Jordon Ibe
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jordon Ibe
| image = Liverpool FC warm-up before the game vs Roma 2014 (3, cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Ibe warming up for Liverpool in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bermondsey, England
| height = {{convert|1.76|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4527/Jordon-Ibe/overview |title=Jordon Ibe: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=10 February 2018}}
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Hungerford Town
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2003–2007
| youthclubs1 = Charlton Athletic
| youthyears2 = 2007–2011
| youthclubs2 = Wycombe Wanderers
| years1 = 2011–2012
| clubs1 = Wycombe Wanderers
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2012–2016
| clubs2 = Liverpool
| caps2 = 41
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = → Birmingham City (loan)
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = → Derby County (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2016–2020
| clubs5 = AFC Bournemouth
| caps5 = 78
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = Derby County
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022
| clubs7 = Adanaspor
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2023–2024
| clubs8 = Ebbsfleet United
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2024
| clubs9 = Hayes & Yeading United
| caps9 = 8
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2025–
| clubs10 = Hungerford Town
| caps10 = 8
| goals10 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1 = England U18
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam2 = England U19
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2014
| nationalteam3 = England U20
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam4 = England U21
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 30 March 2025
}}
Jordon Ashley Femi Ibe ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɔːr|d|ən|_|'|aɪ|b}} {{respell|EYEB}};{{Cite web |date=29 July 2014 |title=Daniel Sturridge and Jordon Ibe take the LFC hip-hop quiz |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-3ls5Ckq0I&t=17s |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=YouTube |publisher=Liverpool FC}} born 8 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{English football updater|HungerfT}} club Hungerford Town.
After coming up through the youth system of Wycombe Wanderers, for whom he made his debut in the Football League as a 15-year-old, Ibe joined Liverpool in 2012. He spent time on loan at Championship clubs Birmingham City in the 2013–14 season and Derby County in 2014–15. In 2016, he signed for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for a then club record £15 million fee, and was released in 2020. He spent the 2020–21 season with Derby County, but played little, and joined Adanaspor in January 2022. In October 2023, after a year out, Ibe joined National League club Ebbsfleet United, but played only once, and a year later spent a couple of months with Isthmian League club Hayes & Yeading United
Club career
=Early career=
Ibe was born in Bermondsey, in the London Borough of Southwark, and attended Sacred Heart Catholic School, Camberwell.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11595237/Jordon-Ibe-wants-to-follow-trail-blazed-by-his-friend-Raheem-Sterling-at-Liverpool.html |title=Jordon Ibe wants to follow trail blazed by his friend Raheem Sterling at Liverpool |first=Jason |last=Burt |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=9 May 2015 |access-date=26 November 2017}} He signed for the Wycombe Wanderers youth team in 2007 at the age of 12, following his release from the Charlton Athletic youth team.{{cite web |url=http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/1254 |title=Player profile: Jordon Ibe |website=LFCHistory.net |access-date=3 July 2016}}
Ibe came up through the youth system at Wycombe, and made his first-team debut on 9 August 2011 in the League Cup victory against Colchester United at Adams Park, coming on as an extra-time substitute aged 15 years and 244 days.{{cite news |url=http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/news/waddock-backs-level-headed-ibe-after-5707795 |title=Waddock backs 'level-headed' Ibe after breaking record |newspaper=Buckinghamshire Advertiser |first=Greg |last=Burns |date=11 August 2011 |access-date=3 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316082721/http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/news/waddock-backs-level-headed-ibe-after-5707795 |archive-date=16 March 2016}} On 15 October, at the age of 15 years and 311 days, he came on in the 90th minute of the victory against Hartlepool United and became Wycombe's youngest-ever Football League player.{{cite news |url=http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/news/hartlepool-13-wycombe-5707241 |title=Hartlepool 1–3 Wycombe |newspaper=Buckinghamshire Advertiser |date=15 October 2011 |access-date=3 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818193918/http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/news/hartlepool-13-wycombe-5707241 |archive-date=18 August 2016}} He made his first senior start against Sheffield Wednesday 14 days later and scored in the 2–1 loss, becoming the youngest Wycombe goalscorer in the Football League.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15519282 |title=Jordon Ibe, 15, set for highest level, says Wycombe boss |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 October 2011 |access-date=3 July 2016}} In all, Ibe made 11 appearances and scored once for Wanderers.
