Terem Moffi

Terem Moffi
Moffi with Lorient in 2022
Personal information
Full name Teremas Igobor Moffi[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Calabar, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Nice
Number 9
Youth career
2016–2017 Buckswood
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Kauno Žalgiris 16 (1)
2019–2020 Riteriai 29 (20)
2020 Kortrijk 9 (5)
2020–2023 Lorient 87 (34)
2023 → Nice (loan) 16 (6)
2023– Nice 30 (11)
International career‡
2021– Nigeria 18 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:31, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Teremas "Terem" Igobor Moffi MON (born 25 May 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Nigeria national team.[2]

Club career

Moffi left Nigeria and moved to England to join the Buckswood Football Academy at Hastings, East Sussex at the age of 17,[3] and thereafter moved to Lithuania with Kauno Žalgiris. He eventually joined Riteriai, but had visa issues that delayed his debut. Moffi eventually scored 20 goals in 29 leagues games for Riteriai, and transferred to Belgian club Kortrijk in January 2020.[4]

On 1 October 2020, Moffi joined Ligue 1 side Lorient on a permanent deal.[5]

On 31 January 2023, he signed for Nice on loan until the end of the season, with an obligation-to-buy for €30 million and a 15% sell-on clause in favor of Lorient.[6][7][8] In the 2023–24 season, he became his club's top scorer with 11 goals.[9][10]

International career

On 14 May 2021, Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr included Moffi in his 31-man list for friendlies in June. Moffi debuted with the Super Eagles in a 1–0 loss to Cameroon on 4 June 2021.[11]

Personal life

Moffi's father, Leo, was a professional footballer in Nigeria and played as a goalkeeper.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kauno Žalgiris 2017 A Lyga 8 1 0 0 — 8 1
Riteriai 2019 A Lyga 29 20 0 0 2[b] 0 31 20
Kortrijk 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 7 4 2 0 — 9 4
2020–21 2 1 0 0 — 2 1
Total 9 5 2 0 — 11 5
Lorient 2020–21 Ligue 1 32 14 2 1 — 34 15
2021–22 37 8 1 0 — 38 8
2022–23 18 12 0 0 — 18 12
Total 87 34 3 1 — 90 35
Nice (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 16 6 0 0 4[c] 3 20 9
Nice 2023–24 30 11 2 0 — 32 11
Career total 177 77 7 1 6 3 189 81
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 10 June 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2021 3 0
2022 6 3
2023 5 1
2024 4 0
Total 18 4
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[13]
List of international goals scored by Terem Moffi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 June 2022 Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco  São Tomé and Príncipe 3–0 10–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 6–0
3 27 September 2022 Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Bir El Djir, Algeria  Algeria 1–0 1–2 Friendly
4 16 October 2023 Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal  Mozambique 1–1 3-2 Friendly

Honours

Nigeria

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ^ "Terem Moffi - FC Lorient - Aktuelles Spielerprofil - Bild.de". sport.bild.de.
  2. ^ a b "Terem Moffi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Football success - Terem Moffi" (PDF). Old Buckswoodian. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Five things on Terem Moffi". Ligue1.
  5. ^ "Terem Moffi s'engage chez les Merlus". FC Lorient. 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Terem, merci !". FC Lorient (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Terem Moffi est un Aiglon !". OGC Nice (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ Passerel, Yannis (31 January 2023). "Mercato : c'est officiel, Terem Moffi signe à l'OGC Nice". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Nigeria's Terem Moffi scores 11th goal of the season for Nice in France". Pulse Sports. 24 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Terem Moffi nets 11th Ligue 1 goal of the season as Nice hold Marseille". Afrik-Foot. 25 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  12. ^ "Proud Moffi senior celebrates son's record transfer to Ligue 1". Score Nigeria. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ a b "Terem Moffi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  14. ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  15. ^ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Afcon: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours". BBC News. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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