Profile of I. Matthew
I. Matthew
Ifeanyi Matthew Ayozie
28
years
Nigeria
70
kgs
Mid
position
175
cms
12
shirt number
8.73
M.€
71
ELO
Born on 20 January 1997 in Kaduna
Personal data
Country of birth
Nigeria Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Africa Occidental
Career details
Status
Normal
Previous club
Zurich
Previous competition
Swiss Super League
Historic team
Lillestrom SK
Historical competition
Norwegian Eliteserien
Last number
12
Most common shirt number
8
Other shirt numbers
20, 8, 44, 6, 15
Form in last matches
3'
4.7 Pts.
57'
5.4 Pts.
90'
6.6 Pts.
86'
5.3 Pts.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Midfielder
85%
Other positions
- Defensive midfielder 15%
CM
CDM
Attributes
79
pace
59
shot
64
pass
73
Dribbling
58
defence
78
physical
Rating progression
71
▼ -2
15
15
19
16
22
23
Highest value in career
75 (2024)
Rankings
General
5323º
Age
506º
By country
39º
By position
1434º
MF
By position
1068º
CM
Evolution of market value
8 M€
▲ 0.3
15
15
19
16
22
23
Highest value in career
8.74M (2025)
Rankings
General
3166º
Age
270º
By country
34º
By position
933º
MF
By position
707º
CM
Contract information
Agent
Aneke/PMG
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
25/26
01/07/2025
|
|
|
Released
|
|
22/23
15/02/2023
|
|
|
Free transfer
|
|
19/20
31/07/2019
|
|
|
End of loan
|
|
18/19
31/01/2019
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
16/17
28/07/2016
|
|
|
Transfer
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 0 | ||
Current transfer news
Official
Released
Professional performance
 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 3 |
0
▼
|
72
▲
|
|
| Last 6 months | 1 |
0
▼
|
72
▲
|
|
| Last 365 days | 24 |
1
▼
|
0.04
▼
|
73
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 97 |
8
▼
|
0.08
▼
|
73
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 174 |
15
▼
|
0.09
▼
|
71
▲
|
| Career | 300 |
35
▲
|
0.12
▲
|
68
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2024/25 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 1711' | 28 | 6 | 73 |
|
|
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1200' | 28 | 5.6 | 73 | |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 212' | 27 | 6.2 | 73 | |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 299' | 27 | 5.8 | 74 | |
|
|
2023/24 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 3338' | 27 | 6.8 | 73 |
|
|
2022/23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1054' | 26 | 6.2 | 71 |
|
|
2022/23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90' | 26 | 6.9 | 71 |
|
|
2021/22 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 2625' | 25 | 6.9 | 72 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
8 | 193 | 185 | 16570' | 20 | 22 |
|
|
3 | 81 | 68 | 6103' | 7 | 9 |
|
|
1 | 10 | 8 | 734' | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0' | 4 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0' | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 90' | 1 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6 | 138 | 136 | 12176' | 13 | 14 |
|
|
3 | 71 | 61 | 5473' | 5 | 6 |
|
1 | 29 | 29 | 2512' | 0 | 5 |
|
4 | 17 | 12 | 1127' | 6 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 8 | 7 | 604' | 2 | 1 |
For the national team
6 times at International
4 times at U20
1
0.17
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
6
Matches as a starter
5
Off the bench
1
Debut
17/10/2015
Age on debut
18.7 years
Last match
26/1/2016
Age in last game
19.0 years
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2016 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 270' | 19 | 6 | 47 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 270' | 19 | 5.6 | 48 | |
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0' | 18 | 6.7 | 44 | |
|
|
2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180' | 18 | 5.7 | 37 |
|
2015 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 360' | 18 | 6.2 | 33 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 6 | 5 | 450' | 1 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 4 | 4 | 360' | 1 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 3 | 3 | 270' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 3 | 3 | 270' | 1 | 0 |
|
|
2 | 3 | 2 | 180' | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 90' | 0 | 0 |
Titles
-
Norwegian cup winner
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
50 matches
20 MAY. 24
27 years
50 matches
05 MAY. 24
27 years
Category debut
17 SEP. 23
26 years
First goal for the team
15 APR. 23
26 years
Team debut
05 MAR. 23
26 years
Best performances
90'
10 Pts.
90'
9.7 Pts.
90'
9.5 Pts.
90'
9.4 Pts.