Eduvie Ikoba

Eduvie Ikoba (born October 26, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu.

Eduvie Ikoba
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-26) October 26, 1997[1]
Place of birth Bettendorf, Iowa, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Académico de Viseu
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Dartmouth Big Green 62 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Black Rock 1 (0)
2019–2020 Zalaegerszeg 25 (4)
2020–2022 AS Trenčín 46 (9)
2022–2023 Zalaegerszeg 32 (11)
2023– Académico de Viseu 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023

Career

Early career

Ikoba played four years of college soccer at Dartmouth College between 2015 and 2018, where he scored 17 goals and tallied 8 assists in 62 appearances.[2]

While at college, Ikoba also appeared for USL PDL side Black Rock FC in 2018, where he made a single appearance.[3]

Professional

On January 14, 2019, Ikoba was selected 63rd overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[4] However, he was released by the club without earning a contract.[5]

In July 2019, Ikoba signed for Hungarian NB I side ZTE.[6]

On July 13, 2020, Ikoba moved to Fortuna Liga side AS Trenčín on a three-year deal.[7]

In the summer of 2022, Ikoba returned to ZTE. On 23 January 2023, he renewed his contract with the Hungarian club until 2025.[8]

On 1 September 2023, Ikoba signed a three-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 side Académico de Viseu.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 August 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zalaegerszeg 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 25454 ———308
AS Trenčín 2020–21 Slovak First Football League 25 5 1 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 27 5
2021–22 Slovak First Football League 21 4 4 1 — — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 26 5
Total 46 9 5 1 — — 2 0 53 10
Zalaegerszeg 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 28 11 4 2 — — — 32 13
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 4 0 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 3] 1 — 6 1
Total 32 11 4 2 — 2 1 — 38 14
Académico de Viseu 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 10324147 0 0212012132
  1. Appearance in Slovak First Football League 2021 Europa Conference League play-offs
  2. Appearance in Slovak First Football League 2022 Europa Conference League play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Eduvie Ikoba at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Eduvie Ikoba - Men's Soccer". Dartmouth College Athletics.
  3. "Black Rock FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #22 - Eduvie Ikoba -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. "FC Dallas Selects Three More Players in 2019 MLS SuperDraft 3rd, 4th Rounds | FC Dallas".
  5. "FC Dallas signs first-round draft pick Montgomery". Dallas News. February 21, 2019.
  6. "Eduvie Ikoba: 'Keményen edzünk, készülünk és hiszünk magunkban!'". www.ztefc.hu. July 30, 2019.
  7. "AS Trenčín získal amerického útočníka z maďarskej ligy". July 13, 2020.
  8. "Eduvie Ikobával is hosszabbítottunk!" (in Hungarian). ZTE FC. September 1, 2023.
  9. "Ac. Viseu anuncia contratação de avançado norte-americano". record.pt (in Portuguese). September 1, 2023.
  10. Eduvie Ikoba at Soccerway
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