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]
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]
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.