Victor Kayode Igbekoyi (born 1 September 1986) is a Nigerian football midfielder. He formerly played for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Kayode Igbekoyi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ondo City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hearts of Abuja | |||
| Sunshine Stars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Turan Tovuz | 22 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Qarabağ | 25 | (6) |
| 2009 | Turan Tovuz | 11 | (7) |
| 2009–2015 | Shuvalan | 156 | (23) |
| 2015–2018 | Zira | 82 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | North Carolina | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
Career
editClub
editOn 27 June 2015, Igbekoyi became Zira's first foreign signing.[1]
On 27 August 2018, Igbekoyi signed for North Carolina FC in the United Soccer League[2] On 3 December 2019, North Carolina announced that they had declined the option on Igbekoyi's contract and therefore he'd become a free agent.[3]
International
editOn 23 August 2012, Igbekoyi was selected in Sierra Leone's 19-man squad for their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Tunisia.[4] Days later, Igbekoyi was withdrawn from the squad,[5] before he was cleared to represent Sierra Leone in October 2012.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 13 October 2019[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Turan-Tovuz | 2006–07[8] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 9 | – | – | 22 | 9 | ||||
| Qarabağ | 2007–08[9] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 5 | - | - | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 2008–09[10] | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 25 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 6 | ||||
| Turan-Tovuz | 2008–09[10] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 7 | – | – | 11 | 7 | ||||
| AZAL/Shuvalan | 2009–10 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 8 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 6 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 155 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 172 | 24 | ||
| Zira | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 82 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 89 | 5 | ||
| North Carolina | 2018 | United Soccer League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 313 | 50 | 19+ | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 337+ | 51 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Первый легионер Зиря". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "NORTH CAROLINA FC INKS VERSATILE MIDFIELDER VICTOR IGBEKOYI". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "NORTH CAROLINA FC EXERCISES CONTRACT OPTIONS ON KRISTO, BROTHERTON, COMSIA AND DUVERNAY". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Sierra Leone pick ineligible Nigerian to face Tunisia". bbc.com. BBC. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Sierra Leone withdraw ineligible Nigerian from squad". bbc.com. BBC. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Victor Kayode is cleared to represent Sierra Leone". bbc.com. BBC. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "V.Igbekoyi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Arxiv / 2006/2007" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Arxiv / 2007/2008" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Arxiv / 2008/2009" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.