Eduvie Ikoba

Eduvie Ikoba
Personal information
Full name Eduvie Marho Ikoba
Date of birth (1997-10-26) October 26, 1997[1]
Place of birth Bettendorf, Iowa, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kazincbarcikai
Number 12
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Dartmouth Big Green 62 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Black Rock 1 (0)
2019–2020 Zalaegerszeg 25 (4)
2020–2022 AS Trenčín 46 (9)
2022–2023 Zalaegerszeg 32 (11)
2023–2026 Académico de Viseu 3 (0)
2024 → Seoul E-Land FC (loan) 17 (6)
2024–2025 → Zemplín Michalovce (loan) 17 (0)
2026– Kazincbarcikai 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 30, 2026

Eduvie Marho Ikoba (born October 26, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Kazincbarcika.

Career

Early career

Ikoba played four years of college soccer at Dartmouth College between 2015 and 2018, where he scored 17 goals and tallied 8 assists in 62 appearances.[2]

While at college, Ikoba also appeared for USL PDL side Black Rock FC in 2018, where he made a single appearance.[3]

Professional

On January 14, 2019, Ikoba was selected 63rd overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[4] However, he was released by the club without earning a contract.[5]

In July 2019, Ikoba signed for Hungarian NB I side ZTE.[6]

On July 13, 2020, Ikoba moved to Fortuna Liga side AS Trenčín on a three-year deal.[7]

In the summer of 2022, Ikoba returned to ZTE. On January 23, 2023, he renewed his contract with the Hungarian club until 2025.[8]

On September 1, 2023, Ikoba signed a three-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 side Académico de Viseu.[9]

On January 11, 2024, Ikoba was loaned out to K League 2 club Seoul E-Land FC until the end of the 2024 season, with the deal including an option-to-buy.[10][11][12] On September 9, 2024, Ikoba returned to Slovakia and joined Zemplín Michalovce on a season-long loan.[13]

On 21 January 2026, Ikoba permanently left Académico de Viseu, returning to Hungary, joining Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Kazincbarcika.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 August 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zalaegerszeg 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25431 ———285
AS Trenčín 2020–21 Slovak First Football League 26 5 1 0 — — 1[a] 0 28 5
2021–22 Slovak First Football League 22 4 4 1 — — 1[b] 0 27 5
Total 46 9 5 1 — — 2 0 53 10
Zalaegerszeg 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 28 11 4 2 — — — 32 13
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 4 0 0 0 — 2[c] 1 — 6 1
Total 32 11 4 2 — 2 1 — 38 14
Académico de Viseu 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Career total 10824134 0 0212012529

References

  1. ↑ Eduvie Ikoba at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Eduvie Ikoba - Men's Soccer". Dartmouth College Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Black Rock FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #22 - Eduvie Ikoba -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ↑ "FC Dallas Selects Three More Players in 2019 MLS SuperDraft 3rd, 4th Rounds | FC Dallas".
  5. ↑ "FC Dallas signs first-round draft pick Montgomery". Dallas News. February 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Eduvie Ikoba: 'Keményen edzünk, készülünk és hiszünk magunkban!'". www.ztefc.hu. July 30, 2019.
  7. ↑ "AS Trenčín získal amerického útočníka z maďarskej ligy". July 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Eduvie Ikobával is hosszabbítottunk!" (in Hungarian). ZTE FC. September 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ac. Viseu anuncia contratação de avançado norte-americano". record.pt (in Portuguese). September 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Comunicado: Cedência Temporária de Eduvie Ikoba" [Announcement: Temporary Loan of Eduvie Ikoba] (in European Portuguese). Académico de Viseu. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  11. ↑ "서울 이랜드 FC, '해결사' 이코바 영입" [Seoul E-Land FC recruits ‘solver’ Ikoba] (in Korean). Seoul E-Land FC. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ikoba troca Ac. Viseu pela Coreia do Sul". RTP (in European Portuguese). January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Novým mužom v kádri je Ikoba" [The new man in the squad is Ikoba] (in Slovak). Zemplín Michalovce. September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Fizz Liga: Magyar Kupa-győztes támadót igazolt az újonc" [Fizz Liga: Hungarian Cup-winning striker signed by the newcomer]. Sport365 (in Hungarian). January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  15. ↑ Eduvie Ikoba at Soccerway
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