=Liverpool=
On 20 December 2011, Premier League club Liverpool signed the 16-year-old Ibe for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11669/7389102/liverpool-land-ibe-deal |title=Liverpool land Ibe deal |first=Peter |last=O'Rourke |publisher=Sky Sports |date=20 December 2011 |access-date=3 July 2016}}
{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16276137 |title=Liverpool sign Jordon Ibe from Wycombe Wanderers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 December 2011 |access-date=3 July 2016}} He initially joined up with the club's under-18 squad.{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team/player/jordon-ibe |title=First team: Player: Jordon Ibe |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=3 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708091607/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team/player/jordon-ibe |archive-date=8 July 2016}}
Ibe was called up to the bench for the Premier League game at Southampton on 16 March 2013; he remained unused.{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-teenager-jordon-ibe-3320380 |title=Liverpool FC teenager Jordon Ibe forced to pinch himself after meteoric rise |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=11 April 2013 |access-date=3 July 2016}} Two months later, Ibe made his Premier League debut in the final game of the season, starting the match and assisting Philippe Coutinho for the only goal of the match against Queens Park Rangers. He was substituted in the 63rd minute by Fabio Borini after putting on a positive display.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/19/liverpool-qpr-premier-league-match-report |title=Liverpool give Jamie Carragher perfect ending with win over QPR |first=Andy |last=Hunter |newspaper=The Guardian |date=19 March 2013 |access-date=3 July 2016}}
For the 2013–14 season, Ibe was allocated the number 33 shirt vacated by Jonjo Shelvey.{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/142710-lfc-confirms-premier-league-squad-numbers |title=LFC confirms Premier League squad numbers |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=16 August 2013 |access-date=3 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819151114/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/142710-lfc-confirms-premier-league-squad-numbers |archive-date=19 August 2013}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.lfchistory.net/Stats/PremierLeagueShirtnumbers.aspx |title=Premier League: Shirt numbers |website=LFCHistory.net |access-date=3 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129031347/http://www.lfchistory.net/Stats/PremierLeagueShirtnumbers.aspx |archive-date=29 November 2016}} He made his first start of the season on 27 August, playing 120 minutes as Liverpool beat Notts County 4–2 after extra time in the League Cup second round.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23764145 |title=Liverpool 4–2 Notts County |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 August 2013 |access-date=3 July 2016}} On 8 February 2014, he made his second Premier League appearance, as a 76th-minute substitute in a 5–1 home win over Arsenal.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25994878 |title=Liverpool 5–1 Arsenal |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 February 2014 |access-date=3 July 2016}}
On 21 February 2014, he was loaned to Championship club Birmingham City until the end of the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26290527 |title=Jordon Ibe: Birmingham City sign Liverpool winger on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 February 2014 |access-date=3 July 2016}} He made 11 appearances, scored the opening goal from {{convert|20|yd}} in a 3–2 win at Millwall,{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/288116/report |title=Sky Bet Championship: Birmingham hold on to beat Millwall 3–2 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=27 March 2014 |access-date=3 July 2016}} and was involved in Paul Caddis's stoppage-time goal on the last day of the season that caused a 2–2 draw at Bolton Wanderers and saved Birmingham from relegation to League One.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/bolton-2-birmingham-2-match-report-paul-caddis-scores-dramatic-stoppagetime-header-to-haul-birmingham-safe-from-relegation-9320216.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/bolton-2-birmingham-2-match-report-paul-caddis-scores-dramatic-stoppagetime-header-to-haul-birmingham-safe-from-relegation-9320216.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Bolton 2 Birmingham 2 match report: Paul Caddis gets Birmingham out of jail |first=Simon |last=Hart |newspaper=The Independent |date=3 May 2014 |access-date=7 May 2014}}
File:Jordon Ibe 23-07-2014.jpg in 2014]]
On 29 August 2014, Ibe joined Derby County on a season-long loan.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28983079 |title=Jordon Ibe: Liverpool winger joins Derby County |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 August 2014 |access-date=3 July 2016}} After scoring 5 goals in 24 appearances for Derby, he was recalled by Liverpool on 15 January 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/178207-ibe-recalled-from-derby-loan-spell |title=Ibe recalled from Derby loan spell |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=15 January 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115201943/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/178207-ibe-recalled-from-derby-loan-spell |archive-date=15 January 2015}} On 7 February, he made his first Premier League start of the season in a goalless Merseyside derby against Everton, in which he struck a shot which hit the inside of the post, and was named man of the match.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/everton-0-liverpool0-jordon-ibe-and-emre-can-were-brilliant-says-brendan-rodgers-10031420.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/everton-0-liverpool0-jordon-ibe-and-emre-can-were-brilliant-says-brendan-rodgers-10031420.