Victor Igbekoyi

Victor Kayode Igbekoyi (born 1 September 1986) is a Nigerian football midfielder. He formerly played for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.

Victor Igbekoyi
Personal information
Full name Victor Kayode Igbekoyi
Date of birth (1986-09-01) 1 September 1986
Place of birth Ondo City, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Hearts of Abuja
Sunshine Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Turan Tovuz 22 (9)
2007–2008 Qarabağ 25 (6)
2009 Turan Tovuz 11 (7)
2009–2015 Shuvalan 156 (23)
2015–2018 Zira 82 (5)
2018–2019 North Carolina 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2019

Career

Club

On 27 June 2015, Igbekoyi became Zira's first foreign signing.[1]

On 27 August 2018, Igbekoyi signed for North Carolina FC in the United Soccer League[2] On 3 December 2019, North Carolina announced that they had declined the option on Igbekoyi's contract and therefore he'd become a free agent.[3]

International

On 23 August 2012, Igbekoyi was selected in Sierra Leone's 19-man squad for their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Tunisia.[4] Days later, Igbekoyi was withdrawn from the squad,[5] before he was cleared to represent Sierra Leone in October 2012.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 October 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Turan-Tovuz 2006–07[8] Azerbaijan Premier League 229229
Qarabağ 2007–08[9] Azerbaijan Premier League 225--225
2008–09[10] 31--31
Total 256----256
Turan-Tovuz 2008–09[10] Azerbaijan Premier League 117117
AZAL/Shuvalan 2009–10 Azerbaijan Premier League 20340--203
2010–11 29340--330
2011–12 2413021-292
2012–13 29810--308
2013–14 31610--326
2014–15 22220--242
Total 1552315021--17224
Zira 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 34210--352
2016–17 23200--232
2017–18 2513030-311
Total 8254030--895
North Carolina 2018 United Soccer League 600060
2019 13000130
Total 19000----190
Career total 3135019+051--337+51

References

  1. "Первый легионер Зиря". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. "NORTH CAROLINA FC INKS VERSATILE MIDFIELDER VICTOR IGBEKOYI". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. "NORTH CAROLINA FC EXERCISES CONTRACT OPTIONS ON KRISTO, BROTHERTON, COMSIA AND DUVERNAY". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. "Sierra Leone pick ineligible Nigerian to face Tunisia". bbc.com. BBC. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. "Sierra Leone withdraw ineligible Nigerian from squad". bbc.com. BBC. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. "Victor Kayode is cleared to represent Sierra Leone". bbc.com. BBC. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. "V.Igbekoyi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  8. "Arxiv / 2006/2007" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  9. "Arxiv / 2007/2008" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  10. "Arxiv / 2008/2009" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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