Sylvester Igboun’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Sylvester Emeka Igbonu, commonly known as Sylvester Igboun (born 8 September 1990) is a Nigerian professional football player, who currently plays as a striker or an attacking midfielder for the Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow on loan from FC Ufa. Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport. His shirt lists his nickname “Sly” on the back instead of his last name.

Career

Club

On 13 July 2015, Igbonu signed for Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.

On 2 September 2019, he joined FC Dynamo Moscow on loan for the 2019–20 season. He was voted player of the month for September 2019 by Dynamo fans.

International

He made his international debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Tanzania on 5 September 2015, replacing Moses Simon as a substitute in the 69th minute.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 June 2019

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Midtjylland	2009–10	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2010–11		31	6	5	2	–		–		36	8
	2011–12		31	8	1	0	4	1	–		36	9
	2012–13		25	8	0	0	2	1	–		27	9
	2013–14		28	10	1	0	–		–		29	10
	2014–15		31	9	0	0	2	1	–		33	10
	Total		147	41	7	2	8	3	–	–	162	46
Ufa	2015–16	Russian Premier League	25	4	1	0	–		–		26	4
	2016–17		24	3	2	0	–		–		26	3
	2017–18		26	7	0	0	–		–		26	7
	2018–19		27	9	0	0	6	1	2	1	35	11
	Total		102	23	3	0	6	1	2	1	113	25
Career total			249	64	10	2	14	4	2	1	275	71

International

Nigeria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	6	0
Total	6	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015

Honours

Midtjylland

• Danish Superliga (1): 2014–15