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John Ibeh
Nigerian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.[1][8] Afterwards he made two appearances in the 2011–12 Champions League group stage, playing in losses to Basel and Benfica.[1][9]
In February 2012 he moved to Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[1][10] 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][11] 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.[12]
In 2013 he switched countries, going at Aris in Greece.[13] 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][14] In 2017, Ibeh made a comeback at Oțelul Galați in Liga III.[15]
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Ibeh was a fan of hip-hop music, appreciating 50 Cent very much.[3] His favorite footballer was Zinedine Zidane.[3]
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Oțelul Galați
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
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