Igoh Ogbu
Nigerian footballer (born 2000)
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Igoh Ogbu ⓘ (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slavia Prague and the Nigeria national team.
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Ogbu with Sogndal in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 February 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Slavia Prague | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Gombe United | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Rosenborg | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Levanger (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Sogndal (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Sogndal | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Lillestrøm | 54 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Slavia Prague | 84 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Nigeria U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Nigeria | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Ogbu started his career with Gombe United in Nigeria, before joining Norwegian club Rosenborg in February 2018, where he signed a four-year contract.[2] Following loan spells with Levanger and Sogndal, Ogbu joined the latter permanently in June 2020.[3] On 29 January 2021, he joined Lillestrøm on a five-year contract.[4] He made his Eliteserien debut on 16 May 2021 against Strømsgodset.[5] On 6 January 2023, he joined Slavia Prague on a three-year contract.[6] On 24 May 2025, Ogbu extended his contract with Slavia until 31 December 2027.[7]
International career
Ogbu featured for the Nigeria national under-20 team at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making a total of seven appearances.[8] He was called up to the senior Nigeria national team for the friendly 2025 Unity Cup tournament in May 2025.[9]
On 11 December 2025, Ogbu was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg | 2019 | Eliteserien | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Levanger (loan) | 2018 | Norwegian First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Sogndal (loan) | 2019 | Norwegian First Division | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Sogndal | 2020 | Norwegian First Division | 26 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2021 | Eliteserien | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2022–23 | Fortuna Liga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 2 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 179!10 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 12 | |||
- Appearances in promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 17 January 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Nigeria | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Slavia Prague
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2025[12]
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Month: April 2022[13]