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Everton 0 Liverpool 0: Jordon Ibe and Emre Can were brilliant, says Brendan Rodgers |first=Carl |last=Markham |newspaper=The Independent |date=7 February 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}} Three days later, he started in Liverpool's 3–2 league victory over Tottenham Hotspur and was involved in the build-up to their third and game-winning goal.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-3-tottenham-2-player-ratings-mario-balotelli-scored-a-late-winner-but-who-was-the-star-man-10037495.html |title=Liverpool 3 Tottenham 2 player ratings: Mario Balotelli scores late winner but who was the star player at Anfield? |first=Joel |last=Watson |newspaper=The Independent |date=10 February 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}} Ibe won a late penalty, converted by Mario Balotelli to secure a 1–0 victory over Beşiktaş in the Europa League at Anfield.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31523639 |title=Liverpool 1–0 Besiktas |first=Timothy |last=Abraham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 February 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}} On 13 April, he made his comeback from an injury in a 2–0 win over Newcastle United and played for about an hour.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-vs-newcastle-team-news-jordon-ibe-starts-after-recovering-from-injury-10174064.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-vs-newcastle-team-news-jordon-ibe-starts-after-recovering-from-injury-10174064.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Liverpool vs Newcastle team news: Jordon Ibe starts after recovering from injury |first=Tom |last=Sheen |newspaper=The Independent |date=13 April 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}}
On 21 May 2015, Ibe signed a long-term contract with Liverpool,{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/185621-ibe-signs-new-long-term-lfc-deal |title=Ibe signs new long-term LFC deal |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=21 May 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523214140/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/185621-ibe-signs-new-long-term-lfc-deal |archive-date=23 May 2015}} reported to be a five-year deal.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11603918/Liverpool-news-Jordon-Ibe-agrees-new-five-year-deal.html |title=Liverpool news: Jordon Ibe agrees new five-year deal |first=Chris |last=Bascombe |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/21/liverpool-new-contracts-jordon-ibe-jon-flanagan |title=Liverpool agree new contracts with Jordon Ibe and Jon Flanagan |agency=Press Association |newspaper=The Guardian |date=21 May 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}}
On 5 November 2015, Ibe scored his first Liverpool goal, in a 1–0 away win over Rubin Kazan in the Europa League group stage.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34719366 |title=Rubin Kazan 0–1 Liverpool |first=Andy |last=Cryer |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 November 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}} After replacing the injured Philippe Coutinho in the 18th minute, he scored the only goal in the 37th, as Liverpool defeated Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final on 5 January 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35155369 |title=Stoke 0–1 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 January 2016 |access-date=6 January 2016}} Ibe scored his first Premier League goal on the final day of the season in a 1–1 draw at West Bromwich Albion.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/15/west-bromwich-albion-liverpool-premier-league-match-report |title=Jordon Ibe's Liverpool wonder goal earns a point at West Bromwich Albion |first=Paul |last=Doyle |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=15 May 2016 |access-date=17 May 2016}}
=AFC Bournemouth=
On 14 July 2016, Ibe joined AFC Bournemouth on a four-year contract for a club record £15 million fee.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36800117 |title=Jordon Ibe: Bournemouth sign Liverpool winger for club record £15m |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=14 July 2016}} A buy-back and sell-on clause was reported to have been included in the agreement.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/07/14/jordon-ibe-completes-15m-move-from-liverpool-to-bournemouth/ |title=Jordon Ibe completes £15m move from Liverpool to Bournemouth |first=Chris |last=Bascombe |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=8 August 2016}} In the first three months of his first season, Ibe was a regular in the starting eleven, but according to manager Eddie Howe he lacked consistency and was dropped to the bench.{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jordon-ibe-can-anything-wants-9212513 |title=Jordon Ibe "can be anything he wants" but must be more consistent, insists Eddie Howe |first=Adrian |last=Kajumba |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |date=7 November 2016 |access-date=20 August 2017}} He returned to the starting lineup as one of 11 changes in the team for an FA Cup tie with Millwall; they lost 3–0. Howe said afterwards that Ibe "hasn't been a regular in the team and that will be a disappointment for him and for us. I still feel there's a lot of potential in there, but obviously he's got to fulfil that when he gets chances like today."{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/08/bournemouth-eddie-howe-jordon-ibe-fa-cup-millwall-third-round |title=Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe calls Jordon Ibe a 'disappointment' |first=Paul |last=MacInnes |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=8 January 2017 |access-date=20 August 2017}} He finished the season with 26 appearances, including 13 league starts, and failed to score.
