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Alex Iwobi
Alexander Chuka Iwobi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the Nigeria national team.
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sports · Nigerian footballer (born 1996) · association football player · musician · also Alex Iwobi, Alexander Chuka Iwobi, Iwobi
Born 3 May 1996 · Q21091691
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 3 entries
Yahoo! Sports: Alex Iwobi: Playing With Joy, Purpose, and Pride for Nigeria's Super Eagles
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Yahoo! Sports: Alex Iwobi sets new record for Nigeria in England!
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Third place: Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria (2025).
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2024· 1 entry
Iwobi launched a music career under the stage name "17," a reference to his shirt number at Fulham
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2023· 5 entries
Won award: Everton Players' Player of the Year (2023).
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Runner-up: Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria (2023).
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The New York Times: Alex Iwobi ruled out for three weeks after sustaining ankle ligament injury
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Joined Fulham in 2023.
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Played for Fulham F.C. (2023) — 84 appearances, 16 goals.
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2019· 5 entries
Third place: Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria (2019).
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Runner-up: UEFA Europa League with Arsenal (2018–19).
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Played for Everton F.C. (2019–2023) — 123 appearances, 6 goals.
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Joined Everton in 2019.
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Iwobi transferred to Everton, and in 2023 he joined Fulham
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2018· 2 entries
Runner-up: EFL Cup with Arsenal (2017–18).
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And the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 (finishing third), 2021, 2023 (being runner-up) and 2025 (finishing third)
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2017· 5 entries
Won the English FA Cup with Arsenal (2016-2017).
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Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2017).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2017).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2016–17).
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And finished as runner-up for the EFL Cup in 2018 and UEFA Europa League in 2019
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2016· 2 entries
Won award: CAF Team of the Year (2016).
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Won award: CAF Youth Player of the Year (2016).
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2015· 5 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2015).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2015).
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Joined Arsenal in 2015.
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Played for Nigeria men's national football team (2015) — 91 appearances, 10 goals.
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Played for Arsenal F.C. (2015–2019) — 100 appearances, 11 goals.
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2014· 1 entry
Joined Arsenal in 2014.
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2013· 2 entries
Played for England national under-18 association football team (2013–2013) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for England national under-17 association football team (2013–2013) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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2011· 2 entries
Won: Victory Shield with England U16 (2011).
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Played for England national under-16 association football team (2011–2012) — 7 appearances, 1 goals.
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2004· 1 entry
And was nearly released by the club at the age of 14 and again at the age of 16
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1996· 1 entry
Born 1996-05-03.
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