Bartholomew Ogbeche
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bartholomew Owogbalor Ogbeche | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 October 1984||
Place of birth | Ogoja, Nigeria[1] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hyderabad | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lobi Stars | |||
1999–2001 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | 57 | (6) |
2004 | → Bastia (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2005 | → Metz (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Al Jazira | 16 | (5) |
2006–2007 | Alavés | 29 | (5) |
2007–2009 | Valladolid | 35 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Cádiz | 28 | (9) |
2010–2011 | Kavala | 19 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Middlesbrough | 17 | (3) |
2013 | Xerez | 8 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Cambuur | 57 | (24) |
2016–2018 | Willem II | 38 | (12) |
2018–2019 | NorthEast United | 18 | (12) |
2019–2020 | Kerala Blasters | 16 | (15) |
2020–2021 | Mumbai City | 23 | (8) |
2021– | Hyderabad | 11 | (2000) |
International career | |||
2002–2004 | Nigeria | 11 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:07, 21 January 2022 (UTC) |
Bartholomew Owogbalor Ogbeche (born 1 October 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a Forward for Indian Super League club Hyderabad FC.
He played his club football in France, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Greece, England, the Netherlands and India, notably becoming Kerala Blasters's all-time scorer in the Indian Super League.[2]
Ogbeche represented Nigeria at the 2002 World Cup.
Club career
Ogbeche was born in Ogoja. Still a youngster, he was signed by French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, making his debut with the main squad during the 2001–02 season. However, he failed to settle, also suffering a thigh injury[3] and serving two six-month loans, to fellow league sides Bastia and Metz; for the former, he scored in a 4–1 home win against Olympique de Marseille on 7 March 2004[4]– the Corsicans secured their top-flight status, and he left PSG for good in June 2005.
After a brief time in the United Arab Emirates, Ogbeche moved to Spain, first with Alavés in Segunda División. Although he posted good individual numbers, the Basque team failed to return to La Liga but he joined another club in the former tier, Real Valladolid,[5] making his debut on 26 August 2007 in a 1–0 away victory over Espanyol (12 minutes played).[6]
In late August 2009, after two seasons of intermittent use, Ogbeche arranged a one-year deal with Andalusia's Cádiz of the second division. He finished the campaign as team top scorer,[7] but they finished in 19th position and were relegated.[8]
After one year in Greece with Kavala, Ogbeche joined Football League Championship side Middlesbrough on 18 October 2011, signing until the end of the season.[9] He scored his first goal for his new club on 17 December, against Cardiff City in a 3–2 away win.[10] On 5 March 2012, he came on as a substitute towards the end of the home game against Barnsley, lobbing the ball over Luke Steele for the final 2–0.[11]
Ogbeche moved clubs and countries again in January 2014, signing for Cambuur in the Netherlands after a very brief spell back in Spain with Xerez.[12] He scored once and provided an assist in his Eredivisie debut, helping to a 3–1 home defeat of Heerenveen.[13]
On 25 August 2018, Ogbeche joined NorthEast United.[14] He made his Indian Super League debut on 1 October, scoring once in the 2–2 draw against Goa.[15] During the same month, he became the player first to manage a hat-trick during the campaign after achieving the feat in ten minutes away to Chennaiyin.[16]
Ogbeche continued competing in the Indian top division the following years, with Kerala Blasters (becoming their all-time top scorer),[17] Mumbai City[18] and Hyderabad.[19]
International career
A Nigeria international since 2002, aged 17, Ogbeche was picked for that year's FIFA World Cup, and appeared in two matches in a group-stage exit.[20][21]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2001–02 | Division 1 | 21 | 4 | 5[a] | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |
2002–03 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Total | 57 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 76 | 8 | |||
Bastia (loan) | 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
Metz (loan) | 2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Al Jazira | 2005–06 | UAE Football League | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
Alavés | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 29 | 5 | 2[f] | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
Real Valladolid | 2007–08 | La Liga | 19 | 2 | 4[f] | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
2008–09 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 4[f] | 2 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
Total | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 43 | 6 | ||||
Cádiz | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 28 | 9 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | |||
Kavala | 2010–11 | Super League Greece | 20 | 1 | 2[g] | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
Middlesbrough | 2011–12 | Championship | 17 | 3 | 1[h] | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
