Sylvester Igboun
{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sylvester Igboun
| fullname = Sylvester Emeka Igbonu
| image = Sylvester Igboun 2019 Dynamo.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Sly with Dynamo Moscow in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|8|df=y}}
| 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 =
| ntupdate =
}}
Sylvester Emeka Igbonu (born 8 September 1990), commonly known as Sylvester Igboun, is a Nigerian former professional football player who played as a forward.
Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport.{{cite web|title=IGBOUN REVEALS HOW DANISH CLUB CHANGED HIS NAME|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/566317/Igboun-reveals-how-Danish-club-changed-his-name|publisher=Africanfootball.com|accessdate=10 September 2015|date=10 September 2015}} His shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=http://rfpl.org/players/Igbun-Silvestr-Emeka|title=Russian Premier League player page|accessdate=24 October 2016|language=Russian}}
Club career
On 13 July 2015, Igbonu signed for Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.{{cite web|publisher=FC Ufa|url=http://fcufa.pro/allarticle/lenta/61-klub/2450-silvester-igbun-perekhodit-v-fk-ufa|title=Сильвестер Игбун переходит в ФК "Уфа"|language=Russian|date=13 July 2015}}
On 2 September 2019, he joined FC Dynamo Moscow on loan for the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=http://fcdynamo.ru/news/events/?id_4=14588|title=Сильвестр Игбун – в "Динамо"|trans-title=Sylvester Igboun at Dynamo|date=2 September 2019|language=Russian}} He was voted player of the month for September 2019 by Dynamo fans.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=http://fcdynamo.ru/news/events/?id_4=14707|title=Сильвестр Игбун стал лучшим игроком сентября|trans-title=Sylvester Igboun is the best player of September|date=4 October 2019|language=Russian}} On 4 August 2020, Dynamo Moscow announced that they had signed Igboun on a permanent transfer from FC Ufa.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcdynamo.ru/news/events/?id_4=15566|title=Сильвестр Игбун остаётся в "Динамо"|date=4 August 2020|language=Russian}} On 7 January 2022, his contract with Dynamo was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcdm.ru/news/silvestr-igbun-pokidaet-dinamo|title=Сильвестр Игбун покидает "Динамо"|date=7 January 2022|language=ru}}
On 20 February 2022, Igboun joined Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the season.{{cite press release|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcnn.ru/nn-info/news/team/80723/|title=Сильвестр Игбун – в "Нижнем"|date=20 February 2022|access-date=20 February 2022|language=ru}} On 16 March 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite press release|publisher=FC Nizhny Novgorod|url=https://fcnn.ru/nn-info/news/team/81167/|title=Контракт с Олденом Ларсеном приостановлен, а с Игбуном – расторгнут|date=16 March 2022|access-date=17 March 2022|language=ru}}
In September 2022, Igboun signed a two-year contract with Indian Super League club NorthEast United.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/IFTWC/status/1572261826397896704|title=NorthEast United have completed the signings of Nigerian Striker Sylvester Emeka Igboun and Australian defender Aaron Evans|website=@IFTWC|date=20 September 2022|access-date=21 September 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/2022-10-indian-football-isl-2022-23-northeast-united-vs-east-bengal-match-report-highlights|title=East Bengal earn dominating win over NorthEast United|website=khelnow.com|date=20 October 2022|access-date=25 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/10/20/india/indian-super-league/northeast-united/east-bengal-club-fc/3949681/|title=NorthEast United 1 – 3 East Bengal|website=Soccerway|date=20 October 2022|access-date=25 October 2022}} Three days later, According to Igboun, he left due to the poor facilities and accommodations provided by the team.{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/2022-10-indian-football-isl-2022-23-northeast-united-sylvester-igboun-leaves-club|title=Breaking: Nigerian forward Sylvester Igboun leaves NorthEast United|website=khelnow.com|date=23 October 2022|access-date=24 October 2022}}
International career
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/match-report/2015-09-05/africa-afcon-qualifcation-2017-gabon/tanzania-vs-nigeria/487377/|title=Tanzania vs. Nigeria|publisher=weltfussballarchiv.com|date=5 September 2015}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|20 October 2022}}{{Soccerway|sylvester-igboun/128195}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7" |Midtjylland
| rowspan="6" |Danish Superliga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11
|31 | 6 | 5{{efn|name=DanCup|Appearance(s) in Danish Cup}} | 2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2011–12
|31 | 8 | 1{{efn|name=DanCup}} | 0 | 4{{efn|name=statsUEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2012–13
|25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=statsUEL}} | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2013–14
|28 | 10 | 1{{efn|name=DanCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 29 | 10 | |||
| 2014–15
|31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=statsUEL}} | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 33 | 10 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!147 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 46 | |
| rowspan="6" |Ufa
| rowspan="5" |Russian Premier League |25 | 4 | 1{{efn|name=RussCup|Appearance(s) in Russian Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17
|24 | 3 | 2{{efn|name=RussCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18
|26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2018–19
|27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=statsUEL}} | 1 | 2{{efn|name=Relpoffs|Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs}} | 1 | 35 | 11 | |
| 2019–20
|6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 6 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!108 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 27 | |
| rowspan="1" |Dynamo Moscow (loan) | rowspan="3" |Russian Premier League |20 | 2 | 1{{efn|name=RussCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 21 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3" |Dynamo Moscow
|17 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=RussCup}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22
|10 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=RussCup}} | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| rowspan="1" |Nizhny Novgorod
| rowspan="1" |Russian Premier League |1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=RussCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1" |NorthEast United
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!304 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 337 | 77 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3|Nigeria | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| Total||6||0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015{{NFT player|id=60335|name=Sylvester Igboun|accessdate=5 December 2016}}
Honours
Midtjylland
References
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External links
- [http://fcm.dk/spillere/sylvester-emeka FC Midtjylland profile]
- {{drdkstat|845652}}
- {{NFT|60335}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Igboun, Sylvester}}
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Nigeria men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
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Category:FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Russian Premier League players
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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