Sylvester Igboun

Sylvester Igboun

Sly with Dynamo Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Sylvester Emeka Igbonu
Date of birth	(1990-09-08) 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	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Midtjylland	147	(41)
2015–2020	Ufa	110	(26)
2019–2020	→ Dynamo Moscow (loan)	20	(2)
2020–2021	Dynamo Moscow	27	(1)
2022	Nizhny Novgorod	1	(0)
2022	NorthEast United	1	(0)
International career^‡
2015	Nigeria	6	(0)
*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
		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

1. Appearance(s) in Danish Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in Russian Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs

International

Nigeria
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	6	0
Total	6	0

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

Honours

Midtjylland

• Danish Superliga: 2014–15^[16]

References

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