Kennedy Igboananike
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Igboananike playing for AIK | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Nri-Igbo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Dynamo Football Academy | ||
| 2007 | Djurgården | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007 | Djurgården | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Vasalund | 51 | (30) |
| 2010–2012 | Djurgården | 60 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | AIK | 55 | (19) |
| 2015– | Chicago Fire | 38 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2016. | |||
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Kennedy Igboananike (born 26 February 1989) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire as a striker.
Career
Igboananike began his career with Dynamos Football Academy. He joined Djurgårdens IF in 2007 but only played twice during his time at the club. He played his first game on 19 June 2007 against Hammarby IF.[1] He moved on trial to IK Brage but was not signed.[2] In January 2008 he was contracted with Vasalunds IF and went on to become the top scorer of the Division 1 Norra in 2008.[2]
As of the 2010 season he returned to Djurgården.[3] He scored in his comeback away against BK Häcken, when he equalized the score to 1–1 in the match which Djurgården ultimately lost 2–1. Igboananike was Djurgården's top scorer in the 2010 season, scoring nine goals in 27 games.[4]
On 15 November 2012, Stockholm rivals AIK announced they had signed a three-year deal with Igboainanike. He got the number 21 jersey, because the number 7 was occupied by midfielder Helgi Daníelsson. During one of Kennedy's first games, against Gefle IF he scored a 96th-minute winner for his new club.
On 2 December 2014, it was announced that Igboananike has been signed by Chicago Fire SC of Major League Soccer to a Designated Player contract.[5]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europa League | Total | ||||||
| 2007 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Vasalunds IF | Division 1 | 25 | 18 | — | 25 | 18 | |||
| 2009 | Superettan | 26 | 12 | — | 26 | 12 | ||||
| 2010 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsvenskan | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 9 | |
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | AIK | Allsvenskan | 29 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 32 | 16 | |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 6 | |
| Career total | 168 | 64 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 179 | 68 | ||
Honours
Individual
References
- ↑ "Hammarby IF – Djurgården" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- 1 2 "Igboananike vill bli Superettans skyttekung" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ↑ "Djurgården värvar tillbaka jättetalangen" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ↑ "Kennedy stannar i Djurgården" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ↑ "NEWS: Chicago Fire Sign Nigerian Forward Kennedy Igboananike". Chicago Fire. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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