Victor Igbekoyi

Victor Igbekoyi
Personal information
Full name Victor Kayode Igbekoyi
Date of birth (1986-09-01) 1 September 1986
Place of birth Ondo City, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
North Carolina
Number 4
Youth career
Hearts of Abuja
Sunshine Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Turan Tovuz 22 (9)
2007–2008 Qarabağ 25 (6)
2009 Turan Tovuz 11 (7)
2009–2015 Shuvalan 156 (23)
2015–2018 Zira 82 (5)
2018– North Carolina 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2018

Victor Kayode Igbekoyi (born 1 September 1986) is a Nigerian football player who currently plays for North Carolina FC in the United Soccer League as a midfielder.

Career

Club

On 27 June 2015, Igbekoyi became Zira's first foreign signing. [1]

On 27 August 2018, Igbekoyi signed for North Carolina FC in the United Soccer League[2]

International

On 23 August 2012, Igbekoyi was selected in Sierra Leone's 19-man squad for their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Tunisia.[3] Days later, Igbekoyi was withdrawn from the squad,[4] before he was cleared to represent Sierra Leone in October 2012.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2018[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Turan-Tovuz 2006–07[7] Azerbaijan Premier League 229229
Qarabağ 2007–08[8] Azerbaijan Premier League 225--225
2008–09[9] 31--31
Total 256----256
Turan-Tovuz 2008–09[9] Azerbaijan Premier League 117117
AZAL/Shuvalan 2009–10 Azerbaijan Premier League 203--203
2010–11 29340--330
2011–12 2413021-292
2012–13 29810--308
2013–14 31610--326
2014–15 22220--242
Total 1552311+021--168+24
Zira 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 34210--352
2016–17 23200--232
2017–18 2513030-311
Total 8254030--895
North Carolina 2018 United Soccer League 500050
Career total 3005015+051--320+51

References

  1. "Первый легионер Зиря". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. "NORTH CAROLINA FC INKS VERSATILE MIDFIELDER VICTOR IGBEKOYI". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. "Sierra Leone pick ineligible Nigerian to face Tunisia". bbc.com. BBC. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. "Sierra Leone withdraw ineligible Nigerian from squad". bbc.com. BBC. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. "Victor Kayode is cleared to represent Sierra Leone". bbc.com. BBC. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. "V.Igbekoyi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. "Arxiv / 2006/2007" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  8. "Arxiv / 2007/2008" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Arxiv / 2008/2009" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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