Pius Ikedia

Pius Ikedia

Personal information
Full name	Pius Nelson Ikedia
Date of birth	11 July 1980 (1980-07-11)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Mağusa Türk Gücü
Youth career
0000–1996	Okin Oloja Ventures
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1998	Bendel Insurance	?	(?)
1998–1999	Mimosas	?	(?)
1999–2005	Ajax	25	(2)
2002–2003	→ Groningen (loan)	27	(1)
2003–2005	→ RBC Roosendaal (loan)	39	(5)
2005–2007	AZ	12	(1)
2006–2007	→ RKC Waalwijk (loan)	24	(2)
2007–2008	Metalurh Donetsk	3	(0)
2008–2010	RBC Roosendaal	14	(0)
2010-2011	AZAL PFC Baku	21	(1)
2011-	Mağusa Türk Gücü
National team
1997–2004	Nigeria	15	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Pius Nelson Ikedia (born 11 July 1980 in Lagos) is a Nigerian football winger who currently playing for Mağusa Türk Gücü S.K..

Career

While still a teenager, Ikedia scored many goals along with Julius Aghahowa at Nigerian club Bendel Insurance. He played professional football for one year in Côte d'Ivoire before he was discovered by Dutch giants Ajax. He broke into Ajax's first team. After three seasons with Ajax (1999/00 until 2001/02) he was loaned out to various Dutch clubs before signing with AZ Alkmaar in 2005. In the 2006-07 season he was out on loan to RKC Waalwijk but failed to make an impact and was subsequently released by AZ Alkmaar. He returned to Roosendaal after a trial with the Chicago Fire, after which he later played for Metalurh Donetsk in 2007/08. In 2008/09 he played for RBC Roosendaal in the Netherlands

International career

He has played fifteen international matches and scored one goal for Nigeria, for whom he debuted in 1997. Ikedia played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Ikedia returns to Holland