Igoh Ogbu (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slavia Prague, and the Nigeria national team.
Ogbu started his career with Gombe United in Nigeria, before joining Norwegian club Rosenborg in February 2018, where he signed a four-year contract.[2] Following loan spells with Levanger and Sogndal, Ogbu joined the latter permanently in June 2020.[3] On 29 January 2021, he joined Lillestrøm on a five-year contract.[4] He made his Eliteserien debut on 16 May 2021 against Strømsgodset.[5] On 6 January 2023, he joined Slavia Prague on a three-year contract.[6] On 24 May 2025, Ogbu extended his contract with Slavia until 31 December 2027.[7]
Ogbu featured for the Nigeria under-20 team at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making a total of seven appearances.[8] He was called up to the senior Nigeria national team for the friendly 2025 Unity Cup tournament in May 2025.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rosenborg | 2019 | Eliteserien | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Levanger (loan) | 2018 | Norwegian First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Sogndal (loan) | 2019 | 15 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||
Sogndal | 2020 | 26 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||||
Total | 41 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||||
Lillestrøm | 2021 | Eliteserien | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
2022 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
Total | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 61 | 4 | |||
Slavia Prague | 2022–23 | Fortuna Liga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 2 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
2024–25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
Total | 61 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | 82 | 3 | |||
Career total | 156 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 9 |