Jordon Ibe

Jordon Ibe

Ibe with Liverpool in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jordon Ashley Femi Ibe[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995
Place of birth Bermondsey, London, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 33
Youth career
2003–2007 Charlton Athletic
2007–2011 Wycombe Wanderers
2012–2013 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2012 Wycombe Wanderers 7 (1)
2012– Liverpool 37 (0)
2014 → Birmingham City (loan) 11 (1)
2014–2015 → Derby County (loan) 20 (5)
National team‡
2012–2013 England U18 2 (4)
2013–2014 England U19 6 (4)
2014– England U20 2 (0)
2015– England U21 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:03, 17 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:16, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

Jordon Ashley Femi Ibe (/ˈaɪb/; born 8 December 1995)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays for Liverpool as an attacking midfielder or winger. Coming up through the youth system of Wycombe Wanderers, for whom he made his debut in the Football League as a 15-year-old, Ibe joined Liverpool in 2012. He spent time on loan at Championship clubs Birmingham City in the 2013–14 season and Derby County in 2014–15.

He has represented England from under-18 to under-21 level.

Club career

Born in Bermondsey, London, Ibe signed for the Wycombe Wanderers youth team in 2007 at the age of 12, following his release from the Charlton Athletic youth team.[4][5]

Wycombe Wanderers

Ibe came up through the youth system at Wycombe, and made his first team debut on 9 August 2011 in the League Cup victory against Colchester United at Adams Park, coming on as an extra-time substitute aged 15 years and 244 days.[6] On 15 October he came on in the 90th minute of the victory against Hartlepool United and became Wycombe's youngest-ever Football League player.[7] He made his first senior start against Sheffield Wednesday on 29 October and scored in the 2–1 loss, becoming the youngest Wycombe goalscorer in the Football League.[8] In all, Ibe made 11 appearances, scoring once for Wanderers.[9]

Liverpool

On 12 December 2011, it was reported that Ibe had signed a pre-contract with Premier League club Liverpool.[10] On 20 December, Liverpool agreed to sign Ibe, aged 16,[11] for an undisclosed fee.[12] He initially joined up with the club's under-18 squad.[13]

2012–13

On 16 March 2013, Ibe was called up to the bench for the Premier League game at Southampton.[14] Three months later, Ibe impressed in his Premier League debut for Liverpool in the final game of the season, starting the match and assisting Philippe Coutinho for the only goal of the match against Queens Park Rangers. He was, however, substituted in the 63rd minute for Fabio Borini after putting on a positive display.[15][16]

2013–14

Ibe in 2013

For the 2013–14 season, it was announced that Ibe would wear the number 33 shirt, vacated by Jonjo Shelvey after his transfer to Swansea City.[17] He made his first start of the season on 27 August, playing 120 minutes as Liverpool beat Notts County 4–2 after extra-time in the League Cup second round.[18] On 8 February 2014 he made his second Premier League appearance for Liverpool, as a 76th-minute substitute, in a 5–1 home win over Arsenal.[19]

On 21 February 2014 he was loaned to Championship side Birmingham City until the end of the season.[20] He made 11 appearances, scored the opening goal from 20 yards (18 m) in a 3–2 win at Millwall,[21] and was involved in Paul Caddis's stoppage-time goal on the last day of the season that caused a 2–2 draw at Bolton Wanderers and saved Birmingham from relegation to League One.[22]

2014–15

Ibe (right) for Liverpool in 2014.

On 29 August 2014, Ibe joined Derby County on a season-long loan.[23] After scoring five goals in 24 appearances for Derby, he was recalled by Liverpool on 15 January 2015 .[24] On 7 February 2015 he made his first Premier League start of the season in a goalless Merseyside Derby against Everton, in which he struck a shot which hit the inside of the post, and was named man of the match.[25] Three days later he made his second Premier League start in Liverpool's 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur and played a key role in the build-up to their third and game-winning goal.[26] Ibe won a late penalty, converted by Mario Balotelli to secure a 1–0 victory over Beşiktaş in the Europa League at Anfield.[27] On 13 April, he made his comeback from an injury in a 2–0 win over Newcastle United and played for about an hour.[28]

On 21 May 2015, Ibe signed a new long term contract with Liverpool.[29]

2015–16

On 5 November 2015, Ibe scored his first Liverpool goal, in an 1–0 away win over Rubin Kazan in the Europa League group stage.[30] After replacing the injured Coutinho in the 18th minute, he scored the only goal in the 37th, as Liverpool defeated Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals on 5 January 2016.[31]

International career

On 24 October 2012, Ibe made his national team debut at under-18 level, playing 69 minutes in a 2–0 win against Italy.[32] On 5 September 2013, Ibe made his debut for England under-19 in a 6–1 win against Estonia.[33] On 24 May 2014, Ibe scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Montenegro during 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification.[34][35] At the beginning of the 2013–14 season. Ibe made his first appearance for the England U20 side, playing 90 minutes in a 6–0 win against Romania.[36]

On 25 August 2015, he received his first call-up for to the under-21 squad.[37]

Ibe is eligible for Nigeria through his father, the Nigerian FA confirmed in February 2015 that they were monitoring Ibe and would attempt to get him to switch his international allegiance.[38] On 5 August 2015, Nigeria manager Sunday Oliseh made a personal appeal to Ibe in an attempt to convince him to switch allegiance,[39] however the following day media reports suggested that Ibe was set to commit to England.[40] On 13 September 2015, it was confirmed that Ibe committed his international future to England.[41]

