Kenny Otigba

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Kenny Otigba
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Karim Otigba
Date of birth (1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 SC Heerenveen
Number 3
Youth career
2000–2004 Gyulai Termál FC
2004–2008 Békéscsaba SE
2008–2012 SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– SC Heerenveen 82 (8)
International career‡
2010 Hungary U19 1 (0)
2012–2014 Hungary U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2015

Kenneth Karim Otigba (born 29 August 1992 in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born Hungarian footballer who plays for SC Heerenveen as a centre back.

Career

Heerenveen

Otigba made his debut for SC Heerenveen on 16 December 2012 against Utrecht, coming on a 75th-minute substitute in a 3-1 loss.[1]

On 30 August 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Mark Uth to beat FC Utrecht 3-1 in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[2]

On 13 December 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Mark Uth to beat NAC Breda 2-0 at the Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda, Netherlands in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[3]

On 7 January 2015, Otigba was chosen to be in the best team of December of the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[4]

Club statistics

As of 4 March 2014[5]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Heerenveen 2012–13 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2013–14 24 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 5
2014–15 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2015–16 19 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 3
Total 69 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 77 8
Career Total 69 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 77 8

Personal life

Born in Nigeria, he moved to Hungary with his mother at age five.[6] Otigba said in an interview with the Hungarian Nemzeti Sport that "I'm a very lucky chap" when he was asked about his partner, Sanne Veerbek, a.k.a. Ayden. Veerbek participated in the X Factor in 2013.[7]

References

  1. ↑ UTRECHT VS. HEERENVEEN 3 - 1
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  5. ↑ Soccerway profile
  6. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36249520
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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