023 | Lillestrøm | 167 | (13) |
| 2019 | → Osmanlıspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | FC Zürich | 71 | (5) |
| 2025- | Neftçi | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 October 2025 | |||
Career
Club
In July 2016, Mathew signed a four-year contract with Tippeligaen side Lillestrøm.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 July 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | OBOS-ligaen | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 153 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 19 | ||
| Osmanlıspor (loan) | 2018–19 | TFF First League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 19 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Player of the Month: November 2020[3]
