Iké Ugbo

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Iké Ugbo
0Full Name	Iké Dominique Ugbo
0Date of Birth	21 September 1998
0Place of Birth	London, England
0Position	Forward
0Chelsea career	2007 - 2021
0Debut	n/a
0Games (goals)	n/a
0Other clubs	Barnsley (loan) Milton Keynes (loan) Scunthorpe United (loan) Roda JC (loan) Cercle Brugge (loan)

Iké Ugbo is a forward who formerly played for Chelsea.

Contents 1 Pre-Chelsea career 2 Chelsea career 3 International 4 Career statistics 5 Career honours

Pre-Chelsea career

Iké joined Chelsea as an Under-10 and spent much of his formative development as a midfielder before moving further forward as an Under-15.

Chelsea career

Iké made his Under-18 debut in March 2014 as an Under-15 and scored his first goal against Bolton Wanderers a few weeks later. He played regularly as a schoolboy in 2014-15 and grabbed four goals before Christmas, finishing with a very respectable tally of eleven and Under-21 appearances whilst still an Under-16. Stepping up as a scholar, he had the burden of replacing the prolific goals scored by Tammy Abraham and Dominic Solanke before him but handled the responsibility superbly, finishing with 24 goals in all competitions and finished second to former-team mate Eddie Nketiah, now of Arsenal, in the league golden boot race. Appearances in both the 2015-16 FA Youth Cup and 2015-16 UEFA Youth League ensured winners' medals in both competitions whilst he finished the season with a run in the Under-21 team.

He was required to become the leading centre-forward for the Development Squad in 2016-17 with every available option out on loan, and he thrived. His work off the ball and with his back to goal was of particular impressive note as he scored 25 times in all competitions, helping the Under-18s to a domestic treble with 10 goals in the FA Youth Cup.

Ready to go out on loan, he joined Barnsley in the Championship in July 2017, but the move didn't work out well and he returned after playing just 900 minutes in the first half of the season. He dropped to League One to play for Milton Keynes in the second half of the campaign, but again endured a frustrating time, and both clubs he turned out for were relegated.

There was more of the same in 2018-19 when he scored just one goal in 16 appearances at Scunthorpe before coming back to Chelsea, but a jaunt into Europa with Roda JC in 2019-20 restored some form and confidence. His 13 goals for a struggling team in the Dutch second tier was a very respectable return indeed and earned him a move to Cercle Brugge in Belgium on loan for 2020-21. He scored 16 goals for a mid-table team and earned himself a permanent move to Genk at the end of the campaign.

International

Iké has represented England up to Under-20 level, earning a call-up for the 2015 Under-17 European Championships and World Cup.

He is also eligible to represent Nigeria.

Career statistics

Youth, Reserve and Under-21 Football

Season	Under-18		Euro U19		Under-21		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2013-14	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
2014-15	18	11	1	0	4	0	23	11
2015-16	28	24	1	0	3	0	32	24
2016-17	13	12	0	0	27	13	40	25
2017-18	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1
2018-19	-	-	-	-	4	1	4	1
Total	65	48	2	0	39	15	106	63

Senior Club Football

Season	Club	Prem		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2017-18	Barnsley (loan)	16	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
2017-18	Milton Keynes (loan)	16	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2
2018-19	Scunthorpe United (loan)	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
2019-20	Roda JC (loan)	27	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	13
2020-21	Cercle Brugge (loan)	32	16	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	17
Total		106	33	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	113	34

Career honours

• 2014-15 UEFA Youth League
• 2015-16 UEFA Youth League
• 2015-16 FA Youth Cup
• 2016-17 FA Youth Cup
• 2016-17 Under-18 Premier League
• 2017 Toulon Tournament (England)