Pascal Ojigwe

Pascal Ojigwe
Personal information
Full name Pascal Karibe Ojigwe
Date of birth (1976-12-11) 11 December 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Aba, Nigeria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Enyimba
1995–2000 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 (0)
1995–1999 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 62 (4)
1999–2000 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 32 (2)
2000–2003 Bayer Leverkusen 30 (0)
2003–2004 Borussia Mönchengladbach 7 (0)
2004–2006 1860 Munich 1 (0)
2006–2007 Enyimba
International career
1994–2002 Nigeria 17 (2)
Medal record
Winner FIFA U-17 World Cup 1993
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pascal Karibe Ojigwe (born 11 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.[1]

Early life

Ojigwe was born in Aba, Nigeria.

Club career

Loan to 1. FC Köln

Ojigwe went on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to second-tier 1. FC Köln for the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season.

Bayer Leverkusen

Ojigwe refused to return to his parent club and instead moved to Champions League participant Bayer 04 Leverkusen, for a transfer fee reported to be DM 3.5 million (about €1.75 million).[2][3] On the occasion of the transfer there had been a huge public argument between then Köln and Leverkusen managers, Johannes Linßen and Reiner Calmund.[4]

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Bayer Leverkusen

References

  1. ^ "Pascal Ojigwe". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ojigwe wechselt nach Leverkusen" [Ojigwe moves to Leverkusen]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 June 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ Fudge, Simon (6 June 2024). "Nigerian Ojigwe signs with Leverkusen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Rheinischer Frohsinn" [Rhenish exhilaration]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 16 May 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.