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Alex Iwobi
Iwobi playing for Arsenal in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alex Iwobi[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 45
Youth career
2004–2013 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Arsenal 7 (2)
International career‡
2011–2012 England U16 7 (1)
2013 England U17 3 (0)
2013 England U18 1 (0)
2015– Nigeria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:43, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Alex Iwobi (born 3 May 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger and a striker for Premier League club Arsenal.

Early and personal life

Iwobi was born in Lagos.[3] He is the nephew of ex-professional footballer Jay-Jay Okocha.[3]

Club career

Iwobi (right) playing for Arsenal U21s in 2015

Iwobi joined Arsenal while still at primary school,[4] and was first involved in a first-team match as an unused substitute in a League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 25 September 2013.[5] He signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal in October 2015.[4]

2015-16 season

On 27 October 2015, Iwobi made his first-team debut for the club, starting in a 3–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the Round of 16 of the League Cup.[6][7] He made his Premier League debut four days later in a 3–0 win against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, as a stoppage time substitute for Mesut Özil.[8][9] Iwobi started in the first team for the 2015–16 FA Cup 3rd and 4th round home wins against Sunderland and Burnley respectively.[10][11]

After getting a first Champions League start in a 3-1 away defeat to Barcelona[12], Iwobi went on to score two goals in his first two Premier League starts in a 2-0 win at Everton[13], and a 4-0 win against Watford[14].

International career

After playing youth football for England,[15] Iwobi elected to play for Nigeria and made his senior debut on 8 October 2015, replacing Ahmed Musa in the 57th minute of a 2–0 friendly defeat to DR Congo in Visé, Belgium.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 April 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2013–14[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[19] Premier League 7 2 5 0 1 0 2[a] 0 0 0 15 2
Career total 7 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 2
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 25 March 2016.[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2015 2 0
2016 1 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Clubs announce 2015/16 Barclays Premier League squads". Premier League. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Alex Iwobi signs new contract". Arsenal F.C. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Results/matches: 2013/14". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Arsene Wenger 'used too many senior players' in League Cup exit". BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  7. ^ Luke Reddy (27 October 2015). "Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. ^ Jamie Sanderson (1 November 2015). "Alex Iwobi is first outfielder to play under Arsene Wenger without letters ARSENAL in surname". Metro. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. ^ Dafydd Pritchard (31 October 2015). "Arsenal 0-3 Swansea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ^ Critchley, Mark (9 January 2016). "Arsenal vs Sunderland team news: Alex Iwobi handed first-team chance, Petr Cech starts in goal". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. ^ Hytner, David (31 January 2016). "Arsène Wenger makes England quip over Arsenal's in-form Alex Iwobi". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Champions League: Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal (agg 5-1)". BBC. 16 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Everton 0-2 Arsenal". BBC. 19 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Arsenal 4-0 Watford". BBC. 2 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  16. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 October 2015). "Arsenal's Alex Iwobi encouraged by Nigeria opportunity". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Games played by Alex Iwobi in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  18. ^ "Games played by Alex Iwobi in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Games played by Alex Iwobi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  20. ^ Alez.html "Alex Iwobi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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