Jack Ipalibo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torreense | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | Diamond Football Academy | ||
| 2016–2019 | Villarreal C | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Villarreal B | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Strømsgodset | 85 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Kifisia | 15 | (0) |
| 2024 | Chornomorets Odesa | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Zalaegerszeg | 17 | (2) |
| 2025– | Torreense | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2025 | |||
Jack Ipalibo (born 6 April 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Torreense.
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Ipalibo started his football career at Diamond Football Academy in Nigeria in 2016.
Villarreal C
[edit]On 11 September 2016, Ipalibo transferred to the academy of Spanish club Villarreal C.
Villarreal B
[edit]Ipalibo showed an outstanding performance in a short time and was promoted to the Villarreal B team. He started training with the first team from time to time with Villarreal.[1]
Loan to Strømsgodset
[edit]On 3 August 2019, Ipalibo signed for Strømsgodset on a year-long loan deal from Villarreal B.[2] In his first season with Strømsgodset, he failed to contribute any goals in 15 games.[3]
On 1 July 2020, he received a red card in the match played against Stabæk Fotball in the 5th week of the season at Eliteserien, which was the first red card of his career.[4]
Strømsgodset
[edit]On 30 June 2020, Ipalibo signed permanently for Strømsgodset, on a three-year-long deal.[5] In the 2020–21 season, he scored his first goal against Viking FK.[6] In 22 matches with Strømsgodset, scoring a total of 3 goals in Odds BK[7] and Sarpsborg 08 matches. He scored his first goal in Eliteserien with Strømsgodset in the 2022–23 season, in the 37th minute of their 3–0 win against Rosenborg on 8 May 2022.[8] Ipalibo scored 3 more goals for the rest of the season and finished Eliteserien with 4 goals in 2021–22.[9]
Chornomorets Odesa
[edit]On 23 February 2024, Ipalibo joined Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa.[10] At the beginning of March, he left the team.[11]
Zalaegerszegi TE
[edit]On 27 August 2024, Ipalibo signed for the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Zalaegerszegi TE.[12]
Style of play
[edit]Ipalibo has been compared to the famous Ivorian football player Yaya Touré with his playing style and talent.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 October 2022[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | Norwegian Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strømsgodset (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2020 | Eliteserien | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| Total | 66 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 7 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Flying Eagles Midfielder Jack Ipalibo Trains With Villarreal First Team". nigeriasoccernet.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ "SIGNERER VILLARREAL-SPILLER PÅ LÅN". godset.no/ (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ "BIDRO TIL Å REDDE PLASSEN I ELITESERIEN – NÅ KAN DE VÆRE TAPT FOR KLUBBEN" (in Norwegian). www.eurosport.no. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ "Rødt kort Strømsgodset: Ipalibo Jack" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ↑ "ACK SIGNERTE TREÅRSKONTRAKT" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "Mål Strømsgodset! Scoring av Ipalibo Jack". highlights.eliteserien.no. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ "Maktdemonstrasjon på Marienlyst" (in Norwegian). www.drm24.no. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ↑ "Mål Strømsgodset! Scoring av Ipalibo Jack" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ Jack Ipalibo at Soccerway
- ↑ "Jack Ipalibo". Strømsgodset. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ↑ Максим Іншаков (10 March 2024). ""Злякався обстрілів". Футболіст "Чорноморця" втік з України через два тижні після підписання контракту". news.obozrevatel.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ↑ Максим Іншаков (10 March 2024). "«Злякався обстрілів». Футболіст «Чорноморця» втік з України через два тижні після підписання контракту". news.obozrevatel.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ↑ ""Nigerian Yaya Toure " Jack Ipalibo Begins Road To Villarreal First Team, Eyes National Team Call Up". Own Goal Nigeria. 22 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Jack Ipalibo at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Villarreal CF C players
- Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
- A.E. Kifisia F.C. players
- FC Chornomorets Odesa players
- Zalaegerszegi TE players
- S.C.U. Torreense players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Eliteserien players
- Super League Greece players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal