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Ibrahim Aliyu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2019 Oasis FC
2019–2020 Footwork FC
2020 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Lokomotiva Zagreb 79 (14)
2023– Houston Dynamo 35 (7)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U20[1] 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1:34, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Ibrahim Aliyu (born 16 January 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.[1]

Club career

Lokomotiva Zagreb

Aliyu went on trial with Croatian club NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in January 2020.[2][3] On 9 February the 18 year old signed with the club.[4] He spent the remainder of the 2019–20 season playing with the youth teams.[4][2]

On 2 October 2020 Aliyu made his first team debut against Istra 1961 in a Prva HNL match, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Reuben Acquah in a 0–0 draw.[5][6] He scored his first goal for Lokomitiva on 1 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Dinamo Zagreb.[7] Aliyu finished the season with 2 goals in 19 appearances in league play as Lokomotiva finished 8th in the table.[8]

On 14 August 2021 he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Istra 1961.[9] He ended the 21–22 season with 34 appearances and 6 goals in the league to help Lokomotiva finish 5th.[8]

On 5 March 2023 Aliyu scored a brace against Croatian powerhouse Hajduk Split in a 4–3 victory.[10][11]

Houston Dynamo

On 25 April 2023 Aliyu joined Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on a three-year deal with team options for 2026 and 2027 for an undisclosed fee.[12][2] The fee was reportedly €2.1 million.[13]

Personal life

Aliyu has stated that is favorite football club is Real Madrid and that Kylian Mbappé is a player he looks to as a role model. He is a friend of ibrhmdbt[14]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2023[8][15][16]

Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2020–21 HNL 19 2 2 1 — 0 0 21 3
2021–22 34 6 1 1 — — 35 7
2022–23 26 6 2 1 — — 28 7
Total 79 14 5 3 0 0 0 0 84 17
Houston Dynamo 2023 MLS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Career total 79 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 88 18
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Football Cup and U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ibrahim Aliyu". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ a b c "Aliyu Ibrahim odlazi u američki MLS" [Aliyu Ibrahim is leaving for the American MLS]. NK Lokomotiva (in Croatian). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Flying Eagles striker Ibrahim Aliyu 'Bravo' joins Croatian club NK Lokomotiva Zagreb". Score Nigeria. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Ibrahim Aliyu potpisao za Lokomotivu" [Ibrahim Aliyu signs for Lokomotiva]. NK Lokomotiva (in Croatian). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ Korać, Branimir (2 October 2020). "Lokomotiva i Istra 1961 nisu oduševili, debitirao Pivarić". Sport Net (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Nigeria - A. Ibrahim - Matches - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Aliyu Ibrahim 2020-2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Aliyu Ibrahim Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Aliyu Ibrahim 2021-2022 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  10. ^ Akawor, Izuchukwu (6 March 2023). "SUPER EAGLES Video: 21-year-old Ibrahim Aliyu punishes Chidozie Awaziem in 7-goal thriller". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  11. ^ Jenjić, Petar (5 March 2023). "Golijada na Poljudu: Lokomotiva kažnjavala greške obrane Hajduka i zasluženo slavila". Sport Net (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC sign Nigerian Youth International Ibrahim Aliyu using MLS's U22 Initiative". Houston Dynamo FC. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Dynamo sign Nigerian forward Ibrahim Aliyu". Bayou City Soccer. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  14. ^ Jenjić, Petar (7 March 2023). "Aliyu nakon Hajduka: 'To su mi sigurno najvažniji golovi karijere'". Sport Net (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Nigeria - A. Ibrahim - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Ibrahim Aliyu". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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