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Bartholomew Ogbeche
Personal information
Full name Bartholomew Owogbalor Ogbeche
Date of birth (1984-10-01) 1 October 1984 (age 39)[1]
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

As of match played 9 January 2022[22][23][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Two appearances in Coupe de France, Three appearances and one goal in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Coupe de France
  4. ^ One appearance in Coupe de France, Two appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa del Rey
  7. ^ Appearances in Greek Cup
  8. ^ Appearance in FA Cup
  9. ^ a b c Appearances in KNVB Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition[25]
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
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

  1. ^ a b c "Bartholomew Ogbeche". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ Issac, Alby (11 May 2020). "ISL: 5 highest Kerala Blasters goal-scorers of all-time". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ PSG lose forward pair; UEFA, 12 November 2002
  4. ^ PSG suffer Sochaux setback; UEFA, 8 March 2004
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Espanyol 0–1 Valladolid; ESPN Soccernet, 26 August 2007
  7. ^ "Barto fue el máximo artillero" [Barto was the top scorer] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ^ Ramírez, Álvaro (19 June 2010). "Centenario en Segunda B" [Century in Segunda B] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  9. ^ Middlesbrough sign Nigeria striker Bartholomew Ogbeche; BBC Sport, 18 October 2011
  10. ^ Cardiff 2–3 Middlesbrough; BBC Sport, 17 December 2011
  11. ^ Middlesbrough 2–0 Barnsley; BBC Sport, 5 March 2012
  12. ^ El Xerez ficha al nigeriano Ogbeche (Xerez sign Nigerian Ogbeche); Mundo Deportivo, 18 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Ogbeche scores on Cambuur debut Archived 25 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Kick Off, 27 January 2014
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ Prasad, Aashin (18 October 2018). "Hat-trick hero Ogbeche powers NEUFC to 4–3 win over Chennaiyin". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Raghunathan, Abhijit (21 October 2020). "ISL 2020/21: Bartholomew Ogbeche signs for Mumbai City FC". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Official – Hyderabad FC signs ISL champion Bartholomew Ogbeche". Indian Football Team for World Cup. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Batistuta sinks Nigeria". BBC Sport. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Swedes knock out Nigeria". BBC Sport. 7 June 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  22. ^ "B. Ogbeche". BeSoccer. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  23. ^ Bartholomew Ogbeche at Soccerway
  24. ^ Bartholomew Ogbeche at WorldFootball.net
  25. ^ Bartholomew Ogbeche at National-Football-Teams.com
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