{{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Peter Itodo | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Peter Mandela Itodo | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|7|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Ajegunle, Lagos, Nigeria | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | clubnumber = 98 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Santoma | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Super Angels FA | youthyears6 = 2020–2022 | youthclubs6 = The Charlesann | youthyears7 = 2022 | youthclubs7 = City FC Abuja | youthyears8 = 2023 | youthclubs8 = Klassisch | years1 = 2023–2024 | clubs1 = Luzi 2008<ref>[https://afrobizgermany.com/2024/05/09/nigerian-striker-peter-itodo-mandela-scores-19-goals-for-albanian-team-fk-luzi-vogel-2008/ Nigerian Striker PETER ITODO MANDELA Scores 19 Goals For Albanian Team FK LUZI VOGEL 2008.]</ref> | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 19 | years2 = 2024–2025 | clubs2 = Dinamo City | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 12 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 10 | club-update = 13 May 2026 }}

'''Peter Mandela Itodo''' (born 1 July 2003), commonly known as '''Peter Itodo''', is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.<ref>[https://www.panorama.com.al/ekskluzive-dinamo-arrin-akordin-me-sulmuesin-e-luzit-rinovon-edhe-nje-mbrojtes-i-djathte/ Dinamo arrin akordin me sulmuesin e Luzit, rinovon edhe një mbrojtës i djathtë]</ref><ref>[https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=53790#google_vignette Nigerian exports: Onyedika, Maja, Olusanya, Azeez, Okereke, Nwachukwu, Itodo make waves with goals]</ref><ref>[https://www.panorama.com.al/sport/rikthehet-mandela-titullar-te-dinamo-daja-projekton-formacionin-me-nje-dyshim-kunder-egnatias/ Rikthehet Mandela titullar te Dinamo, Daja projekton formacionin me një dyshim kundër Egnatias]</ref>

==Career== ===Early career=== Born in Ajegunle, in Lagos to parents from Benue State, Itodo began playing football as a young child through local football clubs and academies. He signed his first professional contract with Albanian club Luzi 2008 ahead of the 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë season, which is the second tier of football in Albania. He scored on his debut with the club, in a 1–1 draw against Flamurtari on the opening day of the season.<ref>[https://www.panorama.com.al/sport/kategoria-e-pare-luzi-befason-flamurtarin-bylis-e-nis-me-fitore-ja-te-gjitha-rezultatet/ Luzi befason Flamurtarin, Bylis e nis me fitore. Ja të gjitha rezultatet]</ref> He would go on to score 19 goals in 33 games for Luzi 2008 and become the league's top goalscorer, but his side were eventually relegated after finishing in penultimate place.<ref>[https://www.panorama.com.al/sport/zbriti-nje-kategori-me-poshte-por-klubi-modest-shqiptar-krenohet-me-dyshen-me-te-mire-sulmuese/ Zbriti një kategori më poshtë, por klubi modest shqiptar krenohet me dyshen më të mirë sulmuese]</ref>

===Dinamo City=== Itodo joined Kategoria Superiore club Dinamo City on 27 May 2024, signing a 3-year contract with the club.<ref>[https://www.panorama.com.al/foto-konfirmohet-afrimi-i-pare-i-dinamos-sulmuesi-nigerian-firmos-per-3-vjet/ Konfirmohet afrimi i parë i Dinamos, sulmuesi nigerian firmos për 3 vjet]</ref>

== Honours == === Club === ;Dinamo * Kupa e Shqipërisë **Winner:2024–25

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|6 January 2024}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|peter-mandela-itodo/926250|accessdate=6 January 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Luzi United |2023–24 |rowspan="1"|Kategoria e Parë |33||19||2||0||colspan="4"|—||35||19 |- !colspan="2"|Total !33!!19!!2!!0!!colspan="4"|—!!35!!19 |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Dinamo City |2024–25 |rowspan="1"|Kategoria Superiore |26||12||4||8||colspan="4"|—||30||20 |- !colspan="2"|Total !26!!12!!4!!8!!colspan="4"|—!!30!!20 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !59!!31!!6!!8!!0!!0!!0!!0!!65!!39 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== *{{Soccerway|peter-mandela-itodo/926250}}

{{Ukrainian Cup top scorers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Itodo, Peter}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:KF Luzi i Vogël 2008 players Category:FC Dinamo City players Category:FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv players Category:Kategoria Superiore players Category:Ukrainian Premier League players Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen