Ifeanyi Edeh

Ifeanyi Benjamin Ede (born 5 December 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.[4][2]

Ifeanyi Ede
Personal information
Full name Ifeanyi Benjamin Ede[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-05) 5 December 1990[1]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[1][3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Ocean Boys 15 (8)
2010–2012 Enyimba 17 (8)
2012 Enugu Rangers 12 (7)
2013–2016 Enyimba 52 (28)
2016–2017 Tirana 21 (6)
2017–2018 Al-Nasr
2018–2019 Fasil Kenema
National team‡
2014– Nigeria[2] 9 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:55, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:55, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Tirana

On 19 August 2016, Ede completed a transfer to Albania's most successful club Tirana as a free agent, signing a two-year contract.[5][6] He was presented on the same day along with Romuald Ntsitsigui where he was allocated squad number 11.[5] He made his debut a day later in the friendly against Apolonia Fier where he also netted his first goal. contributing in a 2–0 win at Selman Stërmasi Stadium.[7] Later on 7 September, Ede played his first competitive match in the opening league match against Teuta Durrës which finished in a goalless draw; he played full-90 minutes.[8] He scored his first goal in the matchday 5 against Flamurtari Vlorë, helping Tirana to get the first win of the season after four consecutive draws.[9][10]

International career

In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited Ede to be a part of the Nigeria national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[11][12] He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by a goal to nil.[13][14]

Career statistics
As of 15 February 2019[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tirana 2016–17 Albanian Superliga 26611—272
Total 26611—272
Career total 26611—272

Honours

Club

Tirana

References
  1. "Ifeanyi Ede". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "Ifeanyi Ede". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. "Keshi names Chan squad". kickoffnigeria.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. http://westafricanfootball.com/
  5. "Sulmuesi nigerian Edeh firmos 2-vite bardheblu" (in Albanian). KF Tirana. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. "IFEANYI EDEH SHUNS MOROCCO TO JOIN ALBANIAN CLUB". African Football. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. "Edeh debuton me gol te Tirana, Skënderbeu i "falet" Latifit (FOTO)" (in Albanian). Panorama.al. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. "Teuta-Tirana, start me barazim" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  9. "Tirana e bukur, vjen fitorja e parë" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  10. "Tirana kthehet 5 dekada pas, start i dobët si në vitet '60" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. "Nigeria name final squad for 2014 CHAN". Yahoo News. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  12. "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad". goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  13. "Nigeria win Chan bronze". kickoff.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  14. "CHAN 2014: Eagles win bronze". sunnewsonline.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  15. "Nigeria - I. Ede - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2020.


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