Xerez | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
Cambuur | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
2014–15 | Eredivisie | 31 | 13 | 2[i] | 1 | — | — | 33 | 14 | |||
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 16 | 9 | 1[i] | 2 | — | — | 17 | 11 | |||
Total | 57 | 24 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 60 | 27 | ||||
Willem II | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | Eredivisie | 20 | 10 | 3[i] | 1 | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||
Total | 38 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 13 | ||||
NorthEast United | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | |||
Kerala Blasters | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | |||
Mumbai City | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | |||
Hyderabad | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | |||
Career total | 399 | 117 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | 437 | 126 |
- ^ Two appearances in Coupe de France, Three appearances and one goal in Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Coupe de France
- ^ One appearance in Coupe de France, Two appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearances in Greek Cup
- ^ Appearance in FA Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in KNVB Cup
International
Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nigeria | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
Career total | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
References
- ^ a b c "Bartholomew Ogbeche". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Issac, Alby (11 May 2020). "ISL: 5 highest Kerala Blasters goal-scorers of all-time". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ PSG lose forward pair; UEFA, 12 November 2002
- ^ PSG suffer Sochaux setback; UEFA, 8 March 2004
- ^ "Ogbeche se desvincula del Alavés y ficha por el Valladolid" [Ogbeche cuts ties with Alavés and signs for Valladolid] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Espanyol 0–1 Valladolid; ESPN Soccernet, 26 August 2007
- ^ "Barto fue el máximo artillero" [Barto was the top scorer] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Ramírez, Álvaro (19 June 2010). "Centenario en Segunda B" [Century in Segunda B] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Middlesbrough sign Nigeria striker Bartholomew Ogbeche; BBC Sport, 18 October 2011
- ^ Cardiff 2–3 Middlesbrough; BBC Sport, 17 December 2011
- ^ Middlesbrough 2–0 Barnsley; BBC Sport, 5 March 2012
- ^ El Xerez ficha al nigeriano Ogbeche (Xerez sign Nigerian Ogbeche); Mundo Deportivo, 18 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ogbeche scores on Cambuur debut Archived 25 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Kick Off, 27 January 2014
- ^ "Zwarthoed naar NAC, Ogbeche vertrekt naar India" [Zwarthoed to NAC, Ogbeche leaves for India] (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "ISL: NorthEast United hit back to salvage a point after FC Goa's Coro stretches scoring run". Scroll.in. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Prasad, Aashin (18 October 2018). "Hat-trick hero Ogbeche powers NEUFC to 4–3 win over Chennaiyin". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Easwar, Nisanth V. (28 August 2020). "Kerala Blasters: Bartholomew Ogbeche was great in yellow but it's time to move on". Goal. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Raghunathan, Abhijit (21 October 2020). "ISL 2020/21: Bartholomew Ogbeche signs for Mumbai City FC". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Official – Hyderabad FC signs ISL champion Bartholomew Ogbeche". Indian Football Team for World Cup. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Batistuta sinks Nigeria". BBC Sport. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Swedes knock out Nigeria". BBC Sport. 7 June 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "B. Ogbeche". BeSoccer. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Bartholomew Ogbeche at Soccerway
- ^ Bartholomew Ogbeche at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Bartholomew Ogbeche at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Bartholomew Ogbeche – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Bartholomew Ogbeche at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Bartholomew Ogbeche at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)
- Bartholomew Ogbeche at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bartholomew Ogbeche – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Cross River State
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Ligue 1 players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- SC Bastia players
- FC Metz players
- UAE Pro League players
- Al Jazira Club players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Real Valladolid players
- Cádiz CF players
- Xerez CD footballers
- Super League Greece players
- Kavala F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- SC Cambuur players
- Willem II (football club) players
- Indian Super League players
- NorthEast United FC players
- Kerala Blasters FC players
- Mumbai City FC players
- Hyderabad FC players
- Nigeria international footballers
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India