James Igbekeme
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at Wisla Kraków
at Wisla Kraków
642 days · joined 2024-08-20
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€250k
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Real Zaragoza
top club · 104 apps
Career highs
€2.50m
peak value · 2019
€150k
top transfer fee · 18/19
5
best season · 17/18
1 · 8.3%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1995-07-04 · 5 players total
249Appearances
12Goals
15Assists
26Yellow cards
0Red cards
94Full matches (90′)
| Full name | James Igbekeme |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | James Omonigho Igbekeme |
| Date of birth | 1995-07-04 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Citizenship |  Nigeria |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 170.00 m |
| Current club | Wisla Kraków |
| Joined | 2024-08-20 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | Emartsoccer |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Wisla Kraków
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2024
Transfer: Ponferradina → Wisla Kraków
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Wisla Kraków
31 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2023
Transfer: Real Zaragoza → Ponferradina
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — SD Ponferradina
32 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2023
Transfer: Wisla Kraków → Real Zaragoza
22/23 · Return from loan
Feb 2023
Transfer: Real Zaragoza → Wisla Kraków
22/23 · Loan
Dec 2022
Transfer: Columbus → Real Zaragoza
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
2022 — Columbus Crew
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Wisla Kraków
14 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Real Zaragoza → Columbus
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Real Zaragoza
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Real Zaragoza
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
19/20 — Real Zaragoza
30 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Real Zaragoza
35 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Gil Vicente → Real Zaragoza
18/19 · Transfer · €150k
Jul 2017
17/18 — Gil Vicente FC
35 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: AD Oliveirense → Gil Vicente
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — AD Oliveirense
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
15/16 — AD Oliveirense
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: GD Ribeirão → AD Oliveirense
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — GD Ribeirão
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: Ribeirão U19 → GD Ribeirão
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 59 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.71/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.71/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Wisla Kraków
11.1%
SD Ponferradina
25.4%
Real Zaragoza
57.2%
Columbus Crew
0.0%
Gil Vicente FC
6.3%
AD Oliveirense
0.0%
GD Ribeirão
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisla Kraków | 3 | 22/23 | 25/26 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 940 |
| SD Ponferradina | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2,152 |
| Real Zaragoza | 4 | 18/19 | 21/22 | 104 | 4 | 6 | 4,835 |
| Columbus Crew | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gil Vicente FC | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 533 |
| AD Oliveirense | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GD Ribeirão | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Betclic 1 Liga | Wisla Kraków | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| 24/25 | Baraze o udzial w Ekstraklasie | Wisla Kraków | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Betclic 1 Liga | Wisla Kraków | 27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Puchar Polski | Wisla Kraków | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Superpuchar | Wisla Kraków | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Copa del Rey | SD Ponferradina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Primera Federación - Gr. I | SD Ponferradina | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,152 |
| 23/24 | Promoción a LaLiga2 | SD Ponferradina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Baraze o udzial w Ekstraklasie | Wisla Kraków | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Fortuna 1 Liga | Wisla Kraków | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 813 |
| 21/22 | 2ª División | Real Zaragoza | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Copa del Rey | Real Zaragoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | US Open Cup | Columbus Crew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 2ª División | Real Zaragoza | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 505 |
| 19/20 | 2ª División | Real Zaragoza | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,726 |
| 19/20 | Copa del Rey | Real Zaragoza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 2ª División | Real Zaragoza | 33 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2,604 |
| 18/19 | Copa del Rey | Real Zaragoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | Gil Vicente FC | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 533 |
| 17/18 | Taça CTT | Gil Vicente FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | Gil Vicente FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Taça de Portugal | AD Oliveirense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Taça de Portugal | AD Oliveirense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Taça de Portugal | GD Ribeirão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Ribeirão U19 | GD Ribeirão | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | GD Ribeirão | AD Oliveirense | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | AD Oliveirense | Gil Vicente | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Gil Vicente | Real Zaragoza | Transfer | 325000 | €150k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-26 | Real Zaragoza | Columbus | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Columbus | Real Zaragoza | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-02-22 | Real Zaragoza | Wisla Kraków | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Wisla Kraków | Real Zaragoza | Return from loan | 350000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-10 | Real Zaragoza | Ponferradina | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-20 | Ponferradina | Wisla Kraków | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Adductor injury | 2018-09-17 | 2018-10-08 | 22 | 3 |
| 19/20 | Adductor injury | 2020-07-11 | 2020-09-10 | 62 | 5 |
| 20/21 | Hamstring injury | 2020-11-26 | 2020-12-11 | 16 | 4 |
Current€250k
Peak€2.50m
Low€200k
Δ since start+€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iñigo Eguaras | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Nieto | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alberto Soro | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Pombo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alberto Zapater | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vítor Tormena | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Raúl Guti | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Juanjo Narváez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrés Prieto | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Rubio Toro | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergio Bermejo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukasz Zwolinski | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Álvaro Vázquez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Vigaray | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Carrique | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pep Chavarría | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | Gil Vicente FC | 5 | 32 |
| 20/21 | 2ª División | Real Zaragoza | 2 | 25 |
| 19/20 | 2ª División | Real Zaragoza | 1 | 26 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2ª División | Real Zaragoza | 5 | 33 |
| 24/25 | Betclic 1 Liga | Wisla Kraków | 4 | 27 |
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | Gil Vicente FC | 2 | 32 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Wisla Kraków | Real Zaragoza | Return from loan | — | €350k |
| 22/23 | 2023-02-22 | Real Zaragoza | Wisla Kraków | Loan | — | €500k |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Columbus | Real Zaragoza | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-26 | Real Zaragoza | Columbus | Loan | — | €400k |
Teams faced most often by James Igbekeme's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albacete | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21% |
| Sporting Gijón | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 47% |
| Real Oviedo | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 28% |
| CD Tenerife | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 44% |
| CD Lugo | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 38% |
| CD Mirandés | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 40% |
| AD Alcorcón | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 29% |
| Málaga CF | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 36% |
| UD Las Palmas | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21% |
| UD Almería | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 38% |
| SD Huesca | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42% |
| CD Leganés | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 30% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 32 | 2,152 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 22/23 | 14 | 813 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 21/22 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 25 | 505 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 19/20 | 30 | 1,726 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 18/19 | 35 | 2,604 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 17/18 | 35 | 533 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ledman LigaPro
32 apps
5 G
2 A
2ª División
96 apps
4 G
6 A
Fortuna 1 Liga
46 apps
2 G
5 A
Primera Federación - Gr. I
29 apps
1 G
0 A
Puchar Polski
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Promoción a LaLiga2
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Copa del Rey
9 apps
0 G
0 A
MLS
23 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about James Igbekeme
Who is James Igbekeme?
James Igbekeme is a Nigeria professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Wisla Kraków.
How old is James Igbekeme?
James Igbekeme is 30 years old. He was born on July 4, 1995 in Lagos.
What position does James Igbekeme play?
James Igbekeme plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does James Igbekeme play for?
James Igbekeme currently plays for Wisla Kraków.
How many career goals has James Igbekeme scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, James Igbekeme has scored 12 goals in 249 appearances.
What is James Igbekeme's market value?
James Igbekeme's most recent reported market value is €250k.