Profile of Ighalo
Ighalo
Odion Jude Ighalo
36
years
Nigeria
73
kgs
For
position
181
cms
9
shirt number
1.33
M.€
70
ELO
Born on 16 June 1989 in Lagos
Personal data
Country of birth
Nigeria Other nationality
Italy Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Africa Occidental
Career details
Status
Normal
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.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Forward
98%
Other positions
- Left winger 2%
ST
LW
Attributes
81
pace
67
shot
56
pass
78
Dribbling
50
defence
77
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
6496º
Age
118º
By country
42º
By position
1560º
F
By position
874º
ST
Evolution of market value
1 M€
▼ -0.6
07
08
08
09
09
14
17
18
19
21
22
23
Highest value in career
9.74M (2019)
Rankings
General
22424º
Age
47º
By country
372º
By position
5939º
F
By position
3169º
ST
Contract information
Provider
Nike
Agent
Aneke/PMG
Total transfer window transactions
44M€
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
25/26
01/07/2025
|
|
|
Released
|
|
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 amount of money in transfer dealings | 36M | ||
Current transfer news
Official
Released
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 19 |
3
▼
|
0.16
▼
|
70
▲
|
| Last 6 months | 13 |
2
▼
|
0.15
▼
|
70
▲
|
| Last 365 days | 34 |
7
▼
|
0.21
▼
|
71
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 106 |
49
|
0.46
|
73
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 166 |
88
▲
|
0.53
▲
|
72
▲
|
| Career | 572 |
254
▲
|
0.44
▲
|
69
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | 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 | 72 | |
|
|
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 | 75 |
|
|
2021/22 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1700' | 32 | 8.5 | 69 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | 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 | GS | 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 |
Teams played for
For the national team
36 times at International
3 times at U20
15
0.42
2
1
0
Other information
Times called up
40
Matches as a starter
26
Off the bench
10
Debut
25/3/2015
Age on debut
25.8 years
Last match
29/3/2022
Age in last game
32.8 years
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | 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 | 70 |
|
|
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 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7 | 36 | 26 | 2303' | 15 | 1 |
|
1 | 3 | 3 | 270' | 0 | 2 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | 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
Most important 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.