Victor Igbekoyi

Victor Kayode Igbekoyi (born 1 September 1986) is a Nigerian football midfielder. He formerly played for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.

Victor Igbekoyi

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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2019

Career

Club

On 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

On 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19-man squad for their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Tunisia.[4] Days later, Igbekoyi was withdrawn from the squad,[5] before he was cleared to represent Sierra Leone in October 2012.[6]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

Club

As of match played 13 October 2019[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. "Первый легионер Зиря". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
2. "NORTH CAROLINA FC INKS VERSATILE MIDFIELDER VICTOR IGBEKOYI". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
3. "NORTH CAROLINA FC EXERCISES CONTRACT OPTIONS ON KRISTO, BROTHERTON, COMSIA AND DUVERNAY". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
4. "Sierra Leone pick ineligible Nigerian to face Tunisia". bbc.com. BBC. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
5. "Sierra Leone withdraw ineligible Nigerian from squad". bbc.com. BBC. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
6. "Victor Kayode is cleared to represent Sierra Leone". bbc.com. BBC. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
7. "V.Igbekoyi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
8. "Arxiv / 2006/2007" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
9. "Arxiv / 2007/2008" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
10. "Arxiv / 2008/2009" (PDF). pfl.az/. pfl. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

External links

• Victor Igbekoyi at USL Championship