Sylvester Emeka Igbonu (born 8 September 1990), commonly known as Sylvester Igboun, is a Nigerian former professional football player who played as a forward.
Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport. His shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.
Club career On 13 July 2015, Igbonu signed for Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.
On 2 September 2019, he joined FC Dynamo Moscow on loan for the 2019–20 season. He was voted player of the month for September 2019 by Dynamo fans. On 4 August 2020, Dynamo Moscow announced that they had signed Igboun on a permanent transfer from FC Ufa. On 7 January 2022, his contract with Dynamo was terminated by mutual consent.
On 20 February 2022, Igboun joined Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the season. On 16 March 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.
In September 2022, Igboun signed a two-year contract with Indian Super League club NorthEast United. On 20 October, he made his debut for the club against East Bengal, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Michael Jakobsen. The match ended in a 3–1 defeat. Three days later, According to Igboun, he left due to the poor facilities and accommodations provided by the team.
International career He made his international debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Tanzania on 5 September 2015, replacing Moses Simon as a substitute in the 69th minute.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMidtjylland2009–10Danish Superliga1000——102010–1131652——3682011–123181041—3692012–132580021—2792013–14281010——29102014–153190021—3310Total1474172830016246Ufa2015–16Russian Premier League25410——2642016–1724320——2632017–1826700——2672018–1927900612135112019–206200——62Total1082530612111927Dynamo Moscow (loan)2019–20Russian Premier League20210——212Dynamo Moscow2020–211712010—2012021–2210021——121Total271411000322Nizhny Novgorod2021–22Russian Premier League1010——20NorthEast United2022–23Indian Super League1000——10Career total304691631542133777
International NigeriaYearAppsGoals201560Total60 Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015
Honours Midtjylland Danish Superliga: 2014–15
References
External links FC Midtjylland profile