Ifeanyi Mathew

Ifeanyi Mathew (born 20 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi.^[1]

Ifeanyi Mathew

Personal information
Full name	Ifeanyi Mathew
Date of birth	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kano, Nigeria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Neftçi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	El-Kanemi Warriors	13	(2)
2016	Kano Pillars	21	(4)
2016–2023	Lillestrøm	167	(13)
2019	→ Osmanlıspor (loan)	10	(0)
2023–2025	FC Zürich	71	(5)
2025-	Neftçi	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025

Career

Club

In July 2016, Mathew signed a four-year contract with Tippeligaen side Lillestrøm.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 July 2022^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lillestrøm	2016	Tippeligaen	8	2	0	0	-		-		8	2
	2017	Eliteserien	30	3	7	1	-		-		37	4
	2018		30	4	6	3	2	0	1	0	39	7
	2019		11	0	0	0	-		-		11	0
	2020	OBOS-ligaen	29	0	0	0	-		-		29	0
	2021	Eliteserien	30	2	2	1	-		-		32	3
	2022		15	2	3	1	-		-		18	3
	Total		153	13	18	6	2	0	1	0	174	19
Osmanlıspor (loan)	2018–19	TFF First League	10	0	0	0	-		-		8	2
	Total		10	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	10	0
Career total			163	13	18	6	2	0	1	0	184	19

Honours

Individual

• Norwegian First Division Player of the Month: November 2020^[3]