Sylvester Igboun | |
Fullname: | Sylvester Emeka Igbonu |
Birth Date: | 8 September 1990 |
Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Striker |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2006 |
Youthclubs1: | Ebedei |
Youthyears2: | 2006–2010 |
Youthclubs2: | Midtjylland |
Years1: | 2010–2015 |
Clubs1: | Midtjylland |
Caps1: | 147 |
Goals1: | 41 |
Years2: | 2015–2020 |
Clubs2: | Ufa |
Caps2: | 110 |
Goals2: | 26 |
Years3: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs3: | → Dynamo Moscow (loan) |
Caps3: | 20 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs4: | Dynamo Moscow |
Caps4: | 27 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2022 |
Clubs5: | Nizhny Novgorod |
Caps5: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2022 |
Clubs6: | NorthEast United |
Caps6: | 1 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 20 October 2022 |
Ntupdate: | 17 November 2015 |
Sylvester Emeka Igbonu (born 8 September 1990), commonly known as Sylvester Igboun, is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a forward.
Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport.[1] His shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.[2]
On 13 July 2015, Igbonu signed for Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.[3]
On 2 September 2019, he joined FC Dynamo Moscow on loan for the 2019–20 season.[4] He was voted player of the month for September 2019 by Dynamo fans.[5] On 4 August 2020, Dynamo Moscow announced that they had signed Igboun on a permanent transfer from FC Ufa.[6] On 7 January 2022, his contract with Dynamo was terminated by mutual consent.[7]
On 20 February 2022, Igboun joined Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the season.[8] On 16 March 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.[9]
In September 2022, Igboun signed a two-year contract with Indian Super League club NorthEast United.[10] On 20 October, he made his debut for the club against East Bengal, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Michael Jakobsen. The match ended in a 3–1 defeat.[11] [12] Three days later, According to Igboun, he left due to the poor facilities and accommodations provided by the team.[13]
He made his international debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Tanzania on 5 September 2015, replacing Moses Simon as a substitute in the 69th minute.[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Midtjylland | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2010–11 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||||
2011–12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 36 | 9 | ||||
2012–13 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 9 | ||||
2013–14 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||||
2014–15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 10 | ||||
Total | 147 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 46 | |||
Ufa | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
2016–17 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||||
2017–18 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||||
2018–19 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | |||
2019–20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
Total | 108 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 27 | |||
Dynamo Moscow (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
Dynamo Moscow | 2020–21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
Nizhny Novgorod | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
NorthEast United | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 304 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 337 | 77 |
Nigeria | |||
Year | Apps | Goals | |
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2015 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
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