# Sylvester Igboun

Sylvester Emeka Igbonu (born 8 September 1990), commonly known as Sylvester Igboun, is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a forward.
Igboun is known for his blistering speed. His surname is Igbonu but was misspelled when registering a passport. His shirt lists his nickname "Sly" on the back instead of his last name.

## Club career

On 13 July 2015, Igbonu signed for Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.
On 2 September 2019, he joined FC Dynamo Moscow on loan for the 2019–20 season. He was voted player of the month for September 2019 by Dynamo fans. On 4 August 2020, Dynamo Moscow announced that they had signed Igboun on a permanent transfer from FC Ufa. On 7 January 2022, his contract with Dynamo was terminated by mutual consent.
On 20 February 2022, Igboun joined Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the season. On 16 March 2022, the contract was terminated by mutual consent.
In September 2022, Igboun signed a two-year contract with Indian Super League club NorthEast United. On 20 October, he made his debut for the club against East Bengal, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Michael Jakobsen. The match ended in a 3–1 defeat. Three days later, According to Igboun, he left due to the poor facilities and accommodations provided by the team.

## International career

He made his international debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Tanzania on 5 September 2015, replacing Moses Simon as a substitute in the 69th minute.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 20 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Midtjylland | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Midtjylland | 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 8 |
| Midtjylland | 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 |
| Midtjylland | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 9 |
| Midtjylland | 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 10 |
| Midtjylland | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 10 |
| Midtjylland | Total | Total | 147 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 46 |
| Ufa | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 4 |
| Ufa | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 3 |
| Ufa | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 7 |
| Ufa | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 |
| Ufa | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
| Ufa | Total | Total | 108 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 27 |
| Dynamo Moscow (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Dynamo Moscow | Total | Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| NorthEast United | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 304 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 337 | 77 |
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Danish Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Russian Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs

### International

Nigeria :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2015

## Honours

Midtjylland
* Danish Superliga: 2014–15