Terem Moffi

Teremas "Terem" Igobor Moffi MON (born 25 May 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Nigeria national team.^[2]

Terem Moffi

Moffi with Lorient in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Teremas Igobor Moffi[1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Calabar, Nigeria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Nice
Number	9
Youth career
2016–2017	Buckswood
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Kauno Žalgiris	16	(1)
2019–2020	Riteriai	29	(20)
2020	Kortrijk	9	(5)
2020–2023	Lorient	87	(34)
2023	→ Nice (loan)	16	(6)
2023–	Nice	35	(12)
International career‡
2021–	Nigeria	18	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:31, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Kortrijk

Moffi left Nigeria and moved to England to join the Buckswood Football Academy at Hastings, East Sussex at the age of 17,^[3] and thereafter moved to Lithuania with Kauno Žalgiris. He eventually joined Riteriai, but had visa issues that delayed his debut. Moffi eventually scored 20 goals in 29 leagues games for Riteriai, and transferred to Belgian club Kortrijk in January 2020.^[4]

Lorient

On 1 October 2020, Moffi joined Ligue 1 side Lorient on a permanent deal.^[5]

Nice

On 31 January 2023, he signed for Nice on loan until the end of the season, with an obligation-to-buy for €30 million and a 15% sell-on clause in favor of Lorient.^[6][7][8] In the 2023–24 season, he became his club's top scorer with 11 goals.^[9][10]

International career

On 14 May 2021, Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr included Moffi in his 31-man list for friendlies in June. Moffi debuted with the Super Eagles in a 1–0 loss to Cameroon on 4 June 2021.^[11]

Personal life

Moffi's father, Leo, was a professional footballer in Nigeria and played as a goalkeeper.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kauno Žalgiris	2017	A Lyga	8	1	0	0	—		8	1
Riteriai	2019	A Lyga	29	20	0	0	2[b]	0	31	20
Kortrijk	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	7	4	2	0	—		9	4
	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	2	1	0	0	—		2	1
	Total		9	5	2	0	—		11	5
Lorient	2020–21	Ligue 1	32	14	2	1	—		34	15
	2021–22	Ligue 1	37	8	1	0	—		38	8
	2022–23	Ligue 1	18	12	0	0	—		18	12
	Total		87	34	3	1	—		90	35
Nice (loan)	2022–23	Ligue 1	16	6	0	0	4[c]	3	20	9
Nice	2023–24	Ligue 1	30	11	2	0	—		32	11
	2024–25	Ligue 1	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
	Total		35	12	2	0	—		37	12
Career total			182	78	7	1	6	3	194	82

1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 10 June 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria	2021	3	0
	2022	6	3
	2023	5	1
	2024	4	0
Total		18	4

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.^[13]

List of international goals scored by Terem Moffi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 June 2022	Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco	São Tomé and Príncipe	3–0	10–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2				6–0
3	27 September 2022	Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Bir El Djir, Algeria	Algeria	1–0	1–2	Friendly
4	16 October 2023	Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal	Mozambique	1–1	3-2	Friendly

Honours

Nigeria

• Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2023^[14]

Individual

• UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Season: 2022–23^[15]

Orders

• Member of the Order of the Niger^[16]