Iwobi playing for Arsenal in the 2019 UEFA Europa League final
Personal information
Full name
Alexander Chuka Iwobi[1]
Date of birth
(1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth
Lagos, Nigeria
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fulham
Number
22
Youth career
2004–2015
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2015–2019
Arsenal
100
(11)
2019–2023
Everton
123
(6)
2023–
Fulham
27
(5)
International career‡
2011–2012
England U16
7
(1)
2013
England U17
3
(0)
2013
England U18
1
(0)
2015–
Nigeria
78
(10)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up
2023 Ivory Coast
2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:21, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Alexander Chuka IwobiMON (/ɪˈwoʊbi/ih-WOH-bee;[3] 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, making 149 appearances and scoring fifteen goals. He won the FA Cup in 2017, and scored in the 2019 UEFA Europa League final as well. In August 2019, he transferred to Everton for an initial £28 million fee.
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.
^"2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^"Alex Iwobi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^Arsenal (22 May 2014), Arsenal: Introducing Alex Iwobi, archived from the original on 17 November 2021, retrieved 17 November 2017
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