Ifeanyi Edeh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ifeanyi Benjamin Edeh | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Playing position | Striker[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tirana | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Ocean Boys[2] | 15 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Enyimba | 17 | (8) |
| 2012 | Enugu Rangers | 12 | (7) |
| 2013-2016 | Enyimba | 52 | (28) |
| 2016– | Tirana | 5 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Nigeria | 5 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2016. | |||
Ifeanyi Benjamin Edeh (born 24 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Albanian club Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.[1][3]
Club career
Tirana
On 19 August 2016, Edeh completed a transfer to Albania's most successful club Tirana as a free agent, signing a two-year contract.[4][5] He was presented on the same day along with Romuald Ntsitsigui where he was allocated squad number 11.[4] He made his debut a day later in the friendly against Apolonia Fier where he also netted his first goal. contributing in a 2–0 win at Selman Stërmasi Stadium.[6] Later on 7 September, Edeh played his first competitive match in the opening league match against Teuta Durrës which finished in a goalless draw; he played full-90 minutes.[7] He scored his first goal in the matchday 5 against Flamurtari Vlorë, helping Tirana to get the first win of the season after four consecutive draws.[8][9]
International career
In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be a part of the Nigeria national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[3][10] He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by a goal to nil.[11][12]
Career statistics
- As of 5 October 2016[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tirana | 2016–17 | Albanian Superliga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
References
- 1 2 "Keshi names Chan squad". kickoffnigeria.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ http://westafricanfootball.com/
- 1 2 "Nigeria name final squad for 2014 CHAN". www.google.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Sulmuesi nigerian Edeh firmos 2-vite bardheblu" (in Albanian). KF Tirana. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "IFEANYI EDEH SHUNS MOROCCO TO JOIN ALBANIAN CLUB". African Football. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Edeh debuton me gol te Tirana, Skënderbeu i "falet" Latifit (FOTO)" (in Albanian). Panorama.al. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Teuta-Tirana, start me barazim" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ "Tirana e bukur, vjen fitorja e parë" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "Tirana kthehet 5 dekada pas, start i dobët si në vitet '60" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad". goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nigeria win Chan bronze". kickoff.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "CHAN 2014: Eagles win bronze". sunnewsonline.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nigeria - I. Edeh - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2016.