Ibezito Ogbonna

Ibe Zito Ogbonna

Personal information
Full name	Ibe Zito Ogbonna
Date of birth	(1983-03-27) 27 March 1983
Place of birth	Sokoto, Nigeria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Enugu Rangers	57	(20)
2000–2002	Nigerdock	40	(19)
2002–2003	Sharks	27	(17)
2003–2007	Hapoel Tel Aviv	116	(37)
2007–2008	CFR Cluj	2	(0)
2008–2010	Kaizer Chiefs	11	(4)
2010–2011	KS Apolonia Fier	6	(0)
2011–2012	FC Atyrau	11	(2)
2012–2013	FK Vardar	12	(2)
2013–2014	Enyimba	63	(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2018

Ibe Zito Ogbonna (born in 27 March 1983, in Sokoto, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian football player who lives in Ashdod, Israel.

Playing career

Zito played for Hapoel Tel Aviv from 2003 to 2007. During the four seasons he managed to keep his position as a 'king of goals' of the club.

After spending four seasons in Israel with Hapoel Tel Aviv, Ogbonna signed a three-year contract with CFR Cluj in Romania.

He only managed to play two games for the Romanians though, suffering an injury early in the season that kept him on the sideline for a year. Ogbonna was then released on a free by CFR Cluj.

He signed for South African Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs in November 2008. In January 2012 he is going to negotiations with FK Vardar. He signed with FK Vardar Skopje deal on 31 January.

He relocated to Israel in 2017.

Family

Married to Katia Ogbonna since 2016. The couple has two daughters.

Honours

• Israel State Cup (2):
  • 2006, 2007
• Liga I (1):
  • 2008
• Cupa României (1):
  • 2008
• First Macedonian Football League (1):
  • 2011–12

External links

• (in Hebrew) Profile and statistics of Ibezito Ogbonna on One.co.il
• Profile and statistics of Ibezito Ogbonna on NigerianPlayers.com
• Interview