Ike Ibenegbu Explained

Ike Ibenegbu
Fullname:Bartholomew Ikechukwu Ibenegbu
Birth Date:22 February 1986
Birth Place:Nigeria
Height:1.74 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Enugu Rangers
Clubnumber:10
Years1:2005–2006
Clubs1:El-Kanemi Warriors
Years2:2007–2008
Years3:2008–2014
Years4:2014–2016
Clubs4:Warri Wolves
Years5:2016–2019
Clubs5:Enyimba
Years6:2019–
Clubs6:Enugu Rangers
Nationalyears1:2006–2009
Nationalteam1:Nigeria Beach Soccer
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:5
Nationalyears2:2012–
Nationalteam2:Nigeria
Nationalcaps2:13
Nationalgoals2:6
Ntupdate:March 1, 2013

Bartholomew Ikechukwu Ibenegbu (born February 22, 1986), nicknamed Mosquito, is a Nigerian attacking midfielder who plays for Enugu Rangers.[1]

Career

Before Heartland, he played for Enyimba F.C. and El-Kanemi Warriors, where he led the Nigerian Premier League in scoring in 2006 with ten goals.[2]

International career

Ibenegbu has played on the Nigeria national beach soccer team since 2006.[3] He was called into the 2007 Under-23 camp before the Beijing Olympics but did not make the final team.[4] He was called into camp for the senior team ahead of the 2010 African Cup of Nations,[5] one of only three home-based players to make it.He made his debut as a substitute in the January 2012 friendly vs Angola.

References

  1. https://www.channelstv.com/2016/02/05/ikechukwu-ibenegbu-joins-enyimba/ Ibenegbu completes Enyimba move
  2. http://naijaligue.blogspot.com/2009/08/heartlands-ibenegbu-keen-to-nail.html Heartland's Ibenegbu Keen To Nail Enyimba
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20080623031548/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=262883/index.html FIFA profile page
  4. http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/archive/DT11012007/siasia11107.html DAILY TRIUMPH -Siasia invites 39 to U-23 camp
  5. http://www.goal.com/en/news/815/african-nations-cup/2009/12/15/1688698/african-nations-cup-fulhams-dickson-etuhu-called-up-into-nigeria- 2010 Cup of Nations training camp roster