Ibe scored his first goal for Bournemouth on 14 January 2018 in a 2–1 victory against Arsenal.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/01/14/bournemouth-vs-arsenal-premier-league-live-score-updates/ |title=Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 1: Jordon Ibe scores winner as spineless Gunners slump to another away defeat |first=Jeremy |last=Wilson |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=14 January 2018 |access-date=14 January 2018}}
Ibe was released by Bournemouth when his contract expired on 30 June 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/release-and-retained-list-published/ |title=Club News: Release and Retained List Published |publisher=AFC Bournemouth |date=25 June 2020 |access-date=25 June 2020}}
=Return to Derby County=
On 22 September 2020, Ibe returned to Derby County, where he signed on a two-year contract.{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/ex-liverpool-winger-ibe-signs-for-derby-on-two-year-contract/1h2qssx2cgmc61b43ojs7u2kt8 |title=Ex-Liverpool winger Ibe signs for Derby on two-year contract |first=James |last=Westwood |website=Goal.com |date=22 September 2020 |access-date=1 July 2021}} He made only one first-team appearance, and spoke in January about his suffering from depression.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55758746 |title=Jordon Ibe: Derby winger in 'dark place' with depression |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 January 2021 |access-date=1 July 2021}} His contract with Derby County was cancelled by mutual consent at the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/07/ibe-leaves-derby-by-mutual-agreement |title=Ibe leaves Derby by mutual agreement |publisher=Derby County F.C. |date=1 July 2021 |access-date=1 July 2021}}
=Adanaspor=
In January 2022, Ibe signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Adanaspor of the TFF First League, the second tier of Turkish football.{{cite news |url=https://www.ntvspor.net/futbol/jordan-ibe-adanaspor-da-61e57a57b91a8015b8272d13 |title=Jordon Ibe Adanaspor'da |language=tr |trans-title=Jordon Ibe to Adanaspor |website=NTV Spor |date=17 January 2022 |access-date=17 January 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60030095 |title=Jordon Ibe: Turkish side Adanaspor sign ex-Liverpool & Bournemouth winger |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 January 2022 |access-date=17 January 2022}} He left the club a few months later without making an appearance.{{cite news |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-wonderkid-25405689 |title=Jurgen Klopp hailed buy-back deal for £15m Liverpool wonderkid who is now without a club at just 27 |first=Mark |last=Wakefield |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=4 November 2022 |access-date=15 May 2023}}
=Ebbsfleet United=
On 14 October 2023, after over a year out, Ibe joined National League club Ebbsfleet United.{{Cite news |title=Ibe is in! |url=https://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/ibe-is-in/ |first=Ed |last=Miller |publisher=Ebbsfleet United F.C. |date=14 October 2023 |accessdate=14 October 2023}} He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/fleet-issue-retained-released-list/ |title=Fleet issue retained/released list |first=Ed |last=Miller |publisher=Ebbsfleet United F.C. |date=26 April 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}}
=Hayes & Yeading United=
Ibe signed for Isthmian League South Central Division club Hayes & Yeading United in October 2024, and made his debut on 8 October as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw at home to Ascot United.{{cite web |url=https://www.hyufc.com/match-report-hayes-yeading-utd-v-ascot-united-08-10-24/ |title=Match Report Hayes & Yeading Utd v Ascot United 08.10.24 |publisher=Hayes & Yeading United F.C. |date=8 October 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}} He made 10 appearances in all competitions before leaving the club by mutual consent at the end of November.{{cite web |url=https://www.hyufc.com/news-media/november/ |title=November 2024: Squad update |publisher=Hayes & Yeading United F.C. |date=29 November 2024 |access-date=1 December 2024}}
=Hungerford Town=
On 28 January 2025, Ibe joined Southern League Premier Division South side Hungerford Town. {{cite web|url=https://www.hungerfordtown.com/news/exliverpool-winger-ibe-joins-the-crusaders-2898131.html|title=Ex-Liverpool winger Ibe joins the Crusaders|website=www.hungerfordtown.com|date=28 January 2025|accessdate=28 January 2025}}
International career
On 24 October 2012, Ibe made his national team debut at under-18 level, playing 69 minutes in a 2–0 win against Italy.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u18s/News/match-centre/2012/englandvitaly/report-241012?p=mr&mid=255493 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105180202/http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u18s/News/match-centre/2012/englandvitaly/report-241012?p=mr&mid=255493 |archive-date=5 January 2013 |title=Lions victorious in Mansfield |first=Nicholas |last=Veevers |publisher=The Football Association |date=24 October 2012 |access-date=25 October 2012}} On 5 September 2013, he made his England under-19 debut in a 6–1 win against Estonia.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/england/mens-u19s/News/Match%20Centre/2013/estonia-v-england/050913.