Sunday Ibrahim (born 20 December 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Ekstraklasa in Poland for Wisła Kraków, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and Zagłębie Lubin. He also played in his native Nigeria, in China and in Norway.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ibadan, Nigeria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Greater Tomorrow | |||
| Liberty Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Nigerdock | ||
| 1996 | Eagle Cement | 26 | (4) |
| 1997 | Nigerdock | 30 | (1) |
| 1997–2004 | Wisła Kraków | 44 | (3) |
| 2003 | → KSZO Ostrowiec (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2004 | Chengdu Wuniu | 14 | (2) |
| 2005 | Strømsgodset | 22 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Zagłębie Lubin | 12 | (0) |
| 2008 | Hutnik Kraków | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Stal Rzeszów | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Warta Sieradz | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | LZS Piotrówka | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Zjednoczeni Branice | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editIbrahim was born in Ibadan, and began his football career with his hometown club, Greater Tomorrow, as a youngster. He also played for Liberty Boys, Nigerdock and Eagle Cement before moving to Poland to sign for Wisła Kraków for the 1997–98 season.[1] He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 28 March 1998 in an away match against KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. Taking the field as a 72nd-minute substitute, he scored the only goal of the game seven minutes later. He finished the season with ten Ekstraklasa appearances, all but one as a substitute, and three goals.[2] The following season he made 13 appearances as Wisła won the 1998–99 Ekstraklasa title, and played in the finals of the 2001 and 2002 Ekstraklasa Cup and the 2001–02 Polish Cup.[3][4] He played several times for the club in the UEFA Cup and Champions League.[5]
In 2003, he spent a few months on loan at Ekstraklasa club KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, but on his return to Wisła was only picked for the reserves, so he chose to leave. He joined Chinese club Chengdu Wuniu[6] and then Strømsgodset in the Norwegian Adeccoligaen,[7] before returning to the Ekstraklasa with Zagłębie Lubin. He again played in the Polish Cup Final, in 2006,[8] but had problems with weight and fitness.[6] After surgery on a knee injury and subsequent rehabilitation, he went on to play in the lower divisions of the Polish league with Hutnik Kraków,[9] GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski, Stal Rzeszów and Warta Sieradz.[1]
Honours
editWisła Kraków[1]
- Ekstraklasa: 1998–99, 2000–01
- Polish Cup: 2001–02
- Polish League Cup: 2000–01
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Sunday Ibrahim" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Sunday Ibrahim: Sezon 1997/98" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Sunday Ibrahim: Sezon 2000/01" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Sunday Ibrahim: Sezon 2001/02" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ Klukowski, Tomasz (31 May 2004). "Wisła Kraków– Games in European Cups". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Sunday Ibrahim i Ibrahim Sunday" [Sunday Ibrahim and Ibrahim Sunday] (in Polish). igol.pl. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Sunday Ibrahim". Altomfotball. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Sunday Ibrahim: Sezon 2005/06" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ Kordyl, Waldemar (11 March 2008). "Sunday Ibrahim: Z III ligi można do góry" [Ibrahim Sunday: From the third division it's possible to go to the top] (paid subscription required for full story). Sport (in Polish). Kraków. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
External links
edit- Sunday Ibrahim at 90minut.pl (in Polish)