| Ifeanyi Ede | |
| Fullname: | Ifeanyi Benjamin Ede[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.87m |
| Position: | Forward[2] |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Ocean Boys |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs2: | Enyimba |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | Enugu Rangers |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Enyimba |
| Caps4: | 52 |
| Goals4: | 28 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Tirana |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Al-Nasr |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Fasil Kenema |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Pcupdate: | 20:55, 15 February 2019 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 20:55, 15 February 2019 (UTC) |
Ifeanyi Benjamin Ede (born 5 December 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.[3] [4]
On 19 August 2016, Ede completed a transfer to Albania's most successful club Tirana as a free agent, signing a two-year contract.[5] [6] He was presented on the same day along with Romuald Ntsitsigui where he was allocated squad number 11.[5] He made his debut a day later in the friendly against Apolonia Fier where he also netted his first goal. contributing in a 2–0 win at Selman Stërmasi Stadium.[7] Later on 7 September, Ede played his first competitive match in the opening league match against Teuta Durrës which finished in a goalless draw; he played full-90 minutes.[8] He scored his first goal in the matchday 5 against Flamurtari Vlorë, helping Tirana to get the first win of the season after four consecutive draws.[9] [10]
In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited Ede to be included in the Nigeria national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[11] [12] He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by a goal to nil.[13] [14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tirana | 2016–17 | Albanian Superliga | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
Tirana