Terem Moffi

Teremas "Terem" Igobor Moffi (born 25 May 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club FC Lorient and the Nigeria national team.[2]

Terem Moffi
Personal information
Full name Teremas Igobor Moffi[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999
Place of birth Calabar, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Kauno Žalgiris 8 (1)
2018–2020 Riteriai 29 (20)
2020 Kortrijk 9 (5)
2020– Lorient 56 (22)
National team‡
2021– Nigeria 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:20, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:09, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Moffi left Nigeria to join Buckswood Football Academy at the age of 17, and thereafter moved to Lithuania with Kauno Žalgiris. He thereafter joined Riteriai, but had visa issues that delayed his debut. He eventually scored 20 goals in 29 leagues games, and transferred to Kortrijk in January 2020.[3] On 1 October 2020, he signed with FC Lorient in the French Ligue 1.[4]

International career

On 14 May 2021, Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr included Moffi in his 31-man list for friendlies in June. Moffi debuted with the Super Eagles in a 1–0 loss to Cameroon on 4 June 2021.[5]

Personal life

Moffi's father, Leo, was a professional footballer in Nigeria who played as a goalkeeper.[6]

References
  1. "Terem Moffi - FC Lorient - Aktuelles Spielerprofil - Bild.de". sport.bild.de.
  2. "Terem Moffi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. "Five things on Terem Moffi". Ligue1.
  4. "Terem Moffi s'engage chez les Merlus". FC Lorient. 1 October 2020.
  5. "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  6. "Proud Moffi senior celebrates son's record transfer to Ligue 1". Score Nigeria. 21 September 2020.
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