Kenneth Otigba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Karim Otigba | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Gyula | ||
| 2004–2008 | Békéscsaba | ||
| 2008–2012 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Heerenveen | 82 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2017– | Ferencváros | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Hungary U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Hungary U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018- | Hungary | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2015 | |||
Kenneth Karim Otigba (born 29 August 1992 in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born Hungarian footballer who plays for Ferencvárosi TC as a centre back.[1]
Club career
Heerenveen
Otigba made his debut for SC Heerenveen on 16 December 2012 against Utrecht, coming on a 75th-minute substitute in a 3-1 loss.[2]
On 30 August 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Mark Uth to beat FC Utrecht 3-1 in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[3]
On 13 December 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Mark Uth to beat NAC Breda 2-0 at the Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda, Netherlands in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[4]
On 7 January 2015, Otigba was chosen to be in the best team of December of the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[5]
Ferencváros
On 5 June 2017, it was announced that an agreement was reached between SC Heerenveen and Ferencvárosi TC in connection with the signing of Otigba.[6] By signing Otigba, Ferencváros ended a 2-year long project since on 14 December 2015 it was announced that Ferencváros showed interest in signing him.[7]
Club statistics
- As of 22 September 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heerenveen | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| Total | 88 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 8 | |
| Kasimpasa | 2016–17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Ferencváros | 2017–18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 128 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 12 | |
International career
Having represented Hungary U-21 as a youth player, he refused Pál Dárdai's invitation to represent Hungary at the adult team. He chose Nigeria instead.[9] However, in 2018, he reconsidered himself and chose to play for the national team[10], making his debut in the friendly match against Kazakhstan[11].
Personal life
Born in Nigeria, he moved to Hungary with his mother at age five.[12] Otigba said in an interview with the Hungarian Nemzeti Sport that "I'm a very lucky chap" when he was asked about his partner, Dutch singer and model Sanne Verbeek, a.k.a. Ayden. Verbeek participated in the X Factor in 2013.[13]
References
- ^ http://www.nu.nl/sport/4304418/kasimpasa-neemt-otigba-huurbasis-van-heerenveen.html%7Cdate= 8 August 2016
- ^ UTRECHT VS. HEERENVEEN 3 - 1
- ^ "Hollandia: Otigba Kenny gólpasszal tért vissza". Nemzeti Sport. 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Hollandia: a gólzsák köszönettel tartozik Otigbának is". Nemzeti Sport. 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Eredivisie: Otigba beverekedte magát a hónap csapatába". Nemzeti Sport. 7 January 2015.
- ^ "FTC: megszületett az egyezség, Otigba érkezik – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 5 June 2017.
- ^ "FTC: Otigba megszerzése továbbra is téma a klubnál". Nemzeti Sport. 14 December 2015.
- ^ Soccerway profile
- ^ "Otigba elmesélte, miért nem élt Dárdai válogatott meghívójával". Nemzeti Sport. 13 June 2017.
- ^ http://www.origo.hu/sport/futball/20180308-otigba-kenneth-georges-leekens-magyar-labdarugo-valogatott-kerethirdetes.html
- ^ https://www.m4sport.hu/magyar-foci/cikk/2018/03/23/otigba-kenneth-remenytelensegrol-szo-sincs/
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36249520
- ^ "Íme, a lány, aki miatt Otigba Kenneth rendkívül szerencsés". Nemzeti Sport. 11 November 2014.
External links
- 1992 births
- People from Kaduna
- Living people
- Hungarian footballers
- Hungary international footballers
- Hungary youth international footballers
- Nigerian footballers
- Hungarian people of Nigerian descent
- Hungarian expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Eredivisie players
- Süper Lig players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- SC Heerenveen players
- Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Hungarian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Hungarian expatriates in Turkey