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Jordon Ibe
Ibe with Liverpool in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jordon Ashley Femi Ibe[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Bermondsey, South London, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 33
Youth career
2003–2007 Charlton Athletic
2007–2011 Wycombe Wanderers
2012–2013 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Wycombe Wanderers 7 (1)
2012– Liverpool 15 (0)
2014 → Birmingham City (loan) 11 (1)
2014–2015 → Derby County (loan) 20 (5)
International career‡
2012–2013 England U18 2 (0)
2013–2014 England U19 6 (4)
2014– England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:57, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:12, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Jordon Ashley Femi Ibe (/ˈaɪb/; born 8 December 1995)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays for Liverpool as a winger. He previously played for Wycombe Wanderers, spent time on loan at Birmingham City and Derby County, and has represented England from under-18 to under-20 level.

Career

Born in Bermondsey, South London, Ibe signed for the Wycombe Wanderers youth team in 2007 at the age of 12, following his release from the Charlton Athletic youth team.[4][5]

Wycombe Wanderers

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.[6] On 15 October he came on in the 90th minute of the victory against Hartlepool United and became Wycombe's youngest-ever Football League player.[7] He made his first senior start against Sheffield Wednesday on 29 October and scored in the 2–1 loss, becoming the youngest Wycombe goalscorer in the Football League.[8] In all, Ibe made 11 appearances, scoring once for Wanderers.[9]

Liverpool

Ibe in 2013

On 12 December 2011, it was reported that Ibe had signed a pre-contract with Premier League club Liverpool.[10] On 20 December, Liverpool agreed to sign Ibe, aged 16,[11] for an undisclosed fee.[12] He initially joined up with the club's under-18 squad.[13]

2012–13

On 16 March 2013, Ibe was called up to the bench for the Premier League game at Southampton.[14] Three months later, Ibe impressed in his Premier League debut for Liverpool 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, however, substituted in the 63rd minute for Fabio Borini after putting on a positive display.[15][16]

2013–14

For the 2013–14 season, it was announced that Ibe would wear the number 33 shirt, vacated by Jonjo Shelvey after his transfer to Swansea City.[17] 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.[18] On 8 February 2014 he made his second Premier League appearance for Liverpool, as a 76th minute substitute, in a 5–1 home win over Arsenal.[19]

On 21 February 2014 he was loaned to Championship side Birmingham City until the end of the season.[20] He made 11 appearances, scored the opening goal from 20 yards (18 m) in a 3–2 win at Millwall,[21] and was involved in Paul Caddis's stoppage-time goal on the last day of the season that saved Birmingham from relegation to League One.[22]

2014–15

Ibe (right) for Liverpool in 2014.

On 29 August 2014, Ibe joined Derby County on a season-long loan.[23] After scoring five goals in 24 appearances for Derby, Ibe was recalled by Liverpool on 15 January.[24] On 7 February 2015 he made his first Premier League start of the season in a 0-0 Merseyside Derby draw against Everton, in which he struck a thunderous shot which hit the inside of the post, and was named man of the match.[25] Three days later he made his second Premier League start in Liverpool's 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur and played a key role in the build-up to their third and game-winning goal.[26] Ibe won a late penalty, converted by Mario Balotelli to secure a 1-0 victory over Beşiktaş in the Europa League at Anfield.[27] On 13 April, Ibe made his comeback from an injury in a 2-0 win over Newcastle and played for about an hour.[28]

On 21 May 2015, Ibe signed a new long term contract with Liverpool.[29]

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.[30] On 5 September 2013, Ibe made his debut for England under-19 in a 6–1 win against Estonia.[31] On 24 May 2014, Ibe scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Montenegro during 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification.[32][33] At the beginning of the 2013–14 season. Ibe made his first appearance for the England U20 side, playing 90 minutes in a 6–0 win against Romania.[34]

Ibe is eligible for Nigeria through his father, the Nigerian FA confirmed in February 2015 that they were monitoring Ibe and would attempt to get him to switch his international allegiance.[35] On 5 August 2015, Nigeria manager Sunday Oliseh made a personal appeal to Ibe in an attempt to convince him to switch allegiance,[36] however the following day media reports suggested that Ibe was set to commit to England.[37]

Style of play

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has described Ibe as a 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.[38][39] 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".[40] 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.[41]

Career statistics

Ibe in 2012
As of match played 24 May 2015[42][43]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wycombe Wanderers 2011–12 League One 7 1 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 11 1
Liverpool 2012–13 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2014–15 Premier League 12 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 14 0
Liverpool total 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17 0
Birmingham City (loan) 2013–14 Championship 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Derby County (loan) 2014–15 Championship 20 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 24 5
Career total 52 7 2 0 6 0 3 0 63 7
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  2. ^ "Player profile: Jordon Ibe". Premier League. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Jordon Ibe Profile". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Brendan Rodgers wants Jordon Ibe to put pen to paper on a new deal at Liverpool". mirror.co.uk. Daily Mirror. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ^ "The story behind Ibe the latest youngster to impress on the Liverpool wing". dailymail.co.uk. London: Daily Mail. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  6. ^ Burns, Greg (11 August 2011). "Waddock backs 'level-headed' Ibe after breaking record". Buckinghamshire Advertiser. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Ibe has bright future – Waddock". Yahoo! Europsport. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Jordon Ibe, 15, set for highest level, says Wycombe boss". BBC Sport. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Games played by Jordan Ibe in 2011/2012". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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  11. ^ "Liverpool land Ibe deal". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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  14. ^ Carroll, James (16 March 2013). "Skrtel starts – follow live". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
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  29. ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/185621-ibe-signs-new-long-term-lfc-deal
  30. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (24 October 2012). "LIONS VICTORIOUS IN MANSFIELD". The Football Association. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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