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Ike Ugbo
Personal information
Full name Ike Dominique Ugbo[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cercle Brugge
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 22
Youth career
2007–2017 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Chelsea 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Barnsley (loan) 16 (1)
2018 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 15 (2)
2018–2019 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 15 (1)
2019–2020 → Roda JC (loan) 28 (13)
2020– → Cercle Brugge (loan) 31 (15)
International career‡
2014–2015 England U17 15 (5)
2017 England U20 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:39, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Ike Dominique Ugbo (born 21 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Cercle Brugge, on loan from Chelsea.

Early and personal life

Ugbo was born in Lewisham, Greater London,[2] and is of Nigerian descent.[3]

Club career

Ugbo began his career with Chelsea at under-10 level, turning professional in 2015.[4]

On 17 July 2017, Ugbo signed a season-long loan deal with Barnsley.[5] On 5 August 2017, Ugbo made his debut off the bench against Bristol City which resulted in a 3–1 loss.[6] On 3 January 2018, Ugbo's loan spell with Barnsley was terminated, following a lack of game time.[7]

The next day, Ugbo joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[8] On 6 January 2018, Ugbo made his debut for the club, featuring in a 0–1 third round FA Cup away victory over Queens Park Rangers.[6]

He joined Scunthorpe United on loan in August 2018, alongside Jak Alnwick.[9]

In August 2019, it was announced the striker would head to Holland to spend the season on loan at Roda JC in the Dutch second tier.[10]

On 18 August 2020, he went to Belgian club Cercle Brugge on loan.[11][12]

International career

Ugbo has represented England at under-17 and under-20 level.[13] In June 2017, Ugbo also scored once in three appearances as England's under-20 side won the Toulon Tournament.[5]

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2017–18[6] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[14] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barnsley (loan) 2017–18[6] Championship 16 1 0 0 2 1 — 18 2
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2017–18[6] League One 15 2 2 0 0 0 — 17 2
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2018–19[14] League One 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Roda JC (loan) 2019–20[17] Eerste Divisie 28 13 1 0 — — 29 13
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2020–21[17] Belgian First Division A 31 15 2 1 — — 33 16
Career total 105 32 6 1 2 1 0 0 113 34
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, KNVB Cup, and Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2015 and 30/09/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 5. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ Christian Okpara (18 April 2016). "Does the English Premiership hold the key to Nigeria's revival?". Nigeria Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Everything you need to know about Chelsea striker Ike Ugbo". Bristol Post. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Ike Ugbo: Barnsley sign Chelsea striker on a season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Games played by Iké Ugbo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Two return from loans". Chelsea F.C. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Ike Ugbo: Chelsea striker joins MK Dons on loan after Barnsley spell". BBC Sport. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Jak Alnwick and Ike Ugbo: Scunthorpe sign Rangers goalkeeper and Chelsea striker". BBC Sport. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Ike Ugbo | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC.
  11. ^ "Ugbo extends deal and heads to Belgium". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Aanvallende versterking: welkom Ike Ugbo!" (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Iké Ugbo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Games played by Iké Ugbo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Iké Ugbo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  17. ^ a b Iké Ugbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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