Sylvester Igboun

Sylvester Igboun

With FC Ufa in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sylvester Emeka Igbonu
Date of birth (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Ufa
Number 44
Youth career
2004–2006 Ebedei
2006–2010 FC Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 FC Midtjylland 146 (41)
2015– FC Ufa 22 (3)
National team
2015– Nigeria 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Sylvester Igbonu, commonly known as Sylvester Igboun (born 8 September 1990) is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Russian Premier League club FC Ufa. Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport.[1]

International career

He made his international debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Tanzania on 5 September 2015, replacing Moses Simon as a substitute in the 69th minute.[2]

References

  1. "IGBOUN REVEALS HOW DANISH CLUB CHANGED HIS NAME". Africanfootball.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. "Tanzania vs. Nigeria". weltfussballarchiv.com. 5 September 2015.

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