Style of play

Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has described Ibe as a player with a "bright footballing brain" who has the versatility to play as a winger on either flank, as a playmaker or as a striker.[42][43] Steve McClaren, who managed Ibe during his loan at Derby County, saw Ibe as an exciting player "like the old jinky wingers we used to get in the game".[44] Andy Hunter of The Guardian described Ibe as an "individual of impressive pace, power and control", who produces threatening performances and stands out because of his good temperament, intelligence, creativity and directness.[45]

Career statistics

Ibe in 2012
As of match played 17 April 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wycombe Wanderers 2011–12[9] League One7110201[lower-alpha 1]0111
Liverpool 2012–13[46] Premier League1000000010
2013–14[47] Premier League100010––20
2014–15[48] Premier League12000002[lower-alpha 2]0140
2015–16[49] Premier League23030525[lower-alpha 2]1363
Liverpool total370306271533
Birmingham City (loan) 2013–14[47] Championship111––––––111
Derby County (loan) 2014–15[48] Championship2051030––245
Career total 75 7 5 0 11 2 8 1 99 10
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 44. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Player profile: Jordon Ibe". Premier League. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jordon Ibe Profile". skysports.com (Sky Sports). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Brendan Rodgers wants Jordon Ibe to put pen to paper on a new deal at Liverpool". mirror.co.uk. Daily Mirror. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "The story behind Ibe the latest youngster to impress on the Liverpool wing". dailymail.co.uk (London: Daily Mail). 20 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Burns, Greg (11 August 2011). "Waddock backs 'level-headed' Ibe after breaking record". Buckinghamshire Advertiser. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Ibe has bright future – Waddock". Yahoo! Europsport. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Jordon Ibe, 15, set for highest level, says Wycombe boss". BBC Sport. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Jordon Ibe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Jordan Ibe to join Liverpool". nesn.com. 12 December 2011.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool land Ibe deal". skysports.com (Sky Sports). 20 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool sign Jordon Ibe from Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Jordan Ibe Profile". liverpoolfc.com. Liverpool. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  14. ↑ Carroll, James (16 March 2013). "Skrtel starts – follow live". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool 1 QPR 0: Coutinho grabs only goal to send retiring Carragher out on a high". Daily Mail. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "Liverpool give Jamie Carragher perfect ending with win over QPR". Guardian. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  17. ↑ "LFC confirms Premier League squad numbers". LiverpoolFC.com (Liverpool Football Club). 16 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Liverpool 4–2 Notts County". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Liverpool 5–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "Birmingham City sign Liverpool winger on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "Sky Bet Championship: Birmingham hold on to beat Millwall 3–2". skysports.com (BSkyB). 27 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  22. ↑ Hart, Simon (3 May 2014). "Bolton 2 Birmingham 2 match report: Paul Caddis gets Birmingham out of jail". The Independent. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  23. ↑ "Jordon Ibe: Liverpool winger joins Derby County". BBC Sport. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  24. ↑ "Ibe recalled from Derby loan spell". Liverpool FC.
  25. ↑ "BBC Sport - Everton 0-0 Liverpool: Rodgers praises 'big talent' Jordan Ibe". BBC Sport.
  26. ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 February 2015). "Liverpool 3-2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  27. ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 February 2015). "Liverpool 1-0 Besiktas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  28. ↑ "Liverpool 2–0 Newcastle". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  29. ↑ "Ibe signs new long-term LFC deal". Liverpool FC.
  30. ↑ "Rubin Kazan 0-1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  31. ↑ McNulty, Phil (5 January 2016). "Stoke 0-1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  32. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (24 October 2012). "LIONS VICTORIOUS IN MANSFIELD". The Football Association. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  33. ↑ "Six appeal for U19s". FA. FA.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  34. ↑ "Under-19 2014 England 6–0 Montenegro" UEFA. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  35. ↑ "Under-19 2014 England v Montengro". UEFA. UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  36. ↑ The Football Association. "England hit Romania for six - England - The FA". thefa.com.
  37. ↑ "England U21s squad named for USA and Norway fixtures". The FA. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  38. ↑ "Nigeria out to convince Liverpool FC's Jordon Ibe to turn his back on England". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Liverpool Echo. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  39. ↑ "Nigeria Head Coach appeals Ibe to switch allegiance". The Guardian. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  40. ↑ "Ibe set to commit to England". Liverpool Echo. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  41. ↑ "Liverpool's Jordon Ibe 'commits international future to England'". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 13 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  42. ↑ Andy Kelly (11 February 2015). "Liverpool FC 3 Tottenham 2 talking point: Jordon Ibe is no one-off derby wonder". liverpoolecho.
  43. ↑ "Liverpool Won't Change Formation And Setup Despite Lucas Injury: Brendan Rodgers". TheHardTackle.com.
  44. ↑ "Jordon Ibe profile: Why electric Ibe is taking to the Liverpool limelight with ease". The Independent.
  45. ↑ Andy Hunter. "Liverpool’s Jordon Ibe has pace, power and ‘football brain’ to succeed". the Guardian.
  46. ↑ "Games played by Jordon Ibe in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  47. 1 2 "Games played by Jordon Ibe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  48. 1 2 "Games played by Jordon Ibe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  49. ↑ "Games played by Jordon Ibe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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