 Ugbo withTroyes in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iké Dominique Ugbo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (age 26)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brampton East SC | |||
| Woodbridge Strikers | |||
| 2008–2017 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Barnsley (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2018 | →Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | →Scunthorpe United (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | →Roda JC (loan) | 28 | (13) |
| 2020–2021 | →Cercle Brugge (loan) | 32 | (16) |
| 2021–2022 | Genk | 18 | (3) |
| 2022 | →Troyes (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Troyes | 25 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | →Cardiff City (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2024 | →Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2024– | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | England U17 | 15 | (5) |
| 2017 | England U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2021– | Canada | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 28 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2024 | |||
Iké Dominique Ugbo (born 21 September 1998) is a professionalsoccer player who plays as aforward forEFL Championship clubSheffield Wednesday. Born in England, he represents theCanada national team.
Ugbo grew up in Canada and played youth soccer there before returning to England, where he played with the youth team ofChelsea. He had loan spells atBarnsley,Milton Keynes Dons,Scunthorpe United,Roda JC andCercle Brugge, before signing forGenk in 2021.
He represented England at under-17 and under-20 youth levels, before making his senior international debut forCanada in 2021.
Ugbo was born inLewisham, Greater London,[2] to Nigerian parents.[3] He moved to Canada with his family when he was four or five.[4] In Canada, he played youth soccer with Brampton East SC andWoodbridge Strikers,[5] winning an international under-10 tournament at Disney in 2008 with the latter.[6]
Upon his return to the UK, he joined theChelsea Academy at under-10 level.[7] He won theUEFA Youth League with Chelsea in2014–15 and2015–16.[5]
In 2015, he signed his first professional contract withChelsea, but continued to play for the U17 through U23 sides.[7] On 17 July 2017, Ugbo signed a season-long loan deal withBarnsley.[8] On 5 August 2017, Ugbo made his debut off the bench againstBristol City which resulted in a 3–1 loss.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 26 August againstSunderland.[10] On 3 January 2018, Ugbo's loan spell with Barnsley was terminated, following a lack of game time.[11]
The next day, Ugbo joinedLeague One clubMilton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[12] On 6 January 2018, Ugbo made his debut for the club, featuring in a 1–0 third roundFA Cup away victory overQueens Park Rangers.[9]
He joinedScunthorpe United on loan in August 2018, alongsideJak Alnwick.[13]
In August 2019, it was announced the striker would head to Holland to spend the season on loan atRoda JC in the Dutch second tier.[14]
On 18 August 2020, he went to Belgian clubCercle Brugge on loan.[15][16]
In August 2021, he signed a permanent deal with Belgian clubGenk.[17][18] He made his first competitive appearance on 29 August againstAnderlecht as a late substitute forPaul Onuachu and scored on his debut, netting the game-winner in a 1–0 victory.[19]
In January 2022, Ugbo joinedTroyes ofLigue 1 on loan.[20] He made his debut for Troyes on 13 February, playing the full 90 in a 5–1 defeat toBrest.[21] In Ugbo's third game for Troyes againstRennes on 20 February, he scored his first goal.[22] In August 2022 Troyes announced they had reached a deal with Genk over the permanent transfer of Ugbo, signing him on a four-year deal until 2026.[23]
In July 2023, Ugbo joinedChampionship clubCardiff City on a season-long loan deal.[24] The next month on 6 August, Ugbo made his debut for Cardiff againstLeeds United and had a goal and an assist in an eventual 2-2 draw atElland Road.[25]
On 11 January 2024, he was recalled from Cardiff City and sent on loan to Championship rivalsSheffield Wednesday.[26][27] He made his debut in the 2–1 defeat againstCoventry City on 20 January coming off the bench.[28] His first goals for the club came againstBirmingham City on 9 February 2023, scoring a brace.[29] After scoring 5 goals in 5 games in February 2024, he was nominated for the Championship Player of the Month.[30]
On 8 August 2024, Ugbo returned toSheffield Wednesday after his loan spell the previous season, signing for an undisclosed fee.[31][32] He made his return in theEFL Cup againstHull City, coming on late to help his side win 2–1.[33] His first goal on his return was in the following round againstGrimsby Town.[34]
Ugbo was eligible to represent England (through birth), Canada (through youth residency), and Nigeria (through his parents).[35]
Ugbo has represented England atunder-17 andunder-20 level.[36] In June 2017, Ugbo represented England U20 at the2017 Toulon Tournament, scoring the only goal in their 1–0 opening group stage match againstAngola and converted a penalty kick in the shootout of the final againstIvory Coast, helping his side win the title.[8][37]
In September 2021, he announced that he had decided to change his international allegiance toNigeria.[38][39] However, two months later on 4 November, he instead switched his international allegiance toCanada.[5][40] The next day he was called up to the team for that month's2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches againstCosta Rica andMexico.[41] He made his international debut for Canada in the match against Costa Rica on 12 November, appearing as an 83rd minute substitute.[42] In November 2022, Ugbo was named to Canada's squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup.[43]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | 3[c] | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Chelsea | 2017–18[9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19[44] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[45] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[46] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barnsley (loan) | 2017–18[9] | Championship | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2017–18[9] | League One | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2018–19[44] | League One | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Roda JC (loan) | 2019–20[1] | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 13 | ||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2020–21[1] | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 17 | ||
| Genk | 2021–22[1] | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 5[d] | 1 | 25 | 6 | |
| Troyes (loan) | 2021–22[1] | Ligue 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| Troyes | 2022–23[1] | Ligue 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24[1] | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Cardiff City (loan) | 2023–24[47] | Championship | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2023–24[47] | Championship | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 7 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2024–25[48] | Championship | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| Career total | 231 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 259 | 62 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
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