Sylvester Igboun

Nigerian footballer

Sylvester Igboun

Sly with Dynamo Moscow in 2019

Personal information
Full name|  Sylvester Emeka Igbonu
Date of birth|  (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth|  Lagos, Nigeria
Height|  1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)|  Striker
Youth career
2004–2006|  Ebedei
2006–2010|  Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2010–2015|  Midtjylland|  147|  (41)
2015–2020|  Ufa|  110|  (26)
2019–2020|  → Dynamo Moscow (loan)|  20|  (2)
2020–2021|  Dynamo Moscow|  27|  (1)
2022|  Nizhny Novgorod|  1|  (0)
2022|  NorthEast United|  1|  (0)
International career
2015|  Nigeria|  6|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sylvester Emeka Igbonu (born 8 September 1990), commonly known as Sylvester Igboun, is a Nigerian former professional football player who played as a forward.

Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport.[1] His shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.[2]

## Club career

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On 13 July 2015, Igbonu signed for Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.[3]

On 2 September 2019, he joined FC Dynamo Moscow on loan for the 2019–20 season.[4] He was voted player of the month for September 2019 by Dynamo fans.[5] On 4 August 2020, Dynamo Moscow announced that they had signed Igboun on a permanent transfer from FC Ufa.[6] On 7 January 2022, his contract with Dynamo was terminated by mutual consent.[7]

On 20 February 2022, Igboun joined Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the season.[8] On 16 March 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.[9]

In September 2022, Igboun signed a two-year contract with Indian Super League club NorthEast United.[10] On 20 October, he made his debut for the club against East Bengal, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Michael Jakobsen. The match ended in a 3–1 defeat.[11][12] Three days later, According to Igboun, he left due to the poor facilities and accommodations provided by the team.[13]

## International career

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He made his international debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Tanzania on 5 September 2015, replacing Moses Simon as a substitute in the 69th minute.[14]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 20 October 2022[15][16]
Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Midtjylland | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0
2010–11 | 31 | 6 | 5[a] | 2 | — | — | 36 | 8
2011–12 | 31 | 8 | 1[a] | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 9
2012–13 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 27 | 9
2013–14 | 28 | 10 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 29 | 10
2014–15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 33 | 10
Total  | 147 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 46
Ufa | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 1[c] | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4
2016–17 | 24 | 3 | 2[c] | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3
2017–18 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7
2018–19 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 2[d] | 1 | 35 | 11
2019–20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2
Total  | 108 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 27
Dynamo Moscow
(loan)  | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League  | 20 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2
Dynamo Moscow | 2020–21 | 17 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 1
2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1
Total  | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2
Nizhny Novgorod | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League  | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0
NorthEast United | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0
Career total  | 304 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 337 | 77

1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Danish Cup
2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Russian Cup
4. ^ Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs

### International

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Nigeria

Year | Apps | Goals
2015 | 6 | 0
Total | 6 | 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015[16]

## Honours

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Midtjylland

* Danish Superliga: 2014–15[16]

## References

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1. ^ "IGBOUN REVEALS HOW DANISH CLUB CHANGED HIS NAME". Africanfootball.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
2. ^ "Russian Premier League player page" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
3. ^ "Сильвестер Игбун переходит в ФК "Уфа"" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 13 July 2015.
4. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун – в "Динамо"" [Sylvester Igboun at Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 2 September 2019.
5. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун стал лучшим игроком сентября" [Sylvester Igboun is the best player of September] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 October 2019.
6. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун остаётся в "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 August 2020.
7. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун покидает "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 7 January 2022.
8. ^ "Сильвестр Игбун – в "Нижнем"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
9. ^ "Контракт с Олденом Ларсеном приостановлен, а с Игбуном – расторгнут" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
10. ^ "NorthEast United have completed the signings of Nigerian Striker Sylvester Emeka Igboun and Australian defender Aaron Evans". @IFTWC. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
11. ^ "East Bengal earn dominating win over NorthEast United". khelnow.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
12. ^ "NorthEast United 1 – 3 East Bengal". Soccerway. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
13. ^ "Breaking: Nigerian forward Sylvester Igboun leaves NorthEast United". khelnow.com. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
14. ^ "Tanzania vs. Nigeria". weltfussballarchiv.com. 5 September 2015.
15. ^ Sylvester Igboun at Soccerway
16. ^ a b c "Sylvester Igboun". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

## External links

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* FC Midtjylland profile
* Sylvester Igboun at DR (in Danish) (archived)
* Sylvester Igboun at National-Football-Teams.com

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