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'''Alexander Chuka Iwobi''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|ˈ|w|oʊ|b|i}} {{respell|ih|WOH|bee}};<ref>{{Citation |last=Arsenal |title=Arsenal: Introducing Alex Iwobi |date=22 May 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54QflUOpKo&t=22s |accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref> born 3 May 1996) is a Nigerian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for {{English football updater|Arsenal}} club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and the [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria national team]]. |
'''Alexander Chuka Iwobi''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|ˈ|w|oʊ|b|i}} {{respell|ih|WOH|bee}};<ref>{{Citation |last=Arsenal |title=Arsenal: Introducing Alex Iwobi |date=22 May 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54QflUOpKo&t=22s |accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref> born 3 May 1996) is a Nigerian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for {{English football updater|Arsenal}} club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and the [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria national team]]. |
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Revision as of 07:34, 26 October 2018
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Chuka Iwobi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Arsenal | 71 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | England U16 | 7 | (1) |
2013 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
2013 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2015– | Nigeria | 21 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:34, 26 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2018 |
Alexander Chuka Iwobi (/ɪˈwoʊbi/ ih-WOH-bee;[3] born 3 May 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal and the Nigeria national team.
Early and personal life
Iwobi was born in Lagos before moving to England at the age of four.[4][5] He is the nephew of former professional footballer Jay-Jay Okocha.[5] He is "best mates" with former Arsenal teammate Tyrell Robinson.[6]
Club career
Iwobi joined Arsenal while still at primary school,[7][8] and was first involved in a first-team match as an unused substitute in a League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 25 September 2013.[9] He signed a long-term contract with Arsenal in October 2015.[7][10]
On 27 October 2015, Iwobi made his first-team debut for the club, starting in a 3–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the Round of 16 of the League Cup.[11][12] He made his Premier League debut four days later in a 3–0 win against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, as a stoppage time substitute for Mesut Özil.[13] Iwobi made his Champions League debut as an 85th-minute substitute in a 5–1 defeat against Bayern Munich.[14] Iwobi started in the first team for the 2015–16 FA Cup 3rd and 4th round home wins against Sunderland and Burnley respectively.[15][16]
After getting a first Champions League start in a 3–1 away defeat to Barcelona,[17] Iwobi went on to score two goals in his first two Premier League starts in wins against Everton,[18] and Watford, respectively.[19]
In the following season, Iwobi changed his squad number from 45 to 17. This was due to Chilean forward Alexis Sánchez taking up the newly vacated number 7 from the departing Tomáš Rosický.[20]
Iwobi went on to feature throughout Arsenal's victorious FA Cup campaign of 2016–17. As so he earned a winners medal as being part of the squad that beat Chelsea by 2 goals to 1 in the final of such.[21] He achieved further success with Arsenal in the 2017 Community Shield, in which Arsenal beat Chelsea on penalties.[22]
In January 2018 a video allegedly showing Iwobi at a late-night party the day before a match was released.[23]
In May 2018, after Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger announced he would be leaving the club, Iwobi described him as an "inspiration" and stated it was sad but exciting.[24]
In August 2018 he signed a new "long-term" contract with the club, reportedly until 2023.[25]
International career
Iwobi started as a youth international for England, with whom he won the Victory Shield of 2011.[26][27][28] Iwobi went on though to play for Nigeria. He made his senior debut for the Super Eagles on 8 October 2015, replacing Ahmed Musa in the 57th minute of a 2–0 friendly defeat to DR Congo in Visé, Belgium.[29]
He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[30] He was not a part of the 18-man final squad.[31]
In August 2017 Iwobi pulled out of Nigeria's squad for that month's World Cup qualifiers due to injury.[32] On 7 October 2017, Iwobi scored for Nigeria in a 1–0 win over Zambia to secure the Super Eagles a spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[33]
He was named in Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[34] He said that the team needed to learn from its performance after going out in the group stages.[35]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 October 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2015–16[36] | Premier League | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
2016–17[37] | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
2017–18[38] | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
2018–19[39] | Premier League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Career total | 71 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 10 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Community Shield
International
- As of 26 June 2018[40]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nigeria | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 6 | 1 | |
2017 | 5 | 3 | |
2018 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 5 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[40]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 October 2016 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | Zambia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 7 October 2017 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria | Zambia | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
3. | 14 November 2017 | Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia | Argentina | 2–2 | Friendly | |
4. | 4–2 | |||||
5. | 2 June 2018 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | England | 1–2 |
Honours
Arsenal
England U16
- Victory Shield: 2011[28]
Individual
References
- ^ "Player details". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2018. p. 19.
- ^ Arsenal (22 May 2014), Arsenal: Introducing Alex Iwobi, retrieved 17 November 2017
- ^ Taylor, Daniel (26 March 2016). "How Arsenal's Alex Iwobi became England's loss and Nigeria's gain". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Simon Parker (9 January 2018). "Bradford City: Tyrell Robinson will not ease off after signing new contract". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Alex Iwobi signs new contract". Arsenal F.C. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Arsenal tie down young Nigerian forward Alex Iwobi to a new long term contract: but who is he?".
- ^ "Results/matches: 2013/14". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Arsene Wenger 'used too many senior players' in League Cup exit". BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Luke Reddy (27 October 2015). "Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Dafydd Pritchard (31 October 2015). "Swansea City 0–3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Bayern Munich 5–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 4 November 2015.
- ^ Critchley, Mark (9 January 2016). "Arsenal vs Sunderland team news: Alex Iwobi handed first-team chance, Petr Cech starts in goal". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Hytner, David (31 January 2016). "Arsène Wenger makes England quip over Arsenal's in-form Alex Iwobi". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Champions League: Barcelona 3–1 Arsenal (agg 5–1)". BBC. 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Everton 0–2 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Arsenal 4–0 Watford". BBC Sport. 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Granit Xhaka to wear Arsenal No. 16 shirt, Alex Iwobi takes over No. 17". ESPN FC. 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b Dede, Steve (28 May 2017). "Arsenal star is an FA Cup winner". pulse.ng. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b "'Let's keep it going' – Iwobi lauds ARSENAL after Community Shield Triumph". Goal.com.
- ^ "Alex Iwobi: Arsenal forward faces fine over pre-match party claims". 5 May 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Nigeria's Alex Iwobi says Wenger exit 'sad' and 'exciting'". 3 May 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45060242
- ^ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "How Arsenal's Alex Iwobi became England's loss and Nigeria's gain". 26 March 2016 – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Victory Shield: Scotland U16 2 England U16 4". Herald Scotland.com.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 October 2015). "Arsenal's Alex Iwobi encouraged by Nigeria opportunity". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 - Nigeria - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
- ^ "Iwobi ruled out of Nigeria's World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon". BBC Sport. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Iwobi sends Nigeria to Russia 2018".
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44346451
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44888104
- ^ "Games played by Alex Iwobi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Iwobi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Iwobi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Iwobi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Alex Iwobi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ AfricaNews (7 January 2017). "[LIVE] Algerian Riyad Mahrez is 2016 African Player of the Year". Africanews. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "CAF – CAF Awards – Previous Editions – 2016". CAFOnline. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
External links
- Alex Iwobi at Soccerbase
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Nigerian expatriates in England
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- English people of Nigerian descent