All players Nigeria

An overview of every player (goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards) who was recently in the squad of Nigeria, either in the starting eleven or on the bench. Sort the table however you like: by position, name, age, date of birth or nationality. Use the dropdown below to look at the squad of an earlier season.

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Players Nigeria

36 players ยท Average age 27 years old

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Position Name Age Birthday Nationality
Goalkeeper Adabayo Adeley 26 2000-05-17 Nigeria
Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo 25 2001-09-09 England
Goalkeeper Francis Odinaka Uzoho 27 1998-10-28 Nigeria
Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye 27 1999-08-28 Nigeria
Defender Calvin Bassey Ughelumba 26 1999-12-31 England
Defender Emmanuel Fernandez 24 2001-11-20 England
Defender Fisayo Dele-Bashiru 25 2001-02-06 England
Defender Igoh Ogbu 26 2000-02-08 Nigeria
Defender Kenneth Obinna Igboke 26 2000-07-27 Nigeria
Defender Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi 32 1993-11-09 Nigeria
Defender Zaidu Sanusi 29 1997-06-13 Nigeria
Midfielder Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan 29 1996-11-03 Nigeria
Midfielder Abdullahi Ibrahim Bewene 21 2004-11-29 Nigeria
Midfielder Alex Iwobi 30 1996-05-03 Nigeria
Midfielder Alhassan Yusuf 26 2000-07-18 Nigeria
Midfielder Bright Osayi-Samuel 28 1997-12-31 England
Midfielder Chibuike Nwaiwu - - Nigeria
Midfielder Christian Akpan 21 2005-01-29 Nigeria
Midfielder Femi Azeez 25 2001-06-05 England
Midfielder Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank 28 1998-01-01 Nigeria
Midfielder Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi 29 1996-12-16 Nigeria
Midfielder Raphael Onyedika Nwadike 25 2001-04-19 Nigeria
Midfielder Samson Okikiola Tijani 24 2002-05-17 Nigeria
Midfielder Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze 27 1999-05-22 Nigeria
Midfielder Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi 27 1999-04-03 Nigeria
Midfielder Tochukwu Nadi 23 2003-06-30 Nigeria
Midfielder Yira Collins Sor 26 2000-07-24 Nigeria
Attacker Ademola Lookman 28 1997-10-20 England
Attacker Akor Jerome Adams 26 2000-01-29 Nigeria
Attacker Chidera Ejuke 28 1998-01-02 Nigeria
Attacker Ebere Paul Onuachu 32 1994-05-28 Nigeria
Attacker Moses Daddy Simon 31 1995-07-12 Nigeria
Attacker Owen Oseni 23 2003-05-07 Ireland
Attacker Philip Otele 27 1999-04-15 Nigeria
Attacker Rafiu Durosinmi - - Nigeria
Attacker Terem Igobor Moffi 27 1999-05-25 Nigeria

Player statistics Nigeria

Number of players 36
Average age 27 years old
Age oldest 32 years old
Age youngest 21 years old
Number of goalkeepers 4
Number of defenders 7
Number of midfielders 16
Number of attackers 9
Older than 28 7
Older than 30 3
Younger than 23 2
Number of nationalities 3

What is the squad of Nigeria?

To see which players were recently in the squad or the matchday selection, go to the club page of Nigeria.
The players button at the top shows the most recent squad.
You can also open any match to see which players started for Nigeria and which ones were on the bench.

Former players of Nigeria

If you are looking for players who used to play for Nigeria, the transfer overview for Nigeria is the better place. It shows where every former Nigeria player went.

Who is the youngest player of Nigeria?

The youngest player of Nigeria is Christian Akpan.
Christian was born on Saturday 29 January 2005 in Nigeria and is 21 years old.

Who is the oldest player of Nigeria?

The oldest player of Nigeria is Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi.
Oluwasemilogo Adesewo was born on Tuesday 9 November 1993 in England, London and is 32 years old.

Nigeria basic statistics