Victor Igbonefo
Victor Chukwuekezie Igbonefo (born 10 October 1985 in Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung and the Indonesia national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the Thai League 1 because of his vision of play, intensity, and discipline.[2]
 Igbonefo playing for Navy in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Chukwuekezie Igbonefo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Persib Bandung | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nigerdock Soccer Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | First Bank | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Persipura Jayapura | 162 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Pelita Jaya | 31 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Chiangrai United (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Arema Cronus | 60 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Osotspa Samut Prakan (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Navy | 29 | (2) |
| 2017 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 33 | (2) |
| 2018 | Persib Bandung | 27 | (0) |
| 2019 | PTT Rayong | 27 | (0) |
| 2020– | Persib Bandung | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Indonesia Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Indonesia | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:30, 25 March 2015 (UTC) | |||
International career
Football Association of Indonesia has announced that Victor is being naturalized officially on 10 October 2011 and he made his debut for the Indonesia national football team in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign against Saudi Arabia on 23 March 2013.[3]
Honours
Club honors
- Persipura Jayapura
- Arema Cronus
References
- "Victor Igbonefo: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Indonesia - V. Igbonefo - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Indonesia Takluk 1-2 dari Arab Saudi". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- "Persipura Balas Sriwijaya di Community Shield" (in Indonesian).
- "Jadwal Persib vs Arema Final Inter Island Cup Digelar 1 Februari 2015 di Palembang". rancahpost.co.id (in Indonesian). Liga Indonesia. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
- Victor Igbonefo at Soccerway
- Victor Igbonefo at WorldFootball.net
- Victor Igbonefo at National-Football-Teams.com
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