Kenneth Otigba

Kenny Otigba
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Karim Otigba
Date of birth (1992-08-29) 29 August 1992
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 22
Youth career
2000–2004 Gyula
2004–2008 Békéscsaba
2008–2012 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Heerenveen 82 (8)
2016–2017 → Kasımpaşa (loan) 15 (1)
2017– Ferencváros 25 (1)
National team‡
2010 Hungary U19 1 (0)
2012–2014 Hungary U21 6 (0)
2018- Hungary 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 May 2015

Kenneth Karim Otigba (born 29 August 1992 in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born Hungarian footballer who plays for Ferencvárosi TC as a centre back.[1]

Club career

Heerenveen

Otigba made his debut for SC Heerenveen on 16 December 2012 against Utrecht, coming on a 75th-minute substitute in a 3-1 loss.[2]

On 30 August 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Mark Uth to beat FC Utrecht 3-1 in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[3]

On 13 December 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Mark Uth to beat NAC Breda 2-0 at the Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda, Netherlands in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[4]

On 7 January 2015, Otigba was chosen to be in the best team of December of the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[5]

Ferencváros

On 5 June 2017, it was announced that an agreement was reached between SC Heerenveen and Ferencvárosi TC in connection with the signing of Otigba.[6] By signing Otigba, Ferencváros ended a 2-year long project since on 14 December 2015 it was announced that Ferencváros showed interest in signing him.[7]

Club statistics

As of 22 September 2018[8]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heerenveen 2012–13 4010000050
2013–14 255300000285
2014–15 280100000290
2015–16 313300000343
Total 888800000968
Kasimpasa 2016–17 151520000203
Total 151520000203
Ferencváros 2017–18 241100010261
2018–19 1010000020
Total 251200010281
Career Total 12810152001014412

International career

Having represented Hungary U-21 as a youth player, he refused Pál Dárdai's invitation to represent Hungary at the adult team. He chose Nigeria instead.[9] However, in 2018, he reconsidered himself and chose to play for the national team[10], making his debut in the friendly match against Kazakhstan[11].

Personal life

Born in Nigeria, he moved to Hungary with his mother at age five.[12] Otigba said in an interview with the Hungarian Nemzeti Sport that "I'm a very lucky chap" when he was asked about his partner, Dutch singer and model Sanne Verbeek, a.k.a. Ayden. Verbeek participated in the X Factor in 2013.[13]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nu.nl/sport/4304418/kasimpasa-neemt-otigba-huurbasis-van-heerenveen.html%7Cdate= 8 August 2016
  2. ↑ UTRECHT VS. HEERENVEEN 3 - 1
  3. ↑ "Hollandia: Otigba Kenny gólpasszal tért vissza". Nemzeti Sport. 30 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hollandia: a gólzsák köszönettel tartozik Otigbának is". Nemzeti Sport. 13 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Eredivisie: Otigba beverekedte magát a hónap csapatába". Nemzeti Sport. 7 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "FTC: megszületett az egyezség, Otigba érkezik – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 5 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "FTC: Otigba megszerzése továbbra is téma a klubnál". Nemzeti Sport. 14 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Soccerway profile
  9. ↑ "Otigba elmesélte, miért nem élt Dárdai válogatott meghívójával". Nemzeti Sport. 13 June 2017.
  10. ↑ http://www.origo.hu/sport/futball/20180308-otigba-kenneth-georges-leekens-magyar-labdarugo-valogatott-kerethirdetes.html
  11. ↑ https://www.m4sport.hu/magyar-foci/cikk/2018/03/23/otigba-kenneth-remenytelensegrol-szo-sincs/
  12. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36249520
  13. ↑ "Íme, a lány, aki miatt Otigba Kenneth rendkívül szerencsés". Nemzeti Sport. 11 November 2014.
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