Chi-Chi Igbo

"Chi-Chi" Igbo (born 1 May 1986) is a retired Danish Nigerian footballer.[1]

"Chi-Chi" Igbo
Personal information
Full name Chi-chi Igbo
Date of birth (1986-05-01) 1 May 1986
Place of birth Isiochi, Abia state
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2016 Fortuna Hjørring 270
National team
2004–2010 Nigeria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Igbo started her career in 2000 with FCT Queens of Abuja. In summer 2002, she graduated with her team the Capital Queens a youth tournament in Denmark which one could win. Igbo herself was named the best player and moved a year later to Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark.[2] In Hjørring at the age of only 15 years, her senior debut in the highest Danish league, in the summer of 2003 series champion was before Hjørring. She was elected in 2005 and 2011 player of the season of the Cup competition.[3] During the seasons 2008/09 and 2009/10 she with her team Fortuna Hjørring won the Danish title.

She decided to retire in 2016, after 14 years at Fortuna Hjørring, where she played 270 matches and won four league titles and three cup titles.[4]

International career

Since 2004, she has played for the Nigeria women's national football team. She represented her country at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.[5]

References
  1. UEFA Women's Champions League - Chichi Igbo – UEFA.com
  2. Interview - Chified Archived 1 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 3F / Fodbold
  4. "Fortuna has said farewell to 5 players" (in Danish). Fortuna Hjørring. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. FIFA Spielerstatistik Chi-Chi IGBO - FIFA.com


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