Brian Idowu
Brian Oladapo Idowu (Russian: Брайан Оладапо Идову; born 18 May 1992) is a Russian-Nigerian professional football player who currently plays as a left-back for Russian club Khimki on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow and the Nigeria national team.
 Idowu with Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Oladapo Idowu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Khimki | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999– | Smena-Zenit | ||
| –2010 | Zenit St. Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 | Amkar Perm | 87 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Dynamo St. Petersburg (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2018– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 25 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Khimki (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Nigeria | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018 | |||
Club career
Born in Saint Petersburg to a Nigerian father and a Russian-Nigerian mother, Idowu moved to Owerri, Nigeria at early age, and later moved back to Russia.
He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Amkar Perm on 6 May 2012 in a game against FC Terek Grozny.[2]
After a loan spell with Dynamo St Petersburg during the 2013–14 season, Idowu signed a new 3-year deal with Amkar on 30 June 2014,[3] extending his contract again in February 2017 until the summer of 2020.[4]
Lokomotiv Moscow
On 10 July 2018, he signed a 3-year contract with FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[5]
On 7 August 2020, he joined Khimki on loan for the 2020–21 season.[6]
International career
In November 2017, Idowu was called up to the Nigerian national team for their friendly against Argentina in Krasnodar on 14 November 2017.[7] Idowu made his debut against Argentina on 14 November, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ola Aina, and scoring Nigeria's third goal in a 4-2 win.[8]
In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
Personal life
Idowu's father is Nigerian and his mother is half-Russian, half-Nigerian. He was born and raised in St. Petersburg, except for a period when he was aged 3 to 6 when he lived in Owerri, Nigeria.[10] Idowu speaks perfect Russian and acted as a makeshift translator of the Nigerian national team at news conference ahead of a fixture in Krasnodar in November 2017.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 August 2018[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amkar Perm | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 87 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
| Dynamo St. Petersburg (loan) | 2013–14 | Russian National Football League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 128 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Relegation play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
International
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- As of 20 November 2019[13]
| Nigeria | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2017 | Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia |  | Friendly | [8] |
Honours
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Terek v Amkar game report by RPL". Russian Premier League. 6 May 2012.
- "БРАЙАН ИДОВУ: НОВЫЙ КОНТРАКТ С АМКАРОМ". fc-amkar.org (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "АМКАР ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С ИДОВУ ДО 2020 ГОДА". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Sport Express. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "Идову подписал контракт с "Локомотивом"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 10 July 2018.
- "Брайан Идову перешел в «Химки»" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 7 August 2020.
- "World Cup Qualification: Brian Idowu Joins Team". thenationonlineng.net. The Nation. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "Argentina 2-3 Nigeria". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- "Разговор по пятницам". Выпуск №15 (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm.
- Yokhin, Michael (16 November 2017). "Brian Idowu's journey from St Petersburg to Nigeria may end at World Cup". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Brian Idowu at Soccerway
- "Brian Idowu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ""Локомотив" - обладатель Олимп-Кубка России по футболу" [Lokomotiv is the winner of the Olimp-Russian Cup] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 22 May 2019.
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