Nigerian footballer

Sylvester Emeka Igbonu, commonly known as Sylvester Igboun (born 8 September 1990) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a striker or an attacking midfielder. Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a p*port. His shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 Club
  • 1.2 International
• 2 Career statistics
  • 2.1 Club
  • 2.2 International
• 3 Honours
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Career

Club

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

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

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

International

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 subs*ute in the 69th minute.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 March 2022

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015

Honours

Midtjylland

• Danish Superliga: 2014–15

References

External links

• FC Midtjylland profile
• Career statistics at Danmarks Radio
• Sylvester Igboun at National-Football-Teams.com