Igoh Ogbu (born 8 February 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Slavia Prague and the Nigeria national team.
Club career Ogbu started his career with Gombe United in Nigeria, before joining Norwegian club Rosenborg in February 2018, where he signed a four-year contract. Following loan spells with Levanger and Sogndal, Ogbu joined the latter permanently in June 2020. On 29 January 2021, he joined Lillestrøm on a five-year contract. He made his Eliteserien debut on 16 May 2021 against Strømsgodset. On 6 January 2023, he joined Slavia Prague on a three-year contract. On 24 May 2025, Ogbu extended his contract with Slavia until 31 December 2027.
International career Ogbu featured for the Nigeria national under-20 team at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making a total of seven appearances. He was called up to the senior Nigeria national team for the friendly 2025 Unity Cup tournament in May 2025.
On 11 December 2025, Ogbu was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRosenborg2019Eliteserien—10——10Levanger (loan)2018Norwegian First Division9010——100Sogndal (loan)2019Norwegian First Division151——10161Sogndal2020Norwegian First Division261——20281Lillestrøm2021Eliteserien26140——3012022Eliteserien2830030—313Total544403000614Slavia Prague2022–23Czech First League16120——1812023–24Czech First League3002092—4122024–25Czech First League2522070—3422025–26Czech First League1611020—191Total87460182001126Career total182101302123021912
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNigeria202550202670Total120
Honours Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2024–25, 2025–26 Czech Cup: 2022–23
Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2025
Individual Eliteserien Player of the Month: April 2022
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