Brown Ideye
Ideye with West Bromwich Albion in 2014
Personal information
Full name Aide Brown Ideye[1]
Date of birth (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Ajegunle, Lagos State, Nigeria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al-Yarmouk
Number 14
Youth career
A J Leicester F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Ocean Boys 13 (10)
2007–2009 Neuchâtel Xamax 55 (23)
2009–2011 Sochaux 52 (17)
2011–2014 Dynamo Kyiv 74 (34)
2014–2015 West Bromwich Albion 24 (4)
2015–2017 Olympiacos 43 (23)
2017–2019 Tianjin Teda 14 (4)
2018 → Málaga (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2020 Aris 22 (8)
2020–2021 Göztepe 35 (2)
2022– Al-Yarmouk 8 (4)
International career‡
2007 Nigeria U20 5 (1)
2010–2016 Nigeria 28 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2013 South Africa Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2016

Aide Brown Ideye (born 11 October 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kuwaiti Division One club Al-Yarmouk.

Club career

Early career

Ideye began his career with Bayelsa United before moving to Ocean Boys.[3] He was a member of the Ocean Boys team that won the Nigerian Premier League.

Ideye moved in January 2008 to Europe to sign with Swiss Super League club Neuchâtel Xamax. Before this move to Switzerland, he was on trial with Dutch side Willem II,[4] but was not signed. After three years with Xamax, Ideye left to sign for French Ligue 1 club Sochaux.[5]

Dynamo Kyiv

On 6 July 2011, Ideye signed a five-year deal with Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv. He made his first appearance on 16 July against Oleksandria, scoring two goals.[6] In his second game for Dynamo, he again scored a brace, this time against Obolon Kyiv.[7] On 7 August 2012, Ideye scored the winner in a UEFA Champions League qualifying third round second-leg game against Feyenoord, in which Dynamo ultimately progressed.[8] He also scored against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second-leg of the play-off round. Mönchengladbach won the game 2–1, but Kyiv progressed to the Champions League group stage on a 4–3 aggregate score.[9] On 15 May 2014, Ideye was an unused substitute in Dynamo's 2–1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2014 Ukrainian Cup Final.[10]

West Bromwich Albion

On 18 July 2014, Ideye signed a three-year deal with English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion, becoming the club's record signing at a fee reported as £10 million. The contract included an option in the club's favour for an extra year.[11][12] After a difficult start to the season in England, Ideye scored his first league goal for the club in their 3–1 loss to Manchester City on Boxing Day 2014, and scored four times in a six-day spell in February 2015 with goals against Burnley and Swansea City in the Premier League and two against West Ham United in the FA Cup.[13]

Olympiacos

On 31 August 2015, Ideye joined Olympiacos from West Brom for an undisclosed fee, though believed to be around €6 million.[14][15] The prospect of featuring in the Champions League again was rumoured to play a crucial role in convincing Ideye to move to the Athens-based club.[16]

On 20 October 2015, Ideye scored a goal in Olympiacos' Champions League group stage victory over Dinamo Zagreb (1–0). He scored the 79th-minute winner with a superb finish from a tight angle, redeeming himself for an astonishing miss earlier in the second half.[17][18] On 9 March 2016, Ideye received a lucrative offer from China during the January transfer window, however he rejected the offer as he preferred to stay with the reigning Superleague Greece champions.[19] On 17 April 2016, he was a key member for the club as it celebrated winning the domestic championship for the sixth consecutive season.[20]

Tianjin Teda

Ideye left Olympiakos for Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda[21] in the January 2017 transfer window. Ideye joined the Chinese club on a two-and-a half-year contract for a transfer fee of €12 million. His contract, which ran until the summer of 2019, was worth €3.5 million per year.[22]

Málaga (loan)

On 29 January 2018, Ideye joined Spanish La Liga side Málaga on loan for six months.[23]

Aris

On 20 June 2019, he joined Aris on a one-year contract, for an annual fee of €500,000.[24][25]

