 Etebo lining up forNigeria at the2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oghenekaro Peter Etebo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Geçlerbirliği | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Lord Honour FC | ||
| 2012 | Warri Wolves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Warri Wolves | 64 | (23) |
| 2016–2018 | Feirense | 52 | (9) |
| 2018 | →Las Palmas (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Stoke City | 45 | (2) |
| 2020 | →Getafe (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | →Galatasaray (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Watford (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | →Aris (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2024– | Gençlerbirliği | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Nigeria U23 | 19 | (11) |
| 2013–2022 | Nigeria | 44 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2022 | |||
Oghenekaro Peter Etebo (born 9 November 1995) is a Nigerian professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder for Turkish clubGençlerbirliği.
Etebo started out atWarri Wolves where he spent three years before moving into European football with Portuguese sideFeirense. He helped the side gain promotion to thePrimeira Liga and established themselves as a top-flight club. Etebo had a six-month loan spell at Spanish sideLas Palmas in the2017–18 season. Etebo joined English sideStoke City in June 2018 for a fee of £6.35 million.
Etebo joinedWarri Wolves in 2012, Etebo was announced as a member of the senior squad for the2013 Nigeria Premier League season. However, due to his school studies and a delayed start to the league season, he only got to make his professional debut on 14 April 2013, announcing himself to Nigerian fans by scoring the first hat-trick of the season. With his goals in the 4th, 9th and 37th minutes and another byJoseph Osadiaye in the 12th minute as Wolves were up by four goals in the first half againstEl-Kanemi Warriors.[3]
His excellent debut season continued when he scored the fastest hat-trick in the league in a 3–1 win againstWikki Tourists, scoring all three goals within 22 minutes of play.[4] Etebo opened scoring for Wolves in the seventh minute of the game, but the celebrations had yet to die down when Waziri Christopher equalized for Wikki. Etebo struck again in the 12th minute to restore Wolves' lead, and he completed his hat-trick in the 29th minute, after the hosts were awarded a spot kick.[5] In March 2014, he scored his first continental goal againstUnion Douala in the2014 CAF Confederation Cup. His performances in theCAF Confederation Cup got the attention of Tunisian clubEspérance and Egyptian sideZamalek, sparking a fight over his signature.[6] In May 2014 Etebo had a trial at Italian clubUdinese.[7][8]
In 2015 Etebo received the Glo Wondergoal award, for the best goal of the2015 Nigeria Professional Football League season, which was scored againstBayelsa United.[9] On 7 January 2016, he won the Most Promising Talent of the Year award at theCAF Awards inAbuja, Nigeria.[10] In total Etebo scored 23 goals in 64 league games for Warri Wolves in his three years with the club.[11]
Etebo joined PortugueseLigaPro clubFeirense in early 2016, he played four times in2015–16, scoring once helping them to gain promotion to thePrimeira Liga.[12] He played 27 times in2016–17 as Feirense finished in eight position narrowly misses out on a European place by two points.[12]
On 31 January 2018, Etebo was loaned toLa Liga sideUD Las Palmas for six months, with a buyout clause.[13] Etebo played 14 matches with Las Palmas but was unable to prevent them being relegated.[12] Etebo earned praise for his performances with theCanary Islands side.[14]
On 11 June 2018, Etebo signed forEFL Championship sideStoke City for €7.2million (£6.35 million) fromFeirense on a five-year deal.[15] He became new managerGary Rowett's first signing at Stoke, who described him as an 'energetic midfielder'.[16][12] Etebo revealed that he turned down offers fromPremier League clubs before joining Stoke.[17] He made his Stoke debut on 5 August 2018 againstLeeds United.[18] Etebo played 37 times in2018–19 and was one of the teams's better performers as Stoke finished in 16th position.[19][20] He scored twice both of which were powerful strikes againstNottingham Forest andBlackburn Rovers.[21][22]
Etebo had a delayed start to the2019–20 season due to his involvement with Nigeria at the2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[23] Stoke began the season in terrible form and found themselves in the Championship relegation places which cost managerNathan Jones his job in November 2019. Under new managerMichael O'Neill, Etebo was dropped from the squad with O'Neill critical of his efforts in training.[24] This lead him to being linked with a move away from the club in January 2020.[25]
In January 2020, Etebo joinedLa Liga sideGetafe on loan for the remainder of the2019–20 season with an option to purchase.[26] Etebo played 11 times for Getafe scoring once againstSD Eibar but the club decided against activating their purchase option.[27]
On 9 September 2020, Etebo joined Turkish sideGalatasaray on loan for the2020–21 season.[28] He played 29 times for Galatasary as they finished in second place, missing out on the title toBeşiktaş on goal difference.[29][30]
On 9 July 2021, Etebo joined newly promotedPremier League sideWatford on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[31]On 14 August 2021, he made his competitive debut for Watford in their league opener againstAston Villa, where Watford won 3–2.[32] Etebo struggled with injuries in2021–22, making ten appearances for the Hornets as they suffered relegation from the Premier League and at the end of the season they decided against signing him on a permanent basis.[33]
On 15 September 2022, Etebo joinedGreek Super League sideAris on a permanent deal.[34]
Etebo made his international debut on 27 July 2013 against Côte d'Ivoire in a 2–0 loss inAbidjan during the2014 African Nations Championshipqualification campaign for home-based players. He also played against Jordan in an international friendly on 23 October 2013. In December 2015, he helped theNigerian U-23 Team to theU-23 Africa Cup of Nations triumph inSenegal; finishing top scorer with five goals, including a brace in a 2–1 win againstAlgeria in the final. Both goals were characterized by deep runs from his team's own half. Having almost single-handedly guaranteed Nigeria's qualification to the Olympic games, he was subsequently selected by Nigeria in the 35-man provisional squad for the2016 Summer Olympics.[35] Following a tumultuous arrival in Brazil, he scored four goals againstJapan in Nigeria's opening group match. The game ended 5–4 to Nigeria. Injured in the third game of the tournament, he played a lessened part in the run of the team to a bronze medal finish. Etebo is a member of the fullNigeria national team.[36]
Etebo was named in Nigeria's 23-man squad for the2018 World Cup in Russia.[37] He started all three of Nigeria'sgroup matches which saw them beatIceland but lose toArgentina andCroatia which meant that they failed to progress to the knock-out stages.[38][39][40]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feirense | 2015–16[42] | LigaPro | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[43] | Primeira Liga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18[44] | Primeira Liga | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Total | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 50 | 8 | |||
| Las Palmas (loan) | 2017–18[44] | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City | 2018–19[20] | Championship | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 2019–20[45] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[46] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 51 | 2 | |||
| Getafe (loan) | 2019–20[45] | La Liga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Galatasaray (loan) | 2020–21[29] | Süper Lig | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Watford (loan) | 2021–22[46] | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Aris (loan) | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 171 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 11 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2016 | Ahmadu Bello Stadium,Kaduna, Nigeria |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 30 March 2021 | Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, Nigeria |  Lesotho | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 13 June 2022 | Stade Adrar,Agadir, Morocco |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 5–0 | 10–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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