CanadaFan123 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Ugbo Listed as Canadian by Canucksabroad and is currently tearing it up in the Dutch 2nd division with Roda JC (on loan from Chelsea). I know it has been questioned whether he is Canadian or just lived here. In this article: https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20190926_00124766/ike-ugbo-spits-van-roda-wil-via-kerkrade-naar-stamford-bridge "Iké Ugbo, hoop in bange dagen bij Roda JC, is kind van een Nigeriaanse vader en een Franse moeder. Voetballen leerde hij in Canada en in de jeugdopleiding van Chelsea FC. Nu hoopt hij via Maastricht en Kerkrade te slagen in het profvoetbal." Google translates to: Iké Ugbo, hope in frightened days at Roda JC, is the child of a Nigerian father and a French mother. He learned to play football in Canada and in the Chelsea FC youth academy. Now he hopes to succeed in professional football through Maastricht and Kerkrade. Would be interesting to get the real story here because we would need to act quickly as it seems Nigeria are sniffing. 240/5000 Addona, bwilly11, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/1441969-strikers-score-big-to-win-disney-tournament-meet-mickey-mouse/ The most spurious of links. Maybe played for Woodbridge strikers 98 east boys team. Would probably have to ask someone there how long he was living in canada. Nigeria want him though and have been pushing hard according to various articles before christmas. He has also played for England youth teams. Even if he did qualify for us our chances are pretty slim. Seems to be tearing it up indeed though. Jedi Ram and TGAA_Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) Wow I closely follow Roda and I didn't even know that. They are having a horror season, fortunately there's no relegation this year. Ugbo is one of the highlights this season, he's been playing all games. Btw I don't think there's a danger that he lines up for either England or Nigeria anytime soon, considering he's playing at the bottom of the Dutch Keukenkampioen Divisie. If I remember correctly he signed a contract and isn't on a loan. Kid has a long way to go. EDIT: It IS a loan (I stand corrected). Edited February 20, 2020 by shamrock toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I doubt he plays for England given his poor track record in its lower leagues. Nigeria will cap almost anyone once or twice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stouffvillain Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I'm having de ja vu. Didn't we just go through this? dyslexic nam, Bison44, The Real Marc and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly11 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 He will likely be going out on loan again soon. It seems his chances at Chelsea are getting slim with the addition of Timo Werner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 10:26 PM, toontownman said: https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/1441969-strikers-score-big-to-win-disney-tournament-meet-mickey-mouse/ The most spurious of links. Maybe played for Woodbridge strikers 98 east boys team. Would probably have to ask someone there how long he was living in canada. Nigeria want him though and have been pushing hard according to various articles before christmas. He has also played for England youth teams. Even if he did qualify for us our chances are pretty slim. Seems to be tearing it up indeed though. Yeah you may as well give up because it is between Nigeria and England kobasew19 and Ol'Bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weng Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: Yeah you may as well give up because it is between Nigeria and England Come on man! What a ridiculous comment. We’ve just been talking how Davies and David are going to attract a lot of young players. Who’s to say that these guys won’t entice him to play for us or the whole World Cup happening in Canada. Edited June 23, 2020 by Weng Ol'Bill, chalms04 and kobasew19 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Weng said: Come on man! What a ridiculous comment. We’ve just been talking how Davies and David are going to attract a lot of young players. Who’s to say that these guys won’t entice him to play for us or the whole World Cup happening in Canada. They could but do you really think he is going to pass Nigeria up when they have been a consistent World Cup nation, a perennial African team with a rich World Cup history to play for Canada? Let's be realistic here. Not to mention if he also qualifies for England, then really look at England's talent and compare it to that of Canada. Need I say more? Ol'Bill and kobasew19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: They could but do you really think he is going to pass Nigeria up when they have been a consistent World Cup nation, a perennial African team with a rich World Cup history to play for Canada? Let's be realistic here. Not to mention if he also qualifies for England, then really look at England's talent and compare it to that of Canada. Need I say more? I really think you say this exact same thing everytime a dual national is discussed RS, LeoH037, El Hombre and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weng Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: They could but do you really think he is going to pass Nigeria up when they have been a consistent World Cup nation, a perennial African team with a rich World Cup history to play for Canada? Let's be realistic here. Not to mention if he also qualifies for England, then really look at England's talent and compare it to that of Canada. Need I say more? Is there a chance he joins Canada? Yes! Absolutely!! We have a lot going for us right now. You talk about the talent being far greater on Nigeria and Canada, but maybe he sees that he’ll have a better chance of making our squad. Maybe he won’t be good enough to make any of the squads. I just think it’s ridiculous to say we shouldn’t try Dr.Dre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 This thread should not be posted in until someone can conclusively state that he aquired Canadian citizenship while he was here. Bikerack, toontownman, Nate3322 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerack Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: This thread should not be posted in until someone can conclusively state that he aquired Canadian citizenship while he was here. I agree with you 100% hes been on the list for years without any solid confirmation that he can play for us Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaccomurro Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 He indeed played for the Woodbridge Strikers East 98 team along with my son when they were 10 years old. Before that, he played for Brampton East. His parents moved back to the UK when he was eleven and his father got him a trial with Chelsea Academy. To be honest, he wasn’t a bad player. His speed was his strength. GasPed, Jedi Ram and Trois Reds 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Has anyone reached out to see about his eligibility? Seems unlikely he lived in Canada long enough to have citizenship from anything I could find. Someone at Woodbridge must know. Edited July 19, 2020 by toontownman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Is he Canadian? He has 10 goals in Belgium this year. #5 in the league. Edited January 5, 2021 by One American Jack1997 and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=37106 Moved over to Canada when he was young (nothing I can find on what age that was). Returned to England at the age of 9. Plausible but highly unlikely imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Maybe there’s a Canadian family member ? Any way to let the CSA know to find a way to find out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 11 hours ago, Dominic94 said: Maybe there’s a Canadian family member ? Any way to let the CSA know to find a way to find out? The CSA has always been a lurker on this forum. N1ckbr0wn, Dominic94 and Kyle_The_Hill 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, nolando said: The CSA has always been a lurker on this forum. it is @CSAisajoke I knew it all along. An Observer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfque8 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) for what it's worth, only two flags in his IG bio - Nigeria and England. also, based on this article, I doubt Ike was here long enough in the 00s to qualify for PR/citizenship. as for parents, his father is Nigerian and his mother is French - so likely a dead end there as well. Edited January 5, 2021 by bfque8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) On 1/4/2021 at 7:45 PM, toontownman said: https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=37106 Moved over to Canada when he was young (nothing I can find on what age that was). Returned to England at the age of 9. Plausible but highly unlikely imo. Weird update but remembered this name and did a bit of digging. According to this video, he started soccer in Canada at 4 or 5, so he was likely here for just about 5 years but might be cutting it close. Today he completed a £6 million transfer to Genk. Edited August 26, 2021 by Pottsy3 johnyb and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badname22 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Quick, someone DM him! toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Moving to a Belgian club you say? Must be Canadian. johnyb, Honest Footy Fan and Weng 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I asked Nef/Galindo about Ugbo’s eligibility for Canada and the question was answered on their most recent podcast. He did not obtain citizenship while living here as a child. He cannot receive it now, so he is ineligible for us. JuicyHam, Pottsy3, Dr.Dre and 2 others 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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