Victor Igbonefo
 Igbonefo playing for Navy in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Chukwuekezie Igbonefo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Persib Bandung | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nigerdock Soccer Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | First Bank | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Persipura Jayapura | 162 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Pelita Jaya | 31 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Chiangrai United (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Arema Cronus | 60 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Osotspa Samut Prakan (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Navy | 29 | (2) |
| 2017 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 33 | (2) |
| 2018 | Persib Bandung | 27 | (0) |
| 2019 | PTT Rayong | 27 | (0) |
| 2020– | Persib Bandung | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Indonesia Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Indonesia | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30, 25 March 2015 (UTC) | |||
Victor Chukwuekezie Igbonefo (born 10 October 1985 in Nigeria) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung and the Indonesia national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the Thai League 1 because of his vision of play, intensity, and discipline.[1]
International career
Football Association of Indonesia has announced that Victor is being naturalized officially on 10 October 2011 and he made his debut for the Indonesia national football team in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign against Saudi Arabia on 23 March 2013.[2]
Honours
Club honors
- Persipura Jayapura
- Liga Indonesia (1): 2005
- Indonesia Super League (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
- Indonesian Community Shield (1): 2009
- Arema Cronus
References
- ^ "Indonesia - V. Igbonefo - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Indonesia Takluk 1-2 dari Arab Saudi". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
External links
- Victor Igbonefo at Soccerway
- Victor Igbonefo at WorldFootball.net
- Victor Igbonefo at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Enugu
- Indonesian footballers
- Indonesia international footballers
- Nigerian footballers
- Igbo sportspeople
- Nigerian emigrants to Indonesia
- Naturalised citizens of Indonesia
- Indonesian expatriate footballers
- Indonesian Super League-winning players
- Indonesian Premier Division players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Persipura Jayapura players
- Pelita Jaya FC players
- Arema FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Chiangrai United F.C. players
- Super Power Samut Prakan F.C. players
- Royal Thai Navy F.C. players
- PTT Rayong F.C. players
- Thai League 1 players
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Association football defenders
- Asian Games competitors for Indonesia