Igoh Ogbu

Igoh Ogbu
Ogbu with Sogndal in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000[1]
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back[1]
Team information
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 87 (4)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U20 7 (0)
2025– Nigeria 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place2025 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2026

Igoh Ogbu Listenⓘ (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Slavia Prague and the Nigeria national team.

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

As of match played 24 May 2026[5][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg 2019 Eliteserien —10——10
Levanger (loan) 2018 Norwegian First Division 9010——100
Sogndal (loan) 2019 Norwegian First Division 151——1[b]0161
Sogndal 2020 Norwegian First Division 261——2[b]0281
Lillestrøm 2021 Eliteserien 26140——301
2022 Eliteserien 283003[c]0—313
Total 544403000614
Slavia Prague 2022–23 Czech First League 16120——181
2023–24 Czech First League 300209[d]2—412
2024–25 Czech First League 252207[e]0—342
2025–26 Czech First League 161102[f]0—191
Total 87460182001126
Career total 182101302123021912
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Czech Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 3 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 202550
202670
Total120

Honours

Slavia Prague

Nigeria

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Igoh Ogbu at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Jorem, Øystein (17 February 2018). "Stortalent fra Nigeria signerte for RBK: – Han kommer til å bli en fantastisk spiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ogbu forlater Rosenborg – fortsetter i Sogndal". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Richvoldsen, Adrian (29 January 2021). "Igoh Ogbu klar for Lillestrøm". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 Igoh Ogbu at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. ↑ "Slavia získala dva mladé Afričany, do Edenu přestoupili Ogbu a Sy". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Igoh Ogbu prodloužil smlouvu se Slavií". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Igoh Ogbu at Global Sports Archive
  9. ↑ 🇳🇬 Super Eagles [@NGSuperEagles] (21 May 2025). "Roster for the #UnityCup2025 and the International Friendly vs Russia" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  10. ↑ "Nigeria name star-packed AFCON squad as Osimhen and Lookman lead Super Eagles challenge". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Igoh Ogbu at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Slavia Crowned Champions of the 2024/25 Chance Liga". Slavia Prague. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Slavia rozdrtila v prázdném Edenu Jablonec a slaví mistrovský titul, Hradec také bral tři body". efotbal.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  14. ↑ Stevens, Rob (17 January 2026). "Afcon 2025: Egypt 0-0 Nigeria (2-4 pens) - Super Eagles finish third". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Hvem mener du har vært ligaens beste spiller hittil i år?". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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