John Ibeh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ikechukwu John Kingsley Ibeh | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | AFC | ||
| 2003–2005 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | DWS | 15 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | UTA Arad | 22 | (9) |
| 2009–2011 | Oțelul Galați | 56 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 29 | (10) |
| 2013 | Aris | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Oțelul Galați | 5 | (2) |
| Total | 135 | (37) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2018 | |||
John Ike Ibeh (born 16 April 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left midfielder. He played for several seasons in the Romanian Liga I.
Career
[edit]Ibeh was born on 16 April 1986 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[1][2][3] In 2001 he went to play junior level football in Netherlands for AFC.[1][2][3] In 2003 he moved to Israel at Hapoel Tel Aviv.[1][2][3] He started his senior career in 2005, at DWS in the Dutch lower leagues.[1][2][3]
In the middle of the 2007–08 season, Ibeh signed with Romanian side, UTA Arad, making his Liga I debut on 19 April 2008 when coach Roland Nagy used him as a starter in a 3–0 home loss to CFR Cluj, his style of play being appreciated by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper.[1][2][3][4][5] He scored his first goal on 2 May in a 3–2 away victory against Rapid București.[4][6] However the team relegated at the end of the season but Ibeh stayed with the club for the first half of the 2008–09 Liga II season.[1]
Afterwards he left UTA due to unpaid salaries and signed with Oțelul Galați.[1][2][3] In the 2010–11 season, Ibeh was used by coach Dorinel Munteanu in nine league games, scoring once in a 3–0 away win over Unirea Urziceni, helping Oțelul win the first title in the history of the club.[1][7] He started the following season by winning the Supercupa României, being used all the minutes by Munteanu in The Steelworkers's 1–0 victory against Steaua București, afterwards making two appearances in the 2011–12 Champions League group stage, playing in losses to Basel and Benfica.[1][8]
In February 2012 he moved to Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[1][9] He netted a personal record of eight goals for Pandurii in the 2012–13 season, starting with a double in a 6–2 victory against Universitatea Cluj, helping the team finish runner-up in the league.[1][10] On 29 May 2013, Ibeh made his last Liga I appearance in Pandurii's 1–1 draw against Astra Giurgiu, gaining a total 90 matches with 17 goals scored in the competition.[11]
In 2013 he switched countries, going at Aris in Greece.[12] He made his Super League Greece debut on 18 August 2013 under the guidance of coach Giannis Chatzinikolaou in a 2–1 away loss to Apollon Smyrnis.[1][13] In 2017, Ibeh made a comeback at Oțelul Galați in Liga III.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Ibeh was a fan of hip-hop music, appreciating 50 Cent very much.[3] His favorite footballer was Zinedine Zidane.[3]
Honours
[edit]Oțelul Galați
Pandurii
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o John Ibeh at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f "Otelul il va transfera pe atacantul nigerian John Ibeh" [Otelul will transfer Nigerian striker John Ibeh] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "John Ike Ibeh, "pantera neagră" de la Oțelul" [John Ike Ibeh, the "black panther" of Steel] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ a b "John Ibeh. Liga 1 2007/2008". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "UTA Arad - CFR Cluj 0:3". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"Revelația Ibeh" [Ibeh revelation] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2025. - ^ "Rapid București a pierdut, pe teren propriu, meciul cu UTA Arad, scor 2-3" [Rapid Bucharest lost the match against UTA Arad on home soil, with a score of 2-3] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Unirea Urziceni - Oțelul 0-3. Vezi aici fazele video!" [Unirea Urziceni - Oțelul 0-3. See the video here!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"Prezentarea campioanei. Dorinel a luat titlul cu străini ieftini și români tineri" [Presentation of the champion. Dorinel took the title with cheap foreigners and young Romanians] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"John Ibeh. Liga 1 2010/2011". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025. - ^ "Oțelul o învinge pe Steaua și câștigă Supercupa României!" [Oțelul defeats Steaua and wins the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"Oțelul a învins Steaua, scor 1-0, și a câștigăt Supercupa României!" [Oțelul beaten Steaua, score 1-0, and won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"Oțelul – Steaua 1:0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"John Ibeh. Champions League 2011/2012". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025. - ^ ""Am văzut suficient de multe parașute pe aici" Grig și-a definitivat lotul: Pandurii au luat pe ultima sută de metri un campion de la Oțelul" ["I've seen enough parachutes around here" Grig finalized his squad: The Pandurii took a champion from Oțelul in the last hundred meters] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Străinii Pandurilor amenință: "Vom mai face și alte recorduri!"" [The Pandurii's foreigners threaten: "We will set other records!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"John Ibeh. Liga 1 2012/2013". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025. - ^ "Pandurii - Astra 1-1. Gorjenii sunt vicecampioni" [Pandurii - Astra 1-1. The Gorj people are the vice-champions] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Curtat de Pandurii și Dinamo, Ibeh a ales Grecia!" [Courted by Pandurii and Dinamo, Ibeh chose Greece!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"Nici Pandurii, nici Dinamo. John Ibeh a ales Grecia" [Neither Pandurii nor Dinamo. John Ibeh chose Greece] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2025. - ^ "John Ibeh. Super League 2013/2014". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
"Apollon Smyrnis - Aris Saloniki 2:1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025. - ^ "Drept de joc pentru John Ibeh" [Right to play for John Ibeh] (in Romanian). Ascotelul.ro. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- John Ibeh at Soccerway
- Player Profile
- Chiefs Assess Young Nigerian Ibeh
- John Ibeh at WorldFootball.net
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Igbo sportspeople
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- AFC DWS players
- FC UTA Arad players
- ASC Oțelul Galați players
- CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
- Liga I players
- Liga III players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Super League Greece players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Footballers from Port Harcourt
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen