Odion Ighalo

: January 4, 2024
: Soccer Player

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Odion Ighalo Biography
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Quick Facts

Full Name	Odion Ighalo
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 16, 1989(1989-06-16)
Age	35
Birthplace	Lagos
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Lagos State
Horoscope	Gemini

Odion Ighalo Biography

Name	Odion Ighalo
Birthday	Jun 16
Birth Year	1989
Place Of Birth	Lagos
Home Town	Lagos State
Birth Country	Nigeria
Birth Sign	Gemini
Parents	Martina Ighalo, Paul Ighalo
Siblings	Daniel Ighalo
Spouse	Sonia Ighalo
Children(s)	Samuel Ighalo

Odion Ighalo is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on June 16, 1989 in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. Professional soccer player who is known for his striker role with the Watford football club as well as also for the Nigerian nation’s team. He is also well-known as a player for clubs such as those of the Lyn as well as the Udinese teams.

In March of 2015 He was appointed as coach of his position as coach of the Nigerian National team in March 2015 by new temporary head coach In March 2015, he was appointed to the Nigerian national team by the newly appointed interim coach Daniel Amokachi..

He made his Tippeligaen debut on 16 September 2007 at the age of just 18, scoring in a 2–0 home win against Viking. He scored six goals in 13 matches in his second year to help his team to the seventh position, and subsequently arose interest from other clubs in the country, with Brann reporting Lyn to the Norwegian Football Federation for unfairness in the negotiation process.

After starting his career at Nigerian clubs Prime and Julius Berger, Ighalo moved to Norwegian club Lyn in 2007. A year later, he was signed by Italian club Udinese, spending most of his tenure on two separate loan spells with Spanish club Granada. In 2014, he signed for Championship club Watford and was integral in the club’s promotion to the Premier League in the 2014–15 season. In January 2017, Ighalo joined Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai for a reported £20 million, before moving onto Shanghai Greenland Shenhua. In January 2020, Ighalo returned to the Premier League, joining Manchester United on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.

The man was named Odion Jude Ighalo, a native of Lagos, Nigeria.

Odion Ighalo Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Soccer Player
House	Living in own house.

Odion Ighalo is one of the richest Soccer Player from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Odion Ighalo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His youth football career began at the Prime football club before going through to start his career as a professional. Then he joined an organization called the Julius Berger football club before the club was approached by an FIFA agent.

He is a committed Christian and has given a percentage of his earnings to charities geared towards helping those living below the poverty limit.

Odion Jude Ighalo (born 16 June 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United, on loan from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua of the Chinese Super League.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Odion Ighalo Dating?

According to our records, Odion Ighalo married to Sonia Ighalo. As of December 1, 2023, Odion Ighalo’s is not dating anyone.

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Ighalo joined Watford on a season-long loan deal from Udinese, on 29 July

He made his debut for the English club in the first round of the League Cup away to Stevenage on 12 August, and scored his first goal in the Championship against Brentford on 30 September by tucking the ball home after his initial penalty was saved by David Button, in a 2–1 home win.

Facts & Trivia

Odion Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Odion Ighalo celebrates birthday on June 16 of every year.

On 20 December 2015, Ighalo scored in a Watford victory for the fourth consecutive time, netting a brace in a 3–0 win over Liverpool. His five-goal haul earned him December’s Premier League Player of the Month, while his manager Quique Sánchez Flores won the equivalent award.

How much is Odion Ighalo salary?

Ighalo is paid N60 million (£130,000) per week , pending his loan period at United. This means, in a month, the 31-year-old striker will earn N244 million (£520,000) and in six months, Ighalo will receive N1. 4 billion (£2.98m) as salary.

Is ighalo a twin?

But there is a fact many football fans don’t know about Odion Ighalo, and that thing is that the 30-year-old striker has a twin sister. And the name of Odion’s twin sister is Akhere Modela Ighalo-Emmanuel who is said to be blessed with three children.