Sylvester Igboun

Nigerian footballer
Sylvester Igboun
Sly with Dynamo Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sylvester Emeka Igbonu
Date of birth (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2004–2006 Ebedei
2006–2010 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Midtjylland 147 (41)
2015–2020 Ufa 110 (26)
2019–2020 → Dynamo Moscow (loan) 20 (2)
2020–2021 Dynamo Moscow 27 (1)
2022 Nizhny Novgorod 1 (0)
2022 NorthEast United 1 (0)
International career‡
2015 Nigeria 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Sylvester Emeka Igbonu (born 8 September 1990), commonly known as Sylvester Igboun, is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a forward.

Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport.[1] His shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.[2]

Club career

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

On 2 September 2019, he joined FC Dynamo Moscow on loan for the 2019–20 season.[4] He was voted player of the month for September 2019 by Dynamo fans.[5] On 4 August 2020, Dynamo Moscow announced that they had signed Igboun on a permanent transfer from FC Ufa.[6] On 7 January 2022, his contract with Dynamo was terminated by mutual consent.[7]

On 20 February 2022, Igboun joined Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the season.[8] On 16 March 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.[9]

In September 2022, Igboun signed a two-year contract with Indian Super League club NorthEast United.[10] On 20 October, he made his debut for the club against East Bengal, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Michael Jakobsen. The match ended in a 3–1 defeat.[11][12] Three days later, According to Igboun, he left due to the poor facilities and accommodations provided by the team.[13]

International career

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.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 October 2022[15][16]
Club Season League 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[a] 2 — — 36 8
2011–12 31 8 1[a] 0 4[b] 1 — 36 9
2012–13 25 8 0 0 2[b] 1 — 27 9
2013–14 28 10 1[a] 0 — — 29 10
2014–15 31 9 0 0 2[b] 1 — 33 10
Total 147 41 7 2 8 3 0 0 162 46
Ufa 2015–16 Russian Premier League 25 4 1[c] 0 — — 26 4
2016–17 24 3 2[c] 0 — — 26 3
2017–18 26 7 0 0 — — 26 7
2018–19 27 9 0 0 6[b] 1 2[d] 1 35 11
2019–20 6 2 0 0 — — 6 2
Total 108 25 3 0 6 1 2 1 119 27
Dynamo Moscow
(loan) 		2019–20 Russian Premier League 20 2 1[c] 0 — — 21 2
Dynamo Moscow 2020–21 17 1 2[c] 0 1[b] 0 — 20 1
2021–22 10 0 2[c] 1 — — 12 1
Total 27 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 32 2
Nizhny Novgorod 2021–22 Russian Premier League 1 0 1[c] 0 — — 2 0
NorthEast United 2022–23 Indian Super League 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 304 69 16 3 15 4 2 1 337 77
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Danish Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Russian Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs

International

Nigeria
Year Apps Goals
2015 6 0
Total 6 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015[16]

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. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун – в "Динамо"" [Sylvester Igboun at Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 2 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун стал лучшим игроком сентября" [Sylvester Igboun is the best player of September] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун остаётся в "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун покидает "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун – в "Нижнем"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Контракт с Олденом Ларсеном приостановлен, а с Игбуном – расторгнут" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  10. ^ "NorthEast United have completed the signings of Nigerian Striker Sylvester Emeka Igboun and Australian defender Aaron Evans". @IFTWC. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  11. ^ "East Bengal earn dominating win over NorthEast United". khelnow.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ^ "NorthEast United 1 – 3 East Bengal". Soccerway. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Breaking: Nigerian forward Sylvester Igboun leaves NorthEast United". khelnow.com. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Tanzania vs. Nigeria". weltfussballarchiv.com. 5 September 2015.
  15. ^ Sylvester Igboun at Soccerway
  16. ^ a b c "Sylvester Igboun". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

External links

  • FC Midtjylland profile
  • Sylvester Igboun at DR (in Danish) (archived)
  • Sylvester Igboun at National-Football-Teams.com


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