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Odion Ighalo

1989 - Today

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Odion Jude Ighalo (born 16 June 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward. After starting his career at Nigerian clubs Prime and Julius Berger, Ighalo moved to Norwegian club Lyn in 2007. A year later, he was signed by Italian club Udinese, spending most of his tenure on two separate loan spells with Spanish club Granada. In 2014, he signed for Championship club Watford and was integral in the club's promotion to the Premier League in the 2014–15 season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Odion Ighalo is the 9,149th most popular soccer player (down from 6,241st in 2024), the 118th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 77th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Odion Ighalo ranks 9,149 out of 21,273. Before him are José Batista, Ko Ishikawa, Iliyan Kiryakov, Jason Denayer, Christophe Jallet, and Gaku Shibasaki. After him are José Clayton, Ibrahima Traoré, Álvaro Domínguez, Ivo Grbić, Răzvan Cociș, and Christian Benítez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Odion Ighalo ranks 333. Before him are Tomáš Pekhart, Ryan Bertrand, Simu Liu, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jang Hyun-seung, and Jeremy Sumpter. After him are Camille Muffat, Álvaro Domínguez, Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Ayana Taketatsu, Rıza Kayaalp, and Vijay Deverakonda.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Odion Ighalo ranks 118 out of 309. Before him are Samuel Chukwueze (1999), Julius Aghahowa (1982), Haruna Babangida (1982), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Victor Obinna (1987), and Ike Shorunmu (1967). After him are Tobi Amusan (1997), Amina Lawal (1973), Elderson Echiéjilé (1988), Simon Yates (null), Emmanuel Dennis (1997), and Ayila Yussuf (1984).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Odion Ighalo ranks 49. Before him are Ikechukwu Uche (1984), Samuel Chukwueze (1999), Julius Aghahowa (1982), Haruna Babangida (1982), Victor Obinna (1987), and Ike Shorunmu (1967). After him are Elderson Echiéjilé (1988), Emmanuel Dennis (1997), Ayila Yussuf (1984), Benedict Iroha (1969), Wilson Oruma (1976), and Mudashiru Lawal (1954).

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