PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Back
Michael Ihiekwe.
Blackpool FC · England
TM 145923 · Current player profileAge today33
Recorded moves10
Peak recorded value€500k
Current market value€200k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Michael Uzoukwu Absalom Jude Ihiekwe
- Born
- 20 Nov 1992
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 185
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Sheffield WednesdayLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2025
- Rotherham UnitedLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- Accrington StanleyLast recorded move · 02 Jan 2019
- Tranmere RoversLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2017
- Wolverhampton WanderersLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
- Cheltenham TownLast recorded move · 31 May 2014
- Wolverhampton Wanderers U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2011
- Liverpool FC U18Last recorded move · 01 Jan 2011
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | 33 | Blackpool FC | €200k |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 33 | Blackpool FC | €225k |
| 27 May 2025 | 32 | Sheffield Wednesday | €250k |
| 30 Dec 2024 | 32 | Sheffield Wednesday | €250k |
| 24 May 2024 | 31 | Sheffield Wednesday | €300k |
| 21 Dec 2023 | 31 | Sheffield Wednesday | €300k |
| 09 Jun 2023 | 30 | Sheffield Wednesday | €400k |
| 05 Apr 2023 | 30 | Sheffield Wednesday | €400k |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 29 | Sheffield Wednesday | €500k |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 28 | Rotherham United | €450k |
| 10 Mar 2021 | 28 | Rotherham United | €450k |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 27 | Rotherham United | €400k |
| 28 Jun 2019 | 26 | Rotherham United | €250k |
| 24 Oct 2017 | 24 | Rotherham United | €150k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | Sheffield Wednesday | Blackpool FC | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Rotherham United | Sheffield Wednesday | Transfer | Free |
| 02 Jan 2019 | Accrington Stanley | Rotherham United | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 24 Aug 2018 | Rotherham United | Accrington Stanley | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2017 | Tranmere Rovers | Rotherham United | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2014 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tranmere Rovers | Transfer | Free |
| 31 May 2014 | Cheltenham Town | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 10 Jan 2014 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cheltenham Town | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Liverpool FC U18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U18 | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.