| Intro | Nigerian footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 25 October 1990, Nigeria |
| Age: | 29 years |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
Ifeanyi Benjamin Edeh (born 24 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Albanian club Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.
Club career
Tirana
On 19 August 2016, Edeh completed a transfer to Albania’s most successful club Tirana as a free agent, signing a two-year contract. He was presented on the same day along with Romuald Ntsitsigui where he was allocated squad number 11. He made his debut a day later in the friendly against Apolonia Fier where he also netted his first goal. contributing in a 2–0 win at Selman Stërmasi Stadium. Later on 7 September, Edeh played his first competitive match in the opening league match against Teuta Durrës which finished in a goalless draw; he played full-90 minutes. He scored his first goal in the matchday 5 against Flamurtari Vlorë, helping Tirana to get the first win of the season after four consecutive draws.
International career
In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be a part of the Nigeria national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by a goal to nil.
Career statistics
- As of 5 October 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tirana | 2016–17 | Albanian Superliga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||