Ideye had to wait until mid September to find his first goal, when he scored in a stunning 4–0 home win against Panathinaikos, which was also the first of the season.[26] One week later, he received a low cross from Giannis Fetfatzidis and sent the ball in the back of the net, opening the score in an away Derby of Thessaloniki against PAOK, which ended as a 2–2 draw.[27] On 27 October 2019, he scored from the penalty spot, sealing a 2–0 home win against Panetolikos.[28] On 14 December 2019, he returned to the starring line-up, after a two-game suspension, and scored in a 3–1 away loss against OFI.[29] On 19 December 2019, Nigerian striker Brown Ideye netted after 12 and 25 minutes to set an irresistible Aris on their way to complete a hammering 4–0 win against Volos.[30]

On 8 January 2020, he scored in a 1–0 away win against Xanthi, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Greek Cup[31] and in the rematch he netted another one, helping to a 2–1 win and a qualification to the quarter finals.[32] On 22 February 2020, he scored an equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Lamia.[33]

On 14 June 2020, he scored in a 3–1 away loss against Olympiacos for the Superleague championship play-offs.[34]

International career

Ideye represented his country at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. He played five games in the tournament and scored one goal, against Costa Rica.[35] In May 2010, he was called up to the senior side as part of the 30-man team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was not part of the final 23-man squad, but was subsequently called up after a knee injury to Mikel John Obi ruled the midfielder out of the competition.[36] Ideye was also called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,[37] playing in most of their games at the tournament.[6] He scored Nigeria's second goal in their 4–1 semi-final win over Mali[38] and played in their 1–0 win over Burkina Faso in the final.[39]

Ideye was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[40]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 November 2021[41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayelsa United 2006[42] Nigeria Premier League 19 6 0 0 — — 19 6
Ocean Boys 2006[42] Nigeria Premier League 5 1 0 0 — — 5 1
2007[42] 8 9 0 0 — — 8 9
Total 13 10 0 0 — — 13 10
Neuchâtel Xamax 2007–08[42] Swiss Super League 5 1 0 0 — — 5 1
2008–09[41] 33 10 1 0 — — 34 10
2009–10[41] 17 12 0 0 — — 17 12
Total 55 23 1 0 — — 56 23
Sochaux 2009–10[41] Ligue 1 17 2 3 3 0 0 — 20 5
2010–11[41] 35 15 3 2 0 0 — 38 17
Total 52 17 6 5 0 0 — 58 22
Dynamo Kyiv 2011–12[41] Ukrainian Premier League 27 12 0 0 — 10 2 37 14
2012–13[41] 28 17 1 0 — 11 4 39 21
2013–14[41] 19 5 3 3 — 7 2 37 10
Total 74 34 4 3 — 28 8 106 45
West Bromwich Albion 2014–15[43] Premier League 24 4 3 2 3 1 — 30 7
2015–16 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 24 4 3 2 4 1 — 31 7
Olympiacos 2015–16 Super League Greece 23 10 4 2 — 8 1 35 13
2016–17 20 13 2 1 — 8 1 30 15
Total 43 23 6 3 — 16 2 65 28
Tianjin Teda 2017 Chinese Super League 14 4 0 0 — — 14 4
Málaga (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Aris 2019–20 Super League Greece 22 8 5 2 — 4 0 31 10
Göztepe 2020–21 Süper Lig 30 2 1 1 — — 31 3
2021–22 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 35 2 1 1 — — 36 3
Al-Yarmouk 2022–23 Kuwaiti Division One 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 364 132 26 16 4 1 48 10 442 159

International

As of match played 31 May 2016. Nigeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ideye goal.[41]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2012 Marlins Park, Miami, United States 5  Venezuela 1–0 3–1 Friendly
2 6 February 2013 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa 11  Mali 2–0 4–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
3 31 May 2013 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States 14  Mexico 1–1 2–2 Friendly
4 10 September 2013 Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, Nigeria 20  Burkina Faso 1–0 4–1 Friendly
5 2–0
6 31 May 2016 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 25  Luxembourg 1–0 3–1 Friendly

Honours

Ideye at the 2014 Ukrainian Cup Final

Club

Dynamo Kyiv

Olympiacos

International

Nigeria

References

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