Odion Ighalo

Odion Ighalo's journey is the kind I genuinely root for. From the streets of Lagos through Norway's Lyn, Italy's Udinese, loan spells in Spain, and a breakout at Watford, he built his career one move at a time. The 185 cm frame made him a classic target-man forward, but it is the 2020 transfer to Manchester United, the club he supported as a boy, that I find irresistible. That is a childhood dream colliding with reality. He later kept scoring in China and the Middle East and served Nigeria well. I admire the grit and romance behind every step of it.

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Name (English)

Odion Ighalo

Name (Japanese)

オディオン・イガロ

Reading

おでぃおん・いがろ

Born

June 16, 1989 (age 37)

Origin

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odion%20Ighalo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q928969

Tags

• Lagos State
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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