Nnamdi Ofoborh


Nathan Nnamdi Ugochukwu Benjamin Asigboro Ofoborh is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Bournemouth. Born in England, Ofoborh represents Nigeria internationally.

Career

Youth Career

Ofoborh started his apprenticeship with the Cherries in July 2016 having impressed during a trial spell, and enjoyed a fruitful two-year stay with the club’s under-18s, including captaining them in his second year, and was named Young Player of the Season in 2017/18.
Having signed his first professional deal in July 2017, Ofoborh was rewarded with a new contract in December 2018, tying him to the club until 2021.

AFC Bournemouth

After resigning with the club in December 2018, Ofoborh appeared on the bench for two Premier League games in the 2018/19 season, including the 0-1 home loss to Fulham FC on the 20th April and a 1-0 home win against Spurs on the 4th May
Having trained regularly with Eddie Howe’s first-team squad, Ofoborh started pre-season friendlies against AFC Wimbledon, Girona and West Brom in 2019, including an impressive 3-0 win against Olympique Lyonnais.

2019–20 season: Loan to Wycombe Wanderers

On 2 September 2019, Ofoborh joined Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan. He made his professional debut in Wycombe's league game against Lincoln City on 8 September 2019. He scored his first professional goal for Wycombe in an EFL Trophy tie against Milton Keynes Dons on 12 November 2019. Ofoborh then went on to score his first league goal for Wycombe Wanderers in a EFL League One play-off semi final against Fleetwood Town on 3 July 2020. Ofoborh started in the League One Play-Off Final for Wycombe on 13 July, playing 62 minutes as Wycombe overcame Oxford United 2-1 to win promotion to the second tier of English football for the first time in their history.

International career

Ofoborh was called up to the Nigeria U20s squad for the Under-20 World Cup finals in Poland in May/June 2019, making three appearances in the tournament. He made his debut as a substitute in a 4-0 win over Qatar in their opening group game before starting in a 1-1 draw with Ukraine as the Flying Eagles advanced to the knockout stage. Ofoborh also started the round of 16 defeat by Senegal in Lodz.

Career statistics

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers