| Ibrahim Aliyu | |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Kano, Nigeria[1] |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Houston Dynamo |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Oasis FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Footwork FC |
| Youthyears3: | 2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| Caps1: | 79 |
| Goals1: | 14 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Houston Dynamo |
| Caps2: | 48 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:58, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 1:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC) |
Ibrahim Aliyu (born 16 January 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.
Aliyu went on trial with Croatian club NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in January 2020.[2] [3] On 9 February the 18 year old signed with the club.[4] He spent the remainder of the 2019–20 season playing with the youth teams.
On 2 October 2020 Aliyu made his first team debut against Istra 1961 in a Prva HNL match, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Reuben Acquah in a 0–0 draw.[5] [6] He scored his first goal for Lokomitiva on 1 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Dinamo Zagreb.[7] Aliyu finished the season with 2 goals in 19 appearances in league play as Lokomotiva finished 8th in the table.[8]
On 14 August 2021 he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Istra 1961.[9] He ended the 21–22 season with 34 appearances and 6 goals in the league to help Lokomotiva finish 5th.
On 5 March 2023 Aliyu scored a brace against Croatian powerhouse Hajduk Split in a 4–3 victory.[10] [11]
On 25 April 2023 Aliyu joined Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on a three-year deal with team options for 2026 and 2027 for an undisclosed fee.[12] The fee was reportedly €2.1 million.[13]
Aliyu has stated that is favorite football club is Real Madrid and that Kylian Mbappé is a player he looks to as a role model. He is a friend of ibrhmdbt[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2020–21 | HNL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 7 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 79 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 17 | |||
| Houston Dynamo | 2023 | MLS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 79 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 18 | |||