Sylvester Igboun

Sylvester Igboun
	Sly with Dynamo Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Sylvester Emeka Igbonu
Date of birth	8 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2004–2006	Ebedei
2006–2010	Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2015	Midtjylland
2015–2020	Ufa
2019–2020	→ Dynamo Moscow (loan)
2020–2021	Dynamo Moscow
2022	Nizhny Novgorod
2022	NorthEast United
International career‡
2015	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Sylvester Emeka Igbonu (born 8 September 1990), commonly known as Sylvester Igboun, is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a forward.

Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport.^[1] His shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.^[2]

Club career

On 13 July 2015, Igbonu signed for Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.^[3]

On 2 September 2019, he joined FC Dynamo Moscow on loan for the 2019–20 season.^[4] He was voted player of the month for September 2019 by Dynamo fans.^[5] On 4 August 2020, Dynamo Moscow announced that they had signed Igboun on a permanent transfer from FC Ufa.^[6] On 7 January 2022, his contract with Dynamo was terminated by mutual consent.^[7]

On 20 February 2022, Igboun joined Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the season.^[8] On 16 March 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[9]

In September 2022, Igboun signed a two-year contract with Indian Super League club NorthEast United.^[10] On 20 October, he made his debut for the club against East Bengal, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Michael Jakobsen. The match ended in a 3–1 defeat.^[11]^[12] Three days later, According to Igboun, he left due to the poor facilities and accommodations provided by the team.^[13]

International career

He made his international debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Tanzania on 5 September 2015, replacing Moses Simon as a substitute in the 69th minute.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 October 2022^[15]^[16]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Midtjylland	2009–10	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2010–11		31	6	5^[a]	2	—		—		36	8
	2011–12		31	8	1^[a]	0	4^[b]	1	—		36	9
	2012–13		25	8	0	0	2^[b]	1	—		27	9
	2013–14		28	10	1^[a]	0	—		—		29	10
	2014–15		31	9	0	0	2^[b]	1	—		33	10
	Total		147	41	7	2	8	3	0	0	162	46
Ufa	2015–16	Russian Premier League	25	4	1^[c]	0	—		—		26	4
	2016–17		24	3	2^[c]	0	—		—		26	3
	2017–18		26	7	0	0	—		—		26	7
	2018–19		27	9	0	0	6^[b]	1	2^[d]	1	35	11
	2019–20		6	2	0	0	—		—		6	2
	Total		108	25	3	0	6	1	2	1	119	27
Dynamo Moscow (loan)	2019–20	Russian Premier League	20	2	1^[c]	0	—		—		21	2
Dynamo Moscow	2020–21		17	1	2^[c]	0	1^[b]	0	—		20	1
	2021–22		10	0	2^[c]	1	—		—		12	1
	Total		27	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	32	2
Nizhny Novgorod	2021–22	Russian Premier League	1	0	1^[c]	0	—		—		2	0
NorthEast United	2022–23	Indian Super League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			304	69	16	3	15	4	2	1	337	77

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in Danish Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearance(s) in Russian Cup
^ Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs

International

Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria
2015	6	0
Total	6	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015^[16]

Honours

Midtjylland

Danish Superliga: 2014–15^[16]

References

^ "IGBOUN REVEALS HOW DANISH CLUB CHANGED HIS NAME". Africanfootball.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ "Russian Premier League player page" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
^ "Сильвестер Игбун переходит в ФК "Уфа"" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 13 July 2015.
^ "Сильвестр Игбун – в "Динамо"" [Sylvester Igboun at Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 2 September 2019.
^ "Сильвестр Игбун стал лучшим игроком сентября" [Sylvester Igboun is the best player of September] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 October 2019.
^ "Сильвестр Игбун остаётся в "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 August 2020.
^ "Сильвестр Игбун покидает "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 7 January 2022.
^ "Сильвестр Игбун – в "Нижнем"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "Контракт с Олденом Ларсеном приостановлен, а с Игбуном – расторгнут" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "NorthEast United have completed the signings of Nigerian Striker Sylvester Emeka Igboun and Australian defender Aaron Evans". @IFTWC. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ "East Bengal earn dominating win over NorthEast United". khelnow.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "NorthEast United 1 – 3 East Bengal". Soccerway. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Breaking: Nigerian forward Sylvester Igboun leaves NorthEast United". khelnow.com. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "Tanzania vs. Nigeria". weltfussballarchiv.com. 5 September 2015.
^ Sylvester Igboun at Soccerway
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sylvester Igboun". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

External links

FC Midtjylland profile
Sylvester Igboun at DR (in Danish) (archived)
Sylvester Igboun at National-Football-Teams.com

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[DanCup-17] Appearance(s) in Danish Cup

[statsUEL-18] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[RussCup-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearance(s) in Russian Cup

[Relpoffs-20] Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs

[1] "IGBOUN REVEALS HOW DANISH CLUB CHANGED HIS NAME". Africanfootball.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

[2] "Russian Premier League player page" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

[3] "Сильвестер Игбун переходит в ФК "Уфа"" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 13 July 2015.

[4] "Сильвестр Игбун – в "Динамо"" [Sylvester Igboun at Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 2 September 2019.

[5] "Сильвестр Игбун стал лучшим игроком сентября" [Sylvester Igboun is the best player of September] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 October 2019.

[Sylvester_Igboun-6] "Сильвестр Игбун остаётся в "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 August 2020.

[7] "Сильвестр Игбун покидает "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 7 January 2022.

[8] "Сильвестр Игбун – в "Нижнем"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[NN16Mar-9] "Контракт с Олденом Ларсеном приостановлен, а с Игбуном – расторгнут" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[NEUtd-10] "NorthEast United have completed the signings of Nigerian Striker Sylvester Emeka Igboun and Australian defender Aaron Evans". @IFTWC. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

[11] "East Bengal earn dominating win over NorthEast United". khelnow.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[12] "NorthEast United 1 – 3 East Bengal". Soccerway. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[13] "Breaking: Nigerian forward Sylvester Igboun leaves NorthEast United". khelnow.com. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[14] "Tanzania vs. Nigeria". weltfussballarchiv.com. 5 September 2015.

[15] Sylvester Igboun at Soccerway

[NFT_Stats-16] "Sylvester Igboun". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

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