Ike Ibenegbu

Ike Ibenegbu

Personal information
Full name	Bartholomew Ikechukwu Ibenegbu
Date of birth	(1986-02-22) February 22, 1986
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Enugu Rangers
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	El-Kanemi Warriors
2007–2008	Enyimba
2008–2014	Heartland
2014–2016	Warri Wolves
2016–2019	Enyimba
2019–	Enugu Rangers
International career‡
2006–2009	Nigeria Beach Soccer	10	(5)
2012–	Nigeria	13	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 1, 2013

Bartholomew Ikechukwu Ibenegbu (born February 22, 1986), nicknamed Mosquito, is a Nigerian attacking midfielder who plays for Enugu Rangers.

Career

Before Heartland, he played for Enyimba F.C. and El-Kanemi Warriors, where he led the Nigerian Premier League in scoring in 2006 with ten goals.

International career

Ibenegbu has played on the Nigeria national beach soccer team since 2006. He was called into the 2007 Under-23 camp before the Beijing Olympics but did not make the final team. He was called into camp for the senior team ahead of the 2010 African Cup of Nations, one of only three home-based players to make it. He made his debut as a substitute in the January 2012 friendly vs Angola.