| Jack Ipalibo | |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Diamond Football Academy |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Villarreal C |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Strømsgodset (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2023 |
| Caps3: | 85 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 5 August 2024 |
Jack Ipalibo (born 6 April 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Ipalibo started his football career at Diamond Football Academy in Nigeria in 2016.
On 11 September 2016, Ipalibo transferred to the academy of Spanish club Villarreal C.
Ipalibo showed an outstanding performance in a short time and was promoted to the Villarreal B team. He started training with the first team from time to time with Villarreal.[1]
On 3 August 2019, Ipalibo signed for Strømsgodset on a year-long loan deal from Villarreal B.[2] In his first season with Strømsgodset, he failed to contribute any goals in 15 games.[3] On 1 July 2020, he received a red card in the match played against Stabæk Fotball in the 5th week of the season at Eliteserien, which was the first red card of his career.[4]
On 30 June 2020, Ipalibo signed permanently for Strømsgodset, on a three-year-long deal.[5] In the 2020–21 season, he scored his first goal against Viking FK.[6] In 22 matches with Strømsgodset, scoring a total of 3 goals in Odds BK[7] and Sarpsborg 08 matches. He scored his first goal in Eliteserien with Strømsgodset in the 2022–23 season, in the 37th minute of their 3–0 win against Rosenborg on 8 May 2022.[8] Ipalibo scored 3 more goals for the rest of the season and finished Eliteserien with 4 goals in 2021–22.
On 23 February 2024, Ipalibo joined Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa.[9] At the beginning of March, he left the team.[10]
Ipalibo has been compared to the famous Ivorian football player Yaya Touré with her playing style and talent.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Strømsgodset (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 15 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 23 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 82 | 7 | |||