Tega Ikoba
Attack - Centre-Forward
at FC Cincinnati 2
at FC Cincinnati 2
478 days · joined 2025-01-31
Market value
—
Rating · 2025
5.9
Solid
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
2020
debut season
0.18
goals / match
Portland Timbers 2
top club · 53 apps
Position rank · 2025
#676
goals rank
#505
assists rank
17
season goals
4
season assists
Among 855 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€150k
peak value · 2022
—
top transfer fee
8
best season · 2024
5 / 2
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2003-08-14 · 6 players total
94Appearances
17Goals
4Assists
8Yellow cards
0Red cards
21Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Tega Ikoba |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2003-08-14 (22 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States |
| Citizenship | United States Nigeria |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | FC Cincinnati 2 |
| Joined | 2025-01-31 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-31 |
| Agent | Wasserman |
Jul 2025
2025 — FC Cincinnati 2
19 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Portland → Cincinnati 2
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Indy Eleven → Portland
24/25 · Return from loan
Jul 2024
2024 — Portland Timbers, Portland Timbers 2, Indy Eleven
26 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2024
Transfer: Portland → Indy Eleven
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Portland Timbers, Portland Timbers 2
23 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — Portland Timbers, Portland Timbers 2
18 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jan 2022
Transfer: Tar Heels → Portland
21/22 · Transfer
Aug 2021
Transfer: Timbers Academy → Tar Heels
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — North Carolina Tar Heels (University of NC)
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Portland Timbers 2
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €150k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 299 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.37/90
Assists1 total · 0.19/90
G+A3 total · 0.56/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.37/90
Minutes played by club
FC Cincinnati 2
26.0%
Portland Timbers
4.4%
Indy Eleven
21.3%
Portland Timbers 2
48.3%
North Carolina Tar Heels (University of NC)
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Cincinnati 2 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 486 |
| Portland Timbers | 3 | 2022 | 2024 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 |
| Indy Eleven | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 397 |
| Portland Timbers 2 | 4 | 2020 | 2024 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 902 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels (University of NC) | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | FC Cincinnati 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 486 |
| 2025 | US Open Cup | FC Cincinnati 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MLS | Portland Timbers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | Portland Timbers 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 127 |
| 2024 | US Open Cup | Indy Eleven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | USLC | Indy Eleven | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 397 |
| 2023 | MLS | Portland Timbers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | Portland Timbers 2 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 238 |
| 2023 | US Open Cup | Portland Timbers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MLS | Portland Timbers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | Portland Timbers 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 537 |
| 2021 | NCAA D1 College Cup | North Carolina Tar Heels (University of NC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | USLC | Portland Timbers 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2021-08-01 | Timbers Academy | Tar Heels | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-11 | Tar Heels | Portland | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-03-22 | Portland | Indy Eleven | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-03 | Indy Eleven | Portland | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | Portland | Cincinnati 2 | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Abdominal problems | 2022-02-21 | 2022-04-20 | 59 | 8 |
| 22/23 | Knee injury | 2023-02-24 | 2023-03-15 | 20 | 3 |
Current—
Peak€150k
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #35707 | #11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #34700 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Schaefer | 2 | 0 | 849 |
| Aedan Stanley | 2 | 0 | 846 |
| Amir Daley | 2 | 0 | 807 |
| Alexis Moreno | 1 | 2 | 768 |
| Adolfo Enriquez | 1 | 0 | 758 |
| Carlos Vivas | 1 | 0 | 717 |
| Ștefan Chirilă | 2 | 0 | 662 |
| Sawyer Jura | 1 | 0 | 612 |
| Diego Gutiérrez | 1 | 2 | 587 |
| Ian Shaul | 1 | 0 | 476 |
| William Kuisel | 2 | 0 | 423 |
| Jaden Jones-Riley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Clegg | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson McCartney | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Pope | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Julian Bravo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keesean Ferdinand | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Víctor Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Sulte | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | Portland Timbers 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | Portland Timbers 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | FC Cincinnati 2 | 2 | 18 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | Portland Timbers 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | FC Cincinnati 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | Portland Timbers 2 | 1 | 18 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2024-07-03 | Indy Eleven | Portland | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 23/24 | 2024-03-22 | Portland | Indy Eleven | Loan | — | €150k |
Teams faced most often by Tega Ikoba'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 41% |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 41 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 44% |
| Real Salt Lake | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 39% |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 35% |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 54% |
| FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 32% |
| Colorado Rapids | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 45% |
| Houston Dynamo | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 38% |
| Sporting Kansas City | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 36% |
| Los Angeles FC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 28% |
| Minnesota United FC | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 31% |
| Columbus Crew | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Senior debut season | |
| 2022 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 486 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 2024 | 26 | 524 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 2023 | 23 | 321 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
MLS Next Pro
64 apps
15 G
4 A
MLS
8 apps
1 G
0 A
USLC
16 apps
1 G
0 A
US Open Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Tega Ikoba
Who is Tega Ikoba?
Tega Ikoba is an United professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for FC Cincinnati 2.
How old is Tega Ikoba?
Tega Ikoba is 22 years old. He was born on August 14, 2003 in Bettendorf, Iowa.
What position does Tega Ikoba play?
Tega Ikoba plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Tega Ikoba play for?
Tega Ikoba currently plays for FC Cincinnati 2.
How many career goals has Tega Ikoba scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tega Ikoba has scored 17 goals in 94 appearances.