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Ike Ugbo
Personal information
Full name Ike Dominique Ugbo[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 21
Youth career
Brampton East SC
Woodbridge Strikers
2008–2017 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Chelsea 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Barnsley (loan) 16 (1)
2018 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 15 (2)
2018–2019 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 15 (1)
2019–2020 → Roda JC (loan) 28 (13)
2020–2021 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 32 (16)
2021– Genk 9 (2)
International career‡
2014–2015 England U17 15 (5)
2017 England U20 5 (2)
2021– Canada 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Ike Dominique Ugbo (born 21 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Genk. Born in England, he represents the Canada national team.

Early life

Ugbo was born in Lewisham, Greater London,[2] and is of Nigerian descent.[3] He moved to Canada with his family when he was four or five.[4] In Canada, he played youth soccer with Brampton East SC and Woodbridge Strikers,[5] winning an international U10 tournament at Disney in 2008 with the latter.[6]

Upon his return to the UK, he joined the Chelsea Academy at under-10 level.[7] He won the UEFA Youth League with Chelsea in 2014–15 and 2015–16.[5]

Club career

Chelsea

In 2015, he signed his first professional contract with Chelsea, but continued to play for the U17 through U23 sides.[7] On 17 July 2017, Ugbo signed a season-long loan deal with Barnsley.[8] On 5 August 2017, Ugbo made his debut off the bench against Bristol City which resulted in a 3–1 loss.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 26 August against Sunderland.[10] On 3 January 2018, Ugbo's loan spell with Barnsley was terminated, following a lack of game time.[11]

The next day, Ugbo joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[12] On 6 January 2018, Ugbo made his debut for the club, featuring in a 1–0 third round FA Cup away victory over Queens Park Rangers.[9]

He joined Scunthorpe United on loan in August 2018, alongside Jak Alnwick.[13]

In August 2019, it was announced the striker would head to Holland to spend the season on loan at Roda JC in the Dutch second tier.[14]

On 18 August 2020, he went to Belgian club Cercle Brugge on loan.[15][16]

Genk

In August 2021, he signed a permanent deal with Belgian club Genk.[17][18] He made his first competitive appearance on 29 August against Anderlecht as a late substitute for Paul Onuachu and scored on his debut, netting the game-winner in a 1-0 victory.[19]

International career

Ugbo was eligible to represent England (through birth), Canada (through youth residency), and Nigeria (through his parents).[20]

Ugbo has represented England at under-17 and under-20 level.[21] In June 2017, Ugbo represented England U20 at the 2017 Toulon Tournament, scoring the only goal in their 1-0 opening group stage match against Angola and converted a penalty kick in the shootout of the final against Ivory Coast, helping his side win the title.[8][22]

In September 2021, he announced that he had decided to change his international allegiance to Nigeria.[23][24] However, two months later on 4 November, he instead switched his international allegiance to Canada.[5] The next day he was called up to the team for that month's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Costa Rica and Mexico.[25]

Career statistics

As of 3 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2017–18[9] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[26] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[27] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barnsley (loan) 2017–18[9] Championship 16 1 — 2 0 — 18 1
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2017–18[9] League One 15 2 2 0 — — 17 2
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2018–19[26] League One 15 1 1 0 — — 16 1
Roda JC (loan) 2019–20[29] Eerste Divisie 28 13 1 0 — — 29 13
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2020–21[29] Belgian First Division A 32 16 2 1 — — 34 17
Genk 2021–22[29] Belgian First Division A 9 2 1 2 — 0 0 10 4
Career total 115 35 7 3 2 0 0 0 124 38
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, KNVB Cup, and Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2015 and 30/09/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 5. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ Christian Okpara (18 April 2016). "Does the English Premiership hold the key to Nigeria's revival?". Nigeria Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (19 August 2020). "'I Have Just Been There Ever Since' - Ike Ugbo Reveals How He Ended Up At Chelsea". All Nigeria Soccer.
  5. ^ a b c "Welcome to #CANMNT: Iké Ugbo joins Men's National Team Program". Canadian Soccer Association. 4 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Strikers score big to win Disney tournament, meet Mickey Mouse". The Newmarket Era. 13 August 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Everything you need to know about Chelsea striker Ike Ugbo". Bristol Post. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Ike Ugbo: Barnsley sign Chelsea striker on a season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Games played by Iké Ugbo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  10. ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (27 August 2017). "Chelsea Loanee Ugbo Scores First Professional Goal For Barnsley". All Nigeria Soccer.
  11. ^ "Two return from loans". Chelsea F.C. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Ike Ugbo: Chelsea striker joins MK Dons on loan after Barnsley spell". BBC Sport. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Jak Alnwick and Ike Ugbo: Scunthorpe sign Rangers goalkeeper and Chelsea striker". BBC Sport. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Ike Ugbo | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC.
  15. ^ "Ugbo extends deal and heads to Belgium". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Aanvallende versterking: welkom Ike Ugbo!" (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Chelsea Transfer News: Ike Ugo leaves Chelsea for Genk | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC.
  18. ^ Emms, Nick. "Official: Ike Ugbo Completes Permanent Transfer to Genk". Sports Illustrated Chelsea FC News, Analysis and More.
  19. ^ Oludare, Shina (29 August 2021). "Ike Ugbo scores on Genk debut against Anderlecht". Sporting News.
  20. ^ Davidson, Neil (4 November 2021). "Former England youth international Ike Ugbo commits to Canada". CBC.
  21. ^ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Getting to know you: Ike Ugbo". MK Dons. 4 January 2018.
  23. ^ Akawor, Izuchukwu (4 November 2021). "Ex-Chelsea starlet Ike Ugbo dumps Nigeria's Super Eagles for Canada". Pulse Nigeria.
  24. ^ Inyang, Ifreke (9 September 2021). "Why I chose Nigeria over England – Ike Ugbo". Daily Post (Nigeria).
  25. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (5 November 2021). "CanMNT roster announced for WCQ games in Edmonton vs. Costa Rica, Mexico". Canadian Premier League.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Iké Ugbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Games played by Iké Ugbo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  28. ^ "Games played by Iké Ugbo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  29. ^ a b c Iké Ugbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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