Victor Igbonefo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Chukwuekezie Igbonefo | ||
| Date of birth | October 10, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Siam Navy | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nigerdock Soccer Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | First Bank | ||
| 2005–2011 | Persipura Jayapura | 125 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Pelita Jaya | 31 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Chiangrai United (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Arema Cronus | 58 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Osotspa Samut Prakan (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | Siam Navy | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Indonesia U-23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Indonesia | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7:00, 11 August 2015 (UTC). | |||
Victor Chukwuekezie Igbonefo[1] (born 10 October 1985 in Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born Indonesian naturalized Indonesian professional footballer who currently plays for Siam Navy in the Thai Premier League. Considered one of the best defenders in the Indonesian Super League because of his height, intensity, and discipline. He is married to a woman with the name of Catherine Igbonefo.
International career
Football Association of Indonesia has announced that Victor is being naturalized officially on 10 October 2011 and he made his debut for the Indonesia national football team in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign against Saudi Arabia on 23 March 2013.
Honours
Club honors
- Persipura Jayapura
- Liga Indonesia (1): 2005
- Indonesia Super League (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
- Indonesian Community Shield (1): 2009