John Ogu

John Ogu
Ogu training with Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ugochukwu John Ogu[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position Central midfielder / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 30
Youth career
Akwa Starlets
2004–2005 Akwa United
2005–2006 Fly Sport Academic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Drava Ptuj 97 (8)
2010–2011 Atlético CP 1 (0)
2011 Almería B 0 (0)
2011–2012 Leiria 17 (3)
2012–2014 Académica 27 (1)
2014– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 127 (12)
National team‡
2013– Nigeria 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:42, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2018

Ugochukwu John Ogu (born 20 April 1988) is a Nigerian footballer[3] who plays as a central midfielder for the Hapoel Be'er Sheva. John Ogu is known to be an Arsenal supporter.

Club career

Drava Ptuj

On 23 September 2006, Ogu signed with the Slovenian Premier League beginning his adult career. He played four seasons, played 97 games and scored eight goals.

Atlético CP & Almería B

In the summer of 2010 he moved to Atlético CP playing in the Third Division in Portugal, but after six months he moved to Almería B from Third Division in Spain.

U.D. Leiria

In November 2011, Ogu signed with Leiria from the Portuguese Premier League, but at the end of the season the team was dropped to the Second Division.

Académica

In July 2012, signed Ogu with Académica in the Premier League in Portugal. Ogu scored his first goal for Académica in Portuguese cup matches, in a win against Ponte da Barca. He scored his first league goal against Vitória de Setúbal in a decisive away win which would grant Académica safety in the Portuguese Premier League.[4]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 7 September 2014, Ogu signed a four-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Premier League.[5]

On 29 November, he scored his first goal for Hapoel Be'er Sheva against Maccabi Netanya in a 4–0 win at the Vasermil Stadium. In the 2014–15 season his team made the Israeli State cup finals.

Along with fellow Nigerian Anthony Nwakaeme and Israeli strikers Ben Sahar and Elyaniv Barda, he led Hapoel Be'er Sheva to an historical series of three Israeli championship titles in a row in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

International career

In March 2013, Ogu was called up to the Nigerian national side for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He debuted against Kenya in a 1–1 draw, where he was used as a substitute to replace an injured Victor Moses.[6]

On 31 May 2013, Ogu scored his first international goal against Mexico in a friendly game which took place at the Reliant Stadium in Houston.

On 9 June 2013, Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi selected Ogu as one of 23 players to participate in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[7]

On 18 March 2015, he was called up with 27 other players for the proposed friendly matches against Bolivia and South Africa. [8]

In May 2018 he was named to Nigeria's preliminary 30 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 August 2018[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Drava Ptuj 2009–10 29200—292
Atletico CP 2010–11 17310—183
Leiria 2011–12 1730000–173
Académica 2012–13 201201050–281
2013–14 701000—80
Total 27130105000361
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2014–15 344601000–414
2015–16 344305021–445
2016–17 30100001311[lower-alpha 1]0442
2017–18 29320401011[lower-alpha 1]0464
2018–19 000000311[lower-alpha 1]041
Total 127121101002843017916
Career total 217211501103343027925
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Israel Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 22 June 2018.[11]
Nigeria
YearAppsGoals
2013101
201400
201520
201600
201731
201840
Total192

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
131 May 2013Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States Mexico2–12–2Friendly
210 November 2017Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui, Constantine, Algeria Algeria1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Hapoel Beer Sheva

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2018. p. 19.
  3. ↑ "John Ogu - Player Profile". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "V. Setúbal 0–1 Académica". ZeroZero.pt. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ogu signed contract for Hapoel Be'er Sheva". SoccerLaduma. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria VS Kenya". Fifa.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ogu Happy To Be Recalled To Nigeria Set-Up". SoccerLaduma. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? | Goal.com". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "J. Ogu". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "John Ogu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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