Odion Jude Ighalo’s Net Worth – Caroline Brooks’ Ex-Husband RH Dubai

Odion Jude Ighalo started his professional football career playing for Prime and Julius Berger in Nigeria, where he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman, who referred him to Atta Aneke, who was then put on trial by Lyn of Norway. (4)

At the age of 18, he earned his Tippeligaen debut on September 16, 2007, having scored in a 2–0 home win over Viking. In his second year, he struck six goals in 13 games to help his team finish seventh, generating interest from other teams around the country, causing Brann to file a complaint with the Norwegian Football Federation, accusing Lyn of being unjust in the bargaining process. (5)

Later, Odion signed a five-year contract with Udinese in Italy on July 30, 2008, where he played with colleague Jo Inge Berget. In his first season in Serie A, he only made five league appearances, scoring against Cagliari in a 6–2 home defeat. In summer 2009, he was loaned to Granada as part of a collaboration arrangement between Udinese and the Spaniards. (6)

Odion earned 17 goals in his first season and five in his second, as both seasons culminated in promotion; he also had a brief loan spell with Cesena in Italy as well. In the following years, he carried on playing for Granada, which was still managed by Udine, and made his La Liga debut on August 27, 2011.

On July 2014, he decided to join Watford on a season-long loan from Udinese. He got his English club debut in the League Cup first round over Stevenage on August, and ended up scoring his first goal in the Championship versus Brentford on September, tucking the ball home after David Button saved his original penalty in a 2–1 home win.

On the same day that Udinese waived him from his contract, Watford canceled his loan and re-signed him on a permanent deal. (7) Three months later, he scored four second-half goals and was named Man of the Match in a 7–2 home thrashing of Blackpool, who had led 0–2 at the break. He boosted his league cumulative total to 14 in February 2015, when he scored a hat trick to assist his team come from behind to win 2–1 at Brentford – his second went through an injury time header. (8)

Odion made his Premier League debut in August 2015, coming on to replace José Manuel Jurado 16 minutes from time and keeping the visitors up 2–1 in a season-opening 2–2 draw over Everton. He scored twice in a 2–0 comeback victory over West Ham United in October, bringing his season total to seven goals and making him the competition’s top scorer after just 11 games.

Odion scored a brace in a 3–0 triumph over Liverpool in December, giving Watford their fourth year in a row win. His five goals awarded him Premier League Player of the Month in December, while his manager, Quique Sánchez Flores, received the same honor. (9)

In March 2016, he ended a 599-minute personal scoreless streak with a goal in a 2–1 FA Cup quarter-final victory over holders Arsenal, bringing the Hornets into the last four for the first time in nine years. He agreed to sign five-year deal in August, although he only scored one league goal the next season and did not score in any of his last 15 appearances. (10)

Odion’s big break came in 2017 when he joined with Changchun Yatai in China, and he then proceeded on to CSL heavyweights Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in 2019, where he scored a lot of goals. He declined an offer from Barcelona during his time with the Chinese club in 2018-2019 for personal matters. He was loaned to Manchester United in January 2020. (11)