PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Odion Ighalo.
Not recorded · Nigeria
TM 62121 · Current player profileAge today37
Recorded moves22
Peak recorded value€12.00m
Current market value€400k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Odion Jude Ighalo
- Born
- 16 Jun 1989
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 181
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Al-Wehda FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2025
- Al-Hilal SFCLast recorded move · 15 Aug 2023
- Al-Shabab FCLast recorded move · 29 Jan 2022
- Shanghai ShenhuaLast recorded move · 04 Feb 2021
- Manchester UnitedLast recorded move · 31 Jan 2021
- Changchun YataiLast recorded move · 14 Feb 2019
- Watford FCLast recorded move · 31 Jan 2017
- Udinese CalcioLast recorded move · 24 Oct 2014
- Granada CFLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2014
- Cesena FCLast recorded move · 01 Dec 2010
- Lyn 1896 FKLast recorded move · 01 Aug 2008
- Bridge Football ClubLast recorded move · 01 Aug 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr 2026 | 36 | Not recorded | €400k |
| 21 Oct 2025 | 36 | Not recorded | €600k |
| 27 May 2025 | 35 | Al-Wehda FC | €800k |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 35 | Al-Wehda FC | €1.00m |
| 04 Jun 2024 | 34 | Al-Wehda FC | €1.30m |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 34 | Al-Wehda FC | €1.50m |
| 12 Jun 2023 | 33 | Al-Hilal SFC | €1.80m |
| 02 Dec 2022 | 33 | Al-Hilal SFC | €2.00m |
| 30 Jun 2022 | 33 | Al-Hilal SFC | €2.80m |
| 06 Jan 2022 | 32 | Al-Shabab FC | €3.00m |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 32 | Al-Shabab FC | €3.50m |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 31 | Manchester United | €4.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 31 | Manchester United | €5.20m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 30 | Manchester United | €5.20m |
| 27 Dec 2019 | 30 | Shanghai Shenhua | €6.50m |
| 05 Sep 2019 | 30 | Shanghai Shenhua | €8.50m |
| 09 Dec 2018 | 29 | Changchun Yatai | €9.00m |
| 05 Jun 2018 | 28 | Changchun Yatai | €9.50m |
| 01 Dec 2017 | 28 | Changchun Yatai | €9.00m |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 28 | Changchun Yatai | €7.00m |
| 05 Mar 2017 | 27 | Changchun Yatai | €10.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 27 | Watford FC | €12.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 26 | Watford FC | €12.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 26 | Watford FC | €4.00m |
| 24 Feb 2015 | 25 | Watford FC | €2.00m |
| 01 Apr 2014 | 24 | Granada CF | €2.00m |
| 23 Jan 2014 | 24 | Granada CF | €2.50m |
| 12 Jun 2013 | 23 | Udinese Calcio | €3.00m |
| 11 Jan 2013 | 23 | Granada CF | €2.50m |
| 03 Jul 2012 | 23 | Granada CF | €3.50m |
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 | Al-Wehda FC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Al-Hilal SFC | Al-Wehda FC | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Al-Hilal SFC | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 29 Jan 2022 | Al-Shabab FC | Al-Hilal SFC | Transfer | €2.90m |
| 04 Feb 2021 | Shanghai Shenhua | Al-Shabab FC | Transfer | €2.50m |
| 31 Jan 2021 | Manchester United | Shanghai Shenhua | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Jan 2020 | Shanghai Shenhua | Manchester United | Loan | €12.00m |
| 14 Feb 2019 | Changchun Yatai | Shanghai Shenhua | Transfer | €5.85m |
| 31 Jan 2017 | Watford FC | Changchun Yatai | Transfer | €23.30m |
| 24 Oct 2014 | Udinese Calcio | Watford FC | Transfer | €8.00m |
| 23 Oct 2014 | Watford FC | Udinese Calcio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 29 Jul 2014 | Udinese Calcio | Watford FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2014 | Granada CF | Udinese Calcio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 27 Aug 2013 | Udinese Calcio | Granada CF | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jun 2013 | Granada CF | Udinese Calcio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Udinese Calcio | Granada CF | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Dec 2010 | Cesena FC | Udinese Calcio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jul 2010 | Udinese Calcio | Cesena FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jun 2010 | Granada CF | Udinese Calcio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Aug 2009 | Udinese Calcio | Granada CF | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Aug 2008 | Lyn 1896 FK | Udinese Calcio | Transfer | €1.90m |
| 01 Aug 2007 | Bridge Football Club | Lyn 1896 FK | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.