Inih Effiong

Inih Othneil Effiong (born 2 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Notts County, on loan from Stevenage.

Inih Effiong
Personal information
Full name Inih Othneil Effiong[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Notts County
(on loan from Stevenage)
Youth career
0000–2008 St Albans City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 St Albans City 6 (0)
2008Northwood (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 Boreham Wood 15 (1)
2010–2011 St Albans City 37 (13)
2011–2012 Boreham Wood 33 (7)
2011–2012Hitchin Town (loan) 15 (3)
2012Chesham United (loan) 7 (7)
2012–2014 Chesham United 66 (14)
2013Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 6 (0)
2014 Dunstable Town 11 (6)
2014 Burnham
2014–2015 Arlesey Town 9 (2)
2015–2017 Biggleswade Town 68 (39)
2015Hertford Town (loan) 2 (2)
2017 Barrow 7 (1)
2017–2018 Woking 28 (8)
2018 Ross County 2 (0)
2018–2020 Dover Athletic 80 (25)
2020– Stevenage 9 (1)
2020–2021Barnet (loan) 5 (1)
2021–Notts County (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:37, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Effiong was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[2] He started his career with St Albans City and made his debut in 2008,[3] he went onto enjoy spells with Northwood and Boreham Wood before returning to City, two years later. Effiong went onto register fourteen goals in the 2013–14 campaign in forty-one appearances,[3] this impressive form brought the attention of his former club, Boreham Wood. Unable to agree a fee, the deal went to a tribunal and Effiong returned to the Wood. After failing to adapt to life at Boreham Wood, Effiong had loan spells with Hitchin Town and Chesham United, where he flourished, especially at Chesham, netting seven times in seven games. He went onto to return to Boreham Wood, before making a permanent move back to Chesham. Following his two years with Chesham, Effiong went onto have spells at Dunstable Town, Burnham and Arlesey Town before joining Biggleswade Town in July 2015.[4] Preceding a successful first season with the Waders, Effiong went onto net 23 times in the following campaign. This impressive form brought the attention of many Football League and National League sides.

On 27 January 2017, Effiong joined National League side, Barrow on a deal until the end of the campaign.[5] On 18 February 2017, he made his debut for Barrow during their 0–0 home draw with Torquay United, replacing Richie Bennett in the 84th minute.[6] A month later, Effiong scored his first and only goal for Barrow in their 2–1 home victory over Tranmere Rovers, netting the Bluebirds' equaliser in the 63rd minute.[7] On 10 May 2017, it was announced that Effiong would leave Barrow upon the expiry of his contract in June.[8]

Two weeks later, Effiong joined fellow National League side Woking on a one-year deal.[9] On the opening day of the 2017–18 campaign, Effiong netted eighteen minutes into his Woking debut, during their 2–1 home victory over Gateshead.[10] During Woking's impressive FA Cup run, Effiong netted twice in six appearances, including goals against League One sides Bury[11] and Peterborough United.[12] In the space of six months, Effiong registered ten goals in all competitions, his last coming in a 4–4 draw with Maidstone United,[13] before leaving in January 2018.

On 19 January 2018, Effiong joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a one-and-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[14] A day later, he made his debut for Ross County during their 1–0 away defeat to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup, featuring for 86 minutes before being replaced by Alex Schalk.[15] Effiong left the club on 6 April 2018.[16]

On 23 June 2018, Effiong signed for National League club Dover Athletic.[17]

After two prolific seasons at Dover, Effiong joined Stevenage on 23 June 2020.[18] He scored his first goal for Stevenage in a 1-1 draw against Barrow on 12 September 2020.[19] Effiong joined Barnet on a one month loan on 2 December 2020.[20] On 11 January 2021, Effiong joined National League side Notts County on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 January 2021
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Albans City 2008–09[3] Conference South 60003[lower-alpha 1]090
Northwood (loan) 2008–09[22] Isthmian League Division One South 10000010
Boreham Wood 2009–10[4] Isthmian League Premier Division 1510000151
St Albans City 2010–11[3] Conference South 3713202[lower-alpha 2]14114
Boreham Wood 2011–12[4] Conference South 183001[lower-alpha 1]0193
2012–13[4] Conference South 154412[lower-alpha 3]0215
Total 3374130408
Hitchin Town (loan) 2011–12[4] Southern League Premier Division 1530000153
Chesham United (loan) 2011–12[4] Southern League Premier Division 77000077
Chesham United 2012–13[4] Southern League Premier Division 259002[lower-alpha 4]0279
2013–14[4] Southern League Premier Division 353108[lower-alpha 5]2445
2014–15[4] Southern League Premier Division 62202[lower-alpha 6]1103
Total 6614301238117
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2013–14[4] Conference South 600060
Dunstable Town 2014–15[4] Southern League Premier Division 11600116
Arlesey Town 2014–15[4] Southern League Premier Division 920092
Biggleswade Town 2015–16[4] Southern League Premier Division 3716301[lower-alpha 7]04116
2016–17[4] Southern League Premier Division 3123103[lower-alpha 7]03523
Total 683940407639
Hertford Town (loan) 2015–16[4] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 220022
Barrow 2016–17[23] National League 710071
Woking 2017–18[23] National League 288621[lower-alpha 7]03510
Ross County 2017–18[23] Scottish Premiership 201030
Dover Athletic 2018–19[23] National League 449213[lower-alpha 7]14911
2019–20[23] National League 3616203[lower-alpha 7]14117
Total 802541629028
Stevenage 2020–21[23] League Two 9110102[lower-alpha 8]1132
Barnet (loan) 2020–21[23] National League 51001[lower-alpha 7]061
Career total 40713025410347463141
  1. Appearance(s) in Herts Senior Cup
  2. One appearance and one goal in Herts Senior Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy
  3. One appearance in Herts Senior Cup, one in FA Trophy
  4. One appearance in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, one in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
  5. Two appearances in Southern League Cup, two in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, two appearances in Southern League Premier Division play-offs
  6. One appearance and one goal in Southern League Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy
  7. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  8. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. https://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=171776
  3. "Inih Effiong". St Albans City Official Site. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. "Inih Effiong Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. "Inih Effiong: Barrow sign striker from Biggleswade Town". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. "Barrow vs. Torquay United". Soccerway. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. "Barrow vs. Tranmere Rovers". Soccerway. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. "Retained List". Barrow AFC Official Site. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  9. "Inih Effiong: Woking sign striker after Barrow release". BBC Sport. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  10. "Woking vs. Gateshead". Soccerway. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  11. "Bury vs. Woking". Soccerway. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  12. "Peterborough United vs. Woking". Soccerway. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  13. "Woking vs. Maidstone United". Soccerway. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  14. "Signing News Inih Effiong joins the Club". Ross County Official Site. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  15. "Kilmarnock vs. Ross County". Soccerway. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  16. "Effiong Departs the Club". Ross County Official Site. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  17. "Inih Effiong: Dover bring in former Woking and Ross County striker". BBC Sport. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  18. "Inih Effiong signs". Stevenage FC. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  19. "Barrow 1-1 Stevenage". BBC. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  20. Inih Effiong joins on a short term loan deal
  21. "Effiong joins Notts County on loan". Stevenage FC. 11 January 2021.
  22. "Inih Effiong". Northwood Official Site. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  23. "I. Effiong". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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