| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Victor Ikpeba Nosa | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1973 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1989 | ACB Lagos | 45 | (29) | |||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | RFC Liège | 79 | (27) | |||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | Monaco | 170 | (55) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | → Real Betis (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Al Ittihad | 26 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Charleroi | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2005 | Al-Sadd | 14 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Total | 382 | (138) | ||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Nigeria U23 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1992–2002 | Nigeria | 31 | (7) | |||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||
Victor Ikpeba Nosa (born 12 June 1973) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward for both club and country. Ikpeba played 31 international matches and scored seven goals for Nigeria. He was a member of Super Eagles team to the FIFA World Cups in 1994 but played and scored the lone goal against Bulgaria in the second game of the team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Ikpeba helped win the 1994 African Nations Cup and the Olympic football gold medal in 1996.[source?] In spite of his small physique, Ikpeba was a fast, versatile, and opportunistic forward, who was capable of playing as a striker, as a second striker, or on either wing, and was known for his ability to score from any position on the pitch.[1] Regarded as one of the best Nigerian forwards of all time.
