I. Matthew

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I. Matthew
75

7.91

M.€

12

27

years

CM

Profile of I. Matthew

Season 2023/24

Competitive matches
36
Matches
played
2987'
Minutes
played
3
0.09
Goals/90'
4
0.12
Assists/90'
3/0
0.09
Cards/90'

Performance in the last match

Super League, 4 days ago
I. Matthew
Ifeanyi Matthew
27
years
NGA
Nigeria
70
kgs
Mid
position
175
cms
12
shirt number
7.91
M.€
75
ELO

Born on 20 January 1997 in Kaduna

Personal data
Country of birth
Nigeria Nigeria
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Western Africa
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Zurich Zurich
Current competition
Super League Super League
Previous club
FC Zurich II FC Zurich II
Previous competition
1. Liga Promotion 1. Liga Promotion
Historic team
Lillestrom SK Lillestrom SK
Historical competition
Eliteserien Eliteserien
Last number
12
Most common shirt number
8
Other shirt numbers
20, 8, 44, 6, 15

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Super League
36%
Wins
12 W
12 D
9 L
Cup
67%
Wins
2 W
0 D
1 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 33 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
4
St. Gallen
St. Gallen 50 33 14 8 11 53 44 +9
5
Winterthur
Winterthur 49 33 13 10 10 55 56 -1
6
Zurich
Zurich 48 33 12 12 9 44 35 +9
7
Luzern
Luzern 44 33 12 8 13 41 46 -5
8
Lausanne Sports
Lausanne Sports 40 33 10 10 13 43 48 -5

Position on the pitch

Main position
Midfielder 85%
Other positions
  • Defensive midfielder 15%
CM
CDM
Campo de Fútbol

Attributes

79
pace
59
shot
64
pass
73
Dribbling
58
defence
78
Stamina

Rating progression

75 ▲ 3
15891 15
15893 15
452 19
1557 16
12830 22
4089 23
Highest value in career
75 (2024)
Rankings
General
1671º
Age
139º
By country
13º 13º
By position
455º MF
By position
344º CM CM

Evolution of market value

7 M€ ▲ 1.7
15891 15
15893 15
452 19
1557 16
12830 22
4089 23
Highest value in career
7.43M (2024)
Rankings
General
2522º
Age
237º
By country
29º 29º
By position
731º MF
By position
563º CM CM
Contract information
Agent
Aneke/PMG
Start of contract
15/02/2023
End of contract
30/06/2025
Contract length
26/04/2026

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
22/23 15/02/2023
Lillestrom SK
Lillestrom SK
Zurich
Zurich
Free transfer
19/20 31/07/2019
Ankaraspor
Ankaraspor
Lillestrom SK
Lillestrom SK
End of loan
18/19 31/01/2019
Lillestrom SK
Lillestrom SK
Ankaraspor
Ankaraspor
Loan
16/17 28/07/2016
Kanemi Warriors
Kanemi Warriors
Lillestrom SK
Lillestrom SK
Transfer
15/16 30/06/2016
Kano Pillars
Kano Pillars
Kanemi Warriors
Kanemi Warriors
End of loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Current season 36
3
0.08
73
Calendar year 16
2
0.13
74
Last 6 months 24
2
0.08
73
Last 365 days 42
4
0.1
73
Last 3 years 119
13
0.11
71
Last 5 years 165
13
0.08
69
Career 268
33
0.12
67

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Zurich
Zurich
2023/24
36 3 4 3 0 36 34 2 2987' 27 6.8 73
Super League
Super League
33 3 4 2 0 33 33 0 2868' 27 7 73
Cup
Cup
3 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 119' 27 4.2 72
Zurich
Zurich
2022/23
13 2 0 4 0 13 12 1 1054' 26 6.2 71
FC Zurich II
FC Zurich II
2022/23
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 26 6.9 71
Lillestrom SK
Lillestrom SK
2021/22
32 3 0 4 0 32 29 3 2625' 25 6.9 72
Lillestrom SK
Lillestrom SK
2022/23
4 1 0 0 0 4 3 1 305' 25 5.7 73

