Profile of Ighalo
Ighalo
Odion Jude Ighalo
36
years
Nigeria
73
kgs
For
position
181
cms
9
shirt number
811
K.€
70
ELO
Born on 16 June 1989 in Lagos
Personal data
Country of birth
Nigeria Other nationality
Italy Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa Occidental
Career info
Status
Normal
Current club
Gulf United
Current competition
UAE Second League
Previous club
Al-Wehda
Previous competition
Pro League
Historic team
Granada
Historical competition
Pro League
Most common shirt number
9
Other shirt numbers
3, 89, 19, 24, 8, 7, 25, 16, 20
Form in last matches
90'
5.9 Pts.
90'
6.2 Pts.
66'
6.4 Pts.
68'
6.0 Pts.
Competitions played in
Participation and performances
0%
Wins
Team's standing in the competition
| Matchday 7 | W | MP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8
|
|
United FC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
|
9
|
|
Al Fujairah | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
|
10
|
|
Gulf United | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
|
11
|
|
Al Jazira Al Hamra | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
|
12
|
|
Masfut | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
Position
Main position
Forward
98%
Other positions
- Left winger 2%
ST
LW
Attributes
49
pace
69
shot
63
pass
62
Dribbling
49
defence
74
physical
Main features
Technical dribbler
Rating progression
70
▼ -1
07
08
08
09
09
14
17
18
19
21
22
23
Highest value in career
78 (2016)
Rankings
General
5420º
Age
106º
By country
29º
By role
1301º
F
By position
740º
ST
Market value evolution
▼ -1.1
07
08
08
09
09
14
17
18
19
21
22
23
Highest value in career
9.74M (2019)
Rankings
General
24059º
Age
48º
By country
417º
By role
6394º
FOR
By position
3415º
ST
Contract information
Provider
Nike
Agent
Aneke/PMG
Total transfer window transactions
44M€
Most recent transfer
Official
Past signings
|
Season
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
|
25/26
26/09/2025
|
|
|
Free transfer
|
|
23/24
15/08/2023
|
|
|
Free agent
|
|
23/24
30/06/2023
|
|
|
Released
|
|
21/22
29/01/2022
|
|
|
3M
Transfer
|
|
20/21
04/02/2021
|
|
|
Transfer
|
| Total transfer spend | 36M | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 6 months | 3 |
1
▼
|
0.33
▼
|
70
▲
|
| Last 365 days | 22 |
4
▼
|
0.18
▼
|
70
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 98 |
45
|
0.46
|
73
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 163 |
88
▲
|
0.54
▲
|
72
▲
|
| Career | 572 |
254
▲
|
0.44
▲
|
69
▲
|
Clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | MS | MB | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2024/25 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 2439' | 35 | 6.4 | 71 |
|
|
32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2385' | 35 | 6.4 | 71 | |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54' | 35 | 5 | 71 | |
|
|
2023/24 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 2905' | 34 | 7.1 | 74 |
|
|
2022/23 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 2608' | 33 | 7.8 | 75 |
|
|
2021/22 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2227' | 33 | 8.8 | 74 |
|
|
2021/22 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1700' | 32 | 8.5 | 69 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance at clubs
| By teams | Season | MP | MS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 131 | 75 | 7239' | 37 | 18 |
|
|
3 | 100 | 78 | 6978' | 39 | 6 |
|
|
2 | 68 | 62 | 5344' | 23 | 6 |
|
|
2 | 60 | 55 | 4835' | 43 | 4 |
|
|
2 | 55 | 55 | 4837' | 36 | 6 |
|
|
2 | 32 | 29 | 2544' | 22 | 2 |
|
|
2 | 23 | 7 | 726' | 5 | 0 |
|
|
2 | 20 | 11 | 1033' | 9 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 19 | 15 | 1351' | 10 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 16 | 16 | 1384' | 14 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 5 | 1 | 119' | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 4 | 1 | 115' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | MS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 134 | 124 | 10790' | 73 | 11 |
|
3 | 74 | 39 | 3767' | 12 | 12 |
|
3 | 72 | 70 | 6129' | 46 | 8 |
|
4 | 67 | 50 | 4545' | 16 | 5 |
|
1 | 35 | 22 | 1942' | 20 | 1 |
Clubs played for
National team
36 times at International
3 times at U20
15
0.42
2
1
0
Additional information
Times called up
40
Matches started
26
Substitute appearances
10
Debut
25/3/2015
Age on debut
25.8 years
Last match
29/3/2022
Age at last match
32.8 years
National team
| Teams | Année | MP | MP | MS | MB | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12' | 32 | 4.1 | 74 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12' | 32 | 4.1 | 74 | |
|
|
2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78' | 32 | 5 | 69 |
|
|
2019 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 595' | 30 | 6.4 | 71 |
|
|
2018 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 656' | 29 | 6.4 | 73 |
|
|
2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 231' | 28 | 6.1 | 73 |
National team teammates
Player rating and role
National team performance
| By teams | Season | MP | MS | Min | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7 | 36 | 26 | 2303' | 15 | 1 |
|
1 | 3 | 3 | 270' | 0 | 2 |
| By competition | Season | MP | MS | Min | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 11 | 6 | 551' | 2 | 0 |
|
4 | 8 | 7 | 624' | 7 | 0 |
|
1 | 7 | 6 | 506' | 5 | 0 |
|
|
4 | 7 | 6 | 501' | 1 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 121' | 0 | 0 |
Titles
-
2
Top scorer -
Chinese cup winner
-
Saudi Arabian champion
Key achievements
Milestones and events on this day
50 matches
09 JAN. 25
35 years
100 matches
10 MAY. 24
34 years
Category debut
08 APR. 24
34 years
First goal for the team, Team debut
24 AUG. 23
34 years
50 goals
18 APR. 23
33 years
Best performances
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
3
10 Pts.
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
4
10 Pts.