James Igbekeme

James Igbekeme
Personal information
Full name	James Omonigho Igbekeme
Date of birth	4 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza
Number	12
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Ribeirão
2015–2017	Oliveirense
2017–2018	Gil Vicente
2018–	Zaragoza
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2020

James Omonigho Igbekeme (born 4 July 1995) is a Nigerian footballer nicknamed The Black Panther, who plays for Spanish club Real Zaragoza as a left winger.

Club career

Born in Lagos, Igbekeme made his senior debut with Campeonato Nacional de Seniores side G.D. Ribeirão in the 2013–14 season. In 2015, he moved to fellow league team U.D. Oliveirense.

In June 2017, Igbekeme signed for LigaPro side Gil Vicente F.C..^[1] He made his professional debut on 6 August, starting and scoring the winner in a 2–1 away defeat of FC Porto B.^[2]

On 28 October 2017, Igbekeme scored a brace in a 4–0 home routing of S.L. Benfica B.^[3] He finished the campaign with five goals in 32 appearances, but his side eventually suffered relegation.

On 12 June 2018, Igbekeme signed a four-year deal with Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.^[4]

References

^ "Gil Vicente começa trabalhos em campo com cinco novidades" [Gil Vicente start working on the field with five novelties] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ "Gil Vicente abre a Liga a vencer fora o FC Porto B" [Gil Vicente open the League by beating FC Porto B away] (in Portuguese). Barcelos na Hora. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ "Gil Vicente volta às vitórias ao golear Benfica B" [Gil Vicente back to winning ways after thrashing Benfica B] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ "James Igbekeme, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" [James Igbekeme, new player of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

External links

James Igbekeme at ForaDeJogo (archived)
James Igbekeme at Soccerway

[1] "Gil Vicente começa trabalhos em campo com cinco novidades" [Gil Vicente start working on the field with five novelties] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[2] "Gil Vicente abre a Liga a vencer fora o FC Porto B" [Gil Vicente open the League by beating FC Porto B away] (in Portuguese). Barcelos na Hora. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[3] "Gil Vicente volta às vitórias ao golear Benfica B" [Gil Vicente back to winning ways after thrashing Benfica B] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[4] "James Igbekeme, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" [James Igbekeme, new player of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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