Ash Kigbu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahogrenashinme Kigbu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Wolfsberger II | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Wolfsberger AC | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:57, 9 August 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:31, 17 December 2018 (UTC) | |||
Ahogrenashinme Kigbu (born 5 February 1999) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
[edit]Growing up, Kigbu trained with both Manchester United and Manchester City but eventually chose to sign for the later after attending St Bede's College.[2] On 31 July 2018, Kigbu joined Austrian Bundesliga side Wolfsberger AC on a two-year deal with the option of a third.[3] Two weeks later, he made his professional debut, playing the last ten minutes in a 0–0 draw with Rapid Wien.[4]
On 8 August 2019, Kigbu signed for Championship side Stoke City joining their under-23 squad.[5] Kigbu was released by Stoke in July 2020.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in England, Kigbu is of Nigerian descent.[7] Kigbu was called up to the England under-18 team for the first time in August 2016 for a four-team mini tournament.[8] He went on to make his debut in a 2–1 win over Italy U18.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 9 August 2019[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolfsberger II | 2018–19 | Austrian Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Wolfsberger AC | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City | 2019–20 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Ash Kigbu at Soccerway
- ^ "KIGBU: OUR OPPONENTS ARE STARSTRUCK BY THE CFA". Manchester City. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Official: England youth international leaves Manchester City for Austrian Bundesliga club". mcfcwatch.com. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "RAPID WIEN VS. WOLFSBERGER AC 0 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Stoke City beat the clock to sign ex-Man City defender". Stoke Sentinel. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Club announce retained list". Stoke City. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Nigerian-Born Manchester City Defender Kigbu Makes Debut for England:: All Nigeria Soccer - the Complete Nigerian Football Portal".
- ^ "ENGLAND U18S SQUAD NAMED TO FACE ITALY AND ISRAEL NEXT MONTH". The Football Association. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "MASON MOUNT SCORES TWICE AS ENGLAND UNDER-18S BEAT ITALY". The Football Association. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Wolfsberger AC players
- Men's association football defenders
- Austrian Regionalliga players
- Footballers from Manchester
- Footballers educated at St Bede's College, Manchester
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- 21st-century English sportsmen