Alex Iwobi

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Alex Iwobi
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Iwobi playing for Arsenal in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alex Iwobi[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
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Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2013 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Arsenal 13 (2)
International career‡
2011–2012 England U16 7 (1)
2013 England U17 3 (0)
2013 England U18 1 (0)
2015– Nigeria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:22, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:43, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Alex Iwobi (born 3 May 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger and a striker for Premier League club Arsenal.

Early and personal life

Iwobi was born in Lagos before moving to England at the age of four.[3][4] He is the nephew of ex-professional footballer Jay-Jay Okocha.[4]

Club career

Iwobi joined Arsenal while still at primary school,[5] and was first involved in a first-team match as an unused substitute in a League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 25 September 2013.[6] He signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal in October 2015.[5]

2015–16 season

On 27 October 2015, Iwobi made his first-team debut for the club, starting in a 3–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the Round of 16 of the League Cup.[7][8] He made his Premier League debut four days later in a 3–0 win against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, as a stoppage time substitute for Mesut Özil.[9] Iwobi made his Champions League debut as an 85th-minute substitute in a 5–1 defeat against Bayern Munich.[10] Iwobi started in the first team for the 2015–16 FA Cup 3rd and 4th round home wins against Sunderland and Burnley respectively.[11][12]

After getting a first Champions League start in a 3–1 away defeat to Barcelona,[13] Iwobi went on to score two goals in his first two Premier League starts in wins against Everton,[14] and Watford, respectively.[15]

International career

After playing youth football for England,[16] Iwobi elected to play for Nigeria and made his senior debut on 8 October 2015, replacing Ahmed Musa in the 57th minute of a 2–0 friendly defeat to DR Congo in Visé, Belgium.[17]

Career statistics

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Iwobi (right) playing for Arsenal U21s in 2015

Club

As of match played 15 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2013–14[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[20] Premier League 13 2 5 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 21 2
Career total 13 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 21 2
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 25 March 2016.[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2015 2 0
2016 1 0
Total 3 0

References

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