| Fullname | Brian Oladapo Idowu[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 18 May 1992 (age 34) |
| Birth place | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Height | 1.79 m[1] |
| Position | Defender |
| Youthyears 1 | 1999– |
| Youthclubs 1 | Smena-Zenit |
| Youthyears 2 | –2010 |
| Youthclubs 2 | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| Youthyears 3 | 2010–2015 |
| Youthclubs 3 | Amkar Perm |
| Years 1 | 2012–2018 |
| Clubs 1 | Amkar Perm |
| Caps 1 | 87 |
| Goals 1 | 1 |
| Years 2 | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs 2 | → Dynamo St. Petersburg (loan) |
| Caps 2 | 25 |
| Goals 2 | 1 |
| Years 3 | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Caps 3 | 25 |
| Goals 3 | 0 |
| Years 4 | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs 4 | → Khimki (loan) |
| Caps 4 | 28 |
| Goals 4 | 3 |
| Years 5 | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs 5 | Khimki |
| Caps 5 | 41 |
| Goals 5 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 10 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 1 |
| Pcupdate | 15 April 2023 |
| Ntupdate | 20 November 2018 |
Brian Oladapo Idowu listen(Russian: Брайан Оладапо Идову; born 18 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back. Born in Russia, he plays for the Nigeria national team.
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]
Khimki
On 7 August 2020, he joined Khimki on loan for the 2020–21 season.[6]
On 7 June 2021, he moved to Khimki on a permanent basis, signing a 2-year contract with an additional 1-year extension option.[7] He left Khimki in July 2023.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria's preliminary 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amkar Perm | 2011–12 | RPL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 87 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
| Dynamo St. Petersburg (loan) | 2013–14 | FNL | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2018–19 | RPL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Khimki | 2020–21 | RPL | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 201 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 237 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
International
| 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 | Argentina | 3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly | [10] |
Honours
Club
- Lokomotiv Moscow
References
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original 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" (in Russian). fc-amkar.org. FC Amkar Perm. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "АМКАР ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С ИДОВУ ДО 2020 ГОДА" (in Russian). sport-express.ru. 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.
- ^ "БРАЙН ИДОВУ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С "ХИМКАМИ"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Спасибо" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 3 July 2023.
- ^ "World Cup Qualification: Brian Idowu Joins Team". The Nation. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Argentina 2-3 Nigeria". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com"
- ^ "ru:"Разговор по пятницам". Выпуск №15" (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm. 24 November 2011.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ ""Локомотив" - обладатель Олимп-Кубка России по футболу" [Lokomotiv is the winner of the Olimp-Russian Cup] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 22 May 2019.