Place of birth Nigeria Name Ike Ibenegbu Playing position Role Football midfielder | Number 28 Height 1.74 m Years Team Career start 2005 | |
Full name Bartholomew Ikechukwu Ibenegbu Date of birth (1986-02-22) February 22, 1986 (age 29) Current teams Heartland F.C. (#28 / Midfielder), Nigeria national football team (Midfielder) | ||
Bartholomew Ikechukwu Ibenegbu, nicknamed Mosquito, (born February 22, 1986) is a Nigerian attacking Midfielder who currently plays for Nigeria giants Enyimba International F.C..
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Career
Before Heartland, he played for Enyimba F.C. and El-Kanemi Warriors, where he led the Nigerian Premier League in scoring in 2006 with ten goals.
International career
Ibenegbu has played on the Nigeria national beach soccer team since 2006. He was called into the 2007 Under-23 camp before the Beijing Olympics but did not make the final team. He was called into camp for the senior team ahead of the 2010 African Cup of Nations, one of only three home-based players to make it. He made is debut as a substitute in the January 2012 friendly vs Angola.
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