| Kenny Otigba | |
| Fullname: | Kenneth Karim Otigba |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Vasas |
| Clubnumber: | 34 |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gyula |
| Youthyears2: | 2004–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Békéscsaba |
| Youthyears3: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Heerenveen |
| Years1: | 2012–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Heerenveen |
| Caps1: | 82 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Kasımpaşa (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps3: | 39 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020– |
| Clubs4: | Vasas |
| Caps4: | 89 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Pcupdate: | 6 August 2024 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Ntupdate: | 16:21, 24 March 2019 (UTC) |
Kenneth Karim Otigba (born 29 August 1992) is a Nigerian-born Hungarian footballer who last played for Vasas as a centre back. At international level, he has represented Hungary national team
Otigba was born in Kaduna, Nigeria. He made his debut for SC Heerenveen on 16 December 2012 against Utrecht, coming on a 75th-minute substitute in a 3–1 loss.[1]
On 30 August 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Mark Uth to beat FC Utrecht 3–1 in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[2] On 13 December 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Uth to beat NAC Breda 2–0 at the Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda, Netherlands in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[3] On 7 January 2015, Otigba was chosen to be in the best team of December of the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[4]
In August 2016, Otigba joined Kasımpaşa S.K. on loan for the 2016–17 with an option for Kasımpaşa to sign him permanently.[5]
On 5 June 2017, it was announced that an agreement was reached between SC Heerenveen and Ferencvárosi TC in connection with the signing of Otigba.[6] By signing Otigba, Ferencváros ended a two-year long project since on 14 December 2015 it was announced that Ferencváros showed interest in signing him.[7]
On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[8]
Having represented Hungary U-21 as a youth player, he refused Pál Dárdai's invitation to represent Hungary at the adult team saying he would choose Nigeria instead.[9] However, in 2018, he reconsidered himself and chose to play for the national team,[10] making his debut in the friendly match against Kazakhstan.[11]
Otigba was born in Nigeria to a Hungarian mother and a Nigerian father, he moved to Hungary with his mother at age five and spent his childhood in Gyula.[12] [13] Otigba said in an interview with the Hungarian Nemzeti Sport that "I'm a very lucky chap" when he was asked about his partner, Dutch singer and model Sanne Verbeek, a.k.a. Ayden. Verbeek participated in the X Factor in 2013.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Heerenveen | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Total | 88 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 8 | ||
| Kasımpaşa | 2016–17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Ferencváros | 2017–18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 142 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 12 | ||