| Intro | Nigerian footballer | ||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From |
Nigeria |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 26 February 1989 | ||
| Age: | 31 years | ||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||
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Kennedy Igboananike (born 26 February 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan side Örebro SK.
Career
Sweden
Igboananike began his career with Dynamos Football Academy. He joined Djurgårdens IF in 2007 but only played twice during his time at the club. He played his first game on 19 June 2007 against Hammarby IF. He moved on trial to IK Brage but was not signed. In January 2008 he was contracted with Vasalunds IF and went on to become the top scorer of the Division 1 Norra in 2008.
As of the 2010 season he returned to Djurgården. He scored in his comeback away against BK Häcken, when he equalized the score to 1–1 in the match which Djurgården ultimately lost 2–1. Igboananike was Djurgården’s top scorer in the 2010 season, scoring nine goals in 27 games.
On 15 November 2012, Stockholm rivals AIK announced they had signed a three-year deal with Igboainanike. He got the number 21 jersey, because the number 7 was occupied by midfielder Helgi Daníelsson. During one of Kennedy’s first games, against Gefle IF he scored a 96th-minute winner for his new club.
United States
Igboananike signed with Chicago Fire SC of Major League Soccer on 2 December 2014 to a Designated Player contract. He played with the Fire during the 2015 season and into the first half of the 2016 season.
D.C. United acquired Igboananike on 29 July 2016 in an exchange with the Fire, trading targeted Allocation money and a third-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Igboananike made his debut with his new club two days later in a 1-1 draw with Montreal Impact.
Igboananike’s option was declined by United at the end of the 2016 season. His rights were then traded to Portland Timbers in exchange for a 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick.
Greece
On 7 February 2017, Igboananike joined Superleague Greece side Veria on a contract until the end of the 2016–17 season.
Career statistics
- As of 13 February 2017.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europa League | Total | ||||||
| 2007 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Vasalunds IF | Division 1 | 25 | 18 | — | 25 | 18 | |||
| 2009 | Superettan | 26 | 12 | — | 26 | 12 | ||||
| 2010 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsvenskan | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 9 | |
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | AIK | Allsvenskan | 29 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 32 | 16 | |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 6 | |
| United States | League | US Open Cup | Champions League | Total | ||||||
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 34 | 9 | |
| 2016 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | D.C. United | Major League Soccer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Champions League | Total | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Veria | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 224 | 76 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 241 | 82 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Division 1 Norra Topscorer (1): 2008