Nigeria · 1993–2000Victor Ikpeba
Rating
Caps
31
Goals
7
Life
1973
Clubs
R.F.C. de Liège, AS Monaco, Borussia Dortmund
#9
Editorial rank of 33 for Nigeria
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Arsène Wenger signed him for Monaco in 1993, and in the 1996-97 title season he scored 16 in the league and 22 in all competitions alongside Thierry Henry and David Trezeguet. Ikpeba was African Footballer of the Year in 1997, won Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996 and the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, finished runner-up in 2000 after his shootout penalty came back off the bar in Lagos, and left Monaco with 77 goals in 223 games. Career record: 31 caps and 7 goals for Nigeria; club career at R.F.C. de Liège, AS Monaco, Borussia Dortmund.
Career record
| 1989–1993 | R.F.C. de Liège |
| 1989–1989 | ACB Lagos |
| 1993–1999 | AS Monaco |
| 1999–2001 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2001–2002 | Real Betis Balompié |
| 2002–2003 | Al-ittihad |
| 2002–2003 | Al Ittihad |
| 2003–2004 | Royal Charleroi S.C. |
| 2005–2007 | Al Sadd Sports Club |
| Nigeria | 31 caps, 7 goals |
Shared the era
Nigeria legends whose careers overlapped Ikpeba's