Teammates

Player rating and role
Y. Brecher
GK
Y. Brecher
75
1
L. Kamberi
D
L. Kamberi
75
5
Nikola Katić
D
Nikola Katić
74
3
A. Marchesano
MF
A. Marchesano
74
1
J. Okita
F
J. Okita
74
3
A. Dante
D
A. Dante
74
2
Cheick Conde
MF
Cheick Conde
73
3
N. Boranijasević
D
N. Boranijasević
73
-2
A. Guerrero
D
A. Guerrero
71
-3
B. Krasniqi
MF
B. Krasniqi
68
7
F. Daprelà
D
F. Daprelà
68
-2
D. Afriyie
MF
D. Afriyie
64
4
R. Conceição
D
R. Conceição
64
8
M. Kryeziu
D
M. Kryeziu
61
-2
Silvan Wallner
D
Silvan Wallner
55
-3
N. Reichmuth
MF
N. Reichmuth
55
1
Fabian Rohner
F
Fabian Rohner
54
-3
Calixte Ligue
F
Calixte Ligue
53
2
M. Reichmuth
MF
M. Reichmuth
51
5

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Lillestrom SK
Lillestrom SK
8 193 185 16570' 20 22
Zurich
Zurich
2 49 46 4041' 5 7
Ankaraspor
Ankaraspor
1 10 8 734' 0 3
Kano Pillars
Kano Pillars
1 4 0 0' 4 0
El Kanemi Warriors
El Kanemi Warriors
1 1 0 0' 1 0
FC Zurich II
FC Zurich II
1 1 1 90' 1 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Eliteserien
Eliteserien
6 138 136 12176' 13 14
Super League
Super League
2 46 45 3922' 5 6
1. Division
1. Division
1 29 29 2512' 0 5
Nm Cupen
Nm Cupen
4 17 12 1127' 6 1
1. Lig
1. Lig
1 8 7 600' 0 2

Teams played for

Lillestrom SK
Lillestrom SK
8 season
20
193
Zurich
Zurich
2 season
5
49
Ankaraspor
Ankaraspor
1 season
0
10
Kano Pillars
Kano Pillars
1 season
4
4
El Kanemi Warriors
El Kanemi Warriors
1 season
1
1
FC Zurich II
FC Zurich II
1 season
1
1

For the national team

3785
6 times at International
4 times at U20
1
Average number of goals
0.17
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
6
Matches as a starter
5
Off the bench
1
Debut
17/10/2015
Age on debut
18.7 years old
Last match
26/1/2016
Age in last game
19.0 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Nigeria
Nigeria
2016
4 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 270' 19 6 46
CHAN
CHAN
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 19 5.6 47
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0' 18 6.7 43
Nigeria
Nigeria
2015
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 18 5.7 36
Nigeria U20
Nigeria U20
2015
4 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 360' 18 6.2 32

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Alex Iwobi
MF
Alex Iwobi
85
0
O. Martins
F
O. Martins
85
0
J. Obi Mikel
MF
J. Obi Mikel
83
0
Ighalo
F
Ighalo
78
0
Moses Simon
F
Moses Simon
77
0
K. Iheanacho
F
K. Iheanacho
77
0
U. Echiejile
D
U. Echiejile
76
0
A. Shehu
MF
A. Shehu
73
0
C. Ikeme
GK
C. Ikeme
72
0
M. Usman
MF
M. Usman
67
0
T. Adeniji
F
T. Adeniji
63
0
C. Akas
D
C. Akas
60
0
I. Ezenwa
GK
I. Ezenwa
55
0
P. Onobi
MF
P. Onobi
55
0
O. Odah
GK
O. Odah
53
0
Femi Thomas
GK
Femi Thomas
52
0
O. Kalu
MF
O. Kalu
51
0
O. Bright
F
O. Bright
50
0
J. Alimi
D
J. Alimi
48
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 6 5 450' 1 0
Nigeria U20
Nigeria U20
1 4 4 360' 1 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
CHAN
CHAN
1 3 3 270' 0 0
CAF U20
CAF U20
1 3 3 270' 1 0
International Friendly
International Friendly
2 3 2 180' 1 0
U20 World Cup
U20 World Cup
1 1 1 90' 0 0

Titles

  • Norwegian cup winner
    Norwegian cup winner
    2017

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut in category
Cup
Cup
17 SEP. 23
26 years
Debut for team, Debut in category
Zurich
Zurich
Super League
Super League
05 MAR. 23
26 years
First team goal, Debut for team, Debut in category
FC Zurich II
FC Zurich II
1. Liga Promotion
1. Liga Promotion
25 FEB. 23
26 years

Best performances