Odion Ighalo
Ighalo with Watford in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Odion Jude Ighalo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Watford | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Prime | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Prime | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Julius Berger | 10 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Lyn | 20 | (9) |
| 2008–2014 | Udinese | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Granada (loan) | 26 | (16) |
| 2010–2011 | → Cesena (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | → Granada (loan) | 95 | (17) |
| 2014 | → Watford (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2014– | Watford | 91 | (33) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Nigeria | 12 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2016 |
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Odion Jude Ighalo (born 16 June 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Watford and the Nigerian national team as a striker.
After starting his career at Prime and Julius Berger, he moved to Norway's Lyn in 2007. A year later he was signed by Udinese, spending most of his tenure loaned out, notably at Granada, before signing for Watford in 2014.
Ighalo made his international debut for Nigeria in 2015.
Born in Lagos and raised in Edo, Ighalo played in his country with Prime F.C. and Julius Berger FC, where he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman who recommended him to Atta Aneke, being subsequently taken on trial by Norway's Lyn Fotball.
He made his Tippeligaen debut on 16 September 2007 at the age of just 18, scoring in a 2–0 home win against Viking FK. He scored six goals in 13 games in his second year to help his team to the seventh position, and subsequently arose interest from other clubs in the country, with SK Brann reporting Lyn to the Football Association of Norway for unfairness in the negotiation process.
On 30 July 2008, Ighalo signed for Udinese Calcio in Italy, moving alongside teammate Jo Inge Berget and agreeing to a five-year contract. He appeared rarely in Serie A in his debut season, scoring against Cagliari Calcio in a 6–2 home routing – four of his five league appearances came as a late substitute.
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