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Alex Iwobi

Alexander Chuka Iwobi ( ih-WOH-bee; born 3 May 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the Nigeria national team. Iwobi began his career at Arsenal, with whom he won the FA Cup in 2017 and finished as runner-up for the EFL Cup in 2018 and UEFA Europa League in 2019. In 2019, Iwobi transferred to Everton, and in 2023 he joined Fulham. Iwobi represented England up to under-18 level. He made his senior international debut for Nigeria in October 2015, and was part of their squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, 2021 and 2023, finishing third at the 2019 tournament, and runner-up at the 2023 tournament.

Infobox

2013
England U18
Full name
Alexander Chuka Iwobi
Date of birth
(1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth
Lagos, Nigeria
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Midfielder
Current team
Fulham
Number
17
2004–2015
Arsenal
Years
Team
2015–2019
Arsenal
2019–2023
Everton
2023–
Fulham
2011–2012
England U16
2015–
Nigeria

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Arsenal
Arsenal
Club
Arsenal
Season
2015–16
League
Premier League
League
13
League
2
FA Cup
5
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
21
Total
2
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Premier League
League
26
League
3
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
7
Europe
1
Europe
—
Other
38
Other
4
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
26
League
3
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
5
League Cup
0
League Cup
6
Europe
0
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
39
Total
3
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
35
League
3
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
11
Europe
2
Europe
—
Other
51
Other
6
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
100
League
11
League
11
League
1
FA Cup
11
FA Cup
0
League Cup
26
League Cup
3
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
149
Other
15
Everton
Everton
Club
Everton
Season
2019–20
League
Premier League
League
25
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
4
League Cup
1
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
29
Other
2
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Premier League
League
30
League
1
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
1
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
36
Other
2
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
28
League
2
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
1
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
32
Other
3
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
2
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
41
Other
2
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
2
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
2
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
123
League
6
League
6
League
0
FA Cup
11
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
140
Other
9
Fulham
Fulham
Club
Fulham
Season
2023–24
League
Premier League
League
30
League
5
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
3
League Cup
1
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
33
Other
6
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
9
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
44
Other
9
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
15
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
17
Other
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
83
League
16
League
4
League
0
FA Cup
7
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
94
Other
17
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
306
League
33
League
21
League
1
FA Cup
29
FA Cup
4
League Cup
26
League Cup
3
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
383
Other
41
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Arsenal
2015–16
Premier League
13
2
5
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
21
2
2016–17
Premier League
26
3
3
0
2
0
7
1
—
38
4
2017–18
Premier League
26
3
1
0
5
0
6
0
1
0
39
3
2018–19
Premier League
35
3
2
1
3
0
11
2
—
51
6
Total
100
11
11
1
11
0
26
3
1
0
149
15
Everton
2019–20
Premier League
25
1
0
0
4
1
—
—
29
2
2020–21
Premier League
30
1
3
0
3
1
—
—
36
2
2021–22
Premier League
28
2
2
0
2
1
—
—
32
3
2022–23
Premier League
38
2
1
0
2
0
—
—
41
2
2023–24
Premier League
2
0
—
—
—
—
2
0
Total
123
6
6
0
11
3
0
0
0
0
140
9
Fulham
2023–24
Premier League
30
5
0
0
3
1
—
—
33
6
2024–25
Premier League
38
9
4
0
2
0
—
—
44
9
2025–26
Premier League
15
2
0
0
2
0
—
—
17
2
Total
83
16
4
0
7
1
0
0
0
0
94
17
Career total
306
33
21
1
29
4
26
3
1
0
383
41
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Nigeria
Nigeria
National team
Nigeria
Year
2015
Apps
2
Goals
0
2016
2016
National team
2016
Year
6
Apps
1
2017
2017
National team
2017
Year
6
Apps
3
2018
2018
National team
2018
Year
12
Apps
1
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
15
Apps
2
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
4
Apps
2
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
6
Apps
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
10
Apps
1
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
7
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
15
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
8
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
91
Apps
10
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Nigeria
2015
2
0
2016
6
1
2017
6
3
2018
12
1
2019
15
2
2020
4
2
2021
6
0
2022
10
1
2023
7
0
2024
15
0
2025
8
0
Total
91
10
List of international goals scored by Alex Iwobi · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
9 October 2016
Venue
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia
Opponent
Zambia
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
2
No.
2
Date
7 October 2017
Venue
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria
Opponent
Zambia
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
3
No.
3
Date
14 November 2017
Venue
Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia
Opponent
Argentina
Score
2–2
Result
4–2
Competition
Friendly
4
4
No.
4
Date
4–2
5
5
No.
5
Date
2 June 2018
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London, England
Opponent
England
Score
1–2
Result
1–2
Competition
Friendly
6
6
No.
6
Date
6 July 2019
Venue
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
Opponent
Cameroon
Score
3–2
Result
3–2
Competition
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
7
7
No.
7
Date
17 November 2019
Venue
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho
Opponent
Lesotho
Score
1–1
Result
4–2
Competition
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8
8
No.
8
Date
13 November 2020
Venue
Ogbe Stadium, Benin City, Nigeria
Opponent
Sierra Leone
Score
1–0
Result
4–4
Competition
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9
9
No.
9
Date
3–0
10
10
No.
10
Date
9 June 2022
Venue
Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria
Opponent
Sierra Leone
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
Competition
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
9 October 2016
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia
Zambia
1–0
2–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
7 October 2017
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria
Zambia
1–0
1–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
14 November 2017
Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia
Argentina
2–2
4–2
Friendly
4
4–2
5
2 June 2018
Wembley Stadium, London, England
England
1–2
1–2
Friendly
6
6 July 2019
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt
Cameroon
3–2
3–2
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
7
17 November 2019
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho
Lesotho
1–1
4–2
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8
13 November 2020
Ogbe Stadium, Benin City, Nigeria
Sierra Leone
1–0
4–4
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9
3–0
10
9 June 2022
Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria
Sierra Leone
1–1
2–1
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

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  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in FA Community Shield
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