Ike Ugbo

Ike Ugbo
Personal information
Full name Ike Dominique Ugbo[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2017 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Chelsea 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Barnsley (loan) 15 (1)
2018 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 15 (2)
2018– → Scunthorpe United (loan) 5 (1)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U17 15 (5)
2017– England U20 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:35, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:48, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Ike Dominique Ugbo (born 21 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, as a forward.

Early and personal life

Ugbo was born in Lewisham.[2] Ugbo is of Nigerian descent.[3]

Club career

Ugbo began his career with Chelsea at under-10 level turning professional in 2015.[4]

On 17 July 2017, Ugbo signed a season-long loan deal with Barnsley.[5] On 5 August 2017, Ugbo made his debut off the bench against Bristol City which resulted in a 3–1 loss.[6] On 3 January 2018, Ugbo's loan spell with Barnsley was terminated, following a lack of game time.[7]

The next day, Ugbo joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[8] On 6 January 2018, Ugbo made his debut for the club, featuring in a 0–1 third round FA Cup away victory over Queens Park Rangers.[6]

He joined Scunthorpe United on loan in August 2018, alongside Jak Alnwick.[9]

International career

Ugbo has represented England at under-17 and under-20 level.[10] In June 2017, Ugbo also scored once in three appearances as England's under-20 side won the Toulon Tournament.[5]

Career statistics

As of 1 October 2018
Appearances and goals by lub, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2017–18[6] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[11] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Barnsley (loan) 2017–18[6] Championship 151002000171
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2017–18[6] League One 152200000172
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2018–19[11] League One 5100000051
Career total 354202000394

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2015 and 30/09/2015" (PDF). The FA. p. 5. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Christian Okpara (18 April 2016). "Does the English Premiership hold the key to Nigeria's revival?". Nigeria Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Everything you need to know about Chelsea striker Ike Ugbo". Bristol Post. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Ike Ugbo: Barnsley sign Chelsea striker on a season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Ike Ugbo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Two return from loans". Chelsea F.C. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ike Ugbo: Chelsea striker joins MK Dons on loan after Barnsley spell". BBC Sport. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jak Alnwick and Ike Ugbo: Scunthorpe sign Rangers goalkeeper and Chelsea striker". BBC Sport. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Profile". The FA. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Ike Ugbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2018.


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