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130905200817/http://www.thefa.com/england/mens-u19s/News/Match%20Centre/2013/estonia-v-england/050913.aspx |archive-date=5 September 2013 |title=Six appeal for U19s |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=5 September 2013}} Ibe scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Montenegro U19 during elite qualification for the 2014 European championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2013430--england-vs-montenegro/ |title=Under-19 2014 England 6–0 Montenegro |publisher=UEFA |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=24 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525215428/http://www.uefa.com/under19/season%3D2014/matches/round%3D2000384/match%3D2013430/postmatch/commentary/index.html |archive-date=25 May 2014}} At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Ibe made his first appearance for the England under-20 side, playing 90 minutes in a 6–0 win against Romania.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/england/development/2014/sep/england-v-romania-u20-match-report-050914 |title=Boothroyd's boys hit Romania for six in Telford |publisher=The Football Association |date=5 September 2014 |access-date=3 July 2016}}
In August 2015, he received his first call-up to the under-21 squad.{{cite news |url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/derby-county-ex-rams-loan-star-jordan-ibe-called/story-27672437-detail/story.html |title=Derby County: Ex Rams loan star Jordon Ibe called up to England U21s after impressing at Liverpool |first=Kerry |last=Ganly |newspaper=Derby Evening Telegraph |date=25 August 2015 |access-date=3 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829084958/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derby-County-Ex-Rams-loan-star-Jordan-Ibe-called/story-27672437-detail/story.html |archive-date=29 August 2015 }}
Ibe is eligible for Nigeria through his father. The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed in February 2015 that they were monitoring Ibe and would attempt to get him to switch his international allegiance.{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/nigeria-out-convince-liverpool-fcs-8705161 |title=Nigeria out to convince Liverpool FC's Jordon Ibe to turn his back on England |first=James |last=Pearce |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=23 February 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}} In August, Nigeria manager Sunday Oliseh made a personal appeal to Ibe in an attempt to convince him to switch allegiance,{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/05/nigeria-liverpool-jordon-ibe-england-fiorentina-fabio-borini |title=Nigeria want Liverpool's Jordon Ibe to switch allegiance from England |first=Andy |last=Hunter |newspaper=The Guardian |date=5 August 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}} but a few weeks later, he confirmed that his international future lay with England.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34235938 |title=Liverpool's Jordon Ibe confirms allegiance to England |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 September 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}}
Style of play
Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has described Ibe as "a really talented player with a bright footballing brain" who has the versatility to play as a winger on either flank, as a playmaker or as a striker.{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/emre-can-remain-defence-despite-8611674 |title=Emre Can will remain in defence despite Lucas being out for up to six weeks, says Rodgers |first=James |last=Pearce |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=9 February 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}} Steve McClaren, who managed Ibe during his loan at Derby County, saw Ibe as an exciting player "like the old jinky wingers we used to get in the game".{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/jordon-ibe-profile-why-electric-ibe-is-taking-to-the-liverpool-limelight-with-ease-10039692.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/jordon-ibe-profile-why-electric-ibe-is-taking-to-the-liverpool-limelight-with-ease-10039692.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Jordon Ibe profile: Why electric Ibe is taking to the Liverpool limelight with ease |first=Tim |last=Rich |newspaper=The Independent |date=11 February 2015 |access-date=3 July 2016}} Andy Hunter of The Guardian described Ibe as an "individual of impressive pace, power and control", who produces threatening performances and stands out because of his good temperament, intelligence, creativity and directness.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/feb/12/liverpool-jordon-ibe-succeed |title=Liverpool's Jordon Ibe has pace, power and 'football brain' to succeed |first=Andy |last=Hunter |newspaper=The Guardian |date=12 February 2016 |access-date=3 July 2016}}
Personal life
In December 2019, Ibe was charged with failing to stop after an accident and careless driving after his Bentley Bentayga ran into a coffee shop in Bromley on 30 July 2019.{{cite web |title=Premier League footballer Jordon Ibe accused over Bentley crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-50745606 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=14 December 2019 |date=11 December 2019}}
In January 2021, Ibe revealed that he was suffering with depression, describing himself as being in a "dark place".
Career statistics
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- [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/jordon-ibe Profile] at the Liverpool F.C. website
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