Football Query

Player · Nigeria · Forward

Kelechi Iheanacho

Goals from 27 May 2016 to 19 Nov 2023

Caps
51
Starts
35
Minutes
2,904
Win % when playing
41.2%
Goals
15
Matches scored in
14
Penalties
1
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
4th of 159
Yellow cards
5
Sent off
0
Longest gap
2.9 yrs
Minutes per goal
223

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiersFriendlies
20162017201820192020202120222023

Tallest: 4 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 6 · Minute

What the goals did

Winning goal7
Extended lead3
Equaliser2
Pulled one back1
Opening goal1
Go-ahead goal1

Nigeria with and without them

Nigeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them51211812744641.2%
Without them432689714160.5%

Played most alongside10

Alex Iwobi41
William Troost-Ekong36
Moses Simon34
Wilfred Ndidi32
Ahmed Musa31
Leon Balogun25
Samuel Chukwueze21
Francis Uzoho19
Frank Onyeka19
Joe Aribo19

Faced most10

Abu DumbuyaSierra Leone3
Aïssa MandiAlgeria3
Jordan AyewGhana3
Mustapha BunduSierra Leone3
Percy TauSouth Africa3
Riyad MahrezAlgeria3
Themba ZwaneSouth Africa3
Abu Bakarr SamuraSierra Leone2
Abu KamaraLiberia2
Alfa SemedoGuinea-Bissau2

Against14

Liberia21
Argentina11
Cameroon11
Egypt11
Luxembourg11
Mali11
Saudi Arabia11
Senegal11
Sierra Leone11
Tanzania11
Togo11
Tunisia11

At tournaments7

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

FIFA World Cup qualification 202311
African Cup of Nations qualification 202311
African Cup of Nations 202211
FIFA World Cup qualification 202121
FIFA World Cup qualification 201711
FIFA World Cup qualification 201611
African Cup of Nations qualification 201611

Every goal15

19 Nov 2023v Zimbabwe1–167′—Equaliser1–1FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
13 Oct 2023v Saudi Arabia2–281′—Go-ahead goal2–1Friendly
18 Jun 2023v Sierra Leone3–290′—Winning goal3–2African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
11 Jan 2022v Egypt1–030′—Winning goal1–0African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage
3 Sep 2021v Liberia2–044′—Extended lead2–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
3 Sep 2021v Liberia2–022′—Winning goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
13 Oct 2020v Tunisia1–121′—Opening goal1–0Friendly
14 Nov 2017v Argentina4–244′—Pulled one back1–2Friendly
1 Sep 2017v Cameroon4–076′—Extended lead4–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1 Jun 2017v Togo3–028′—Extended lead3–0Friendly
23 Mar 2017v Senegal1–183′penEqualiser1–1Friendly
9 Oct 2016v Zambia2–143′—Winning goal2–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
3 Sep 2016v Tanzania1–079′—Winning goal1–0African Cup of Nations qualification 2016
31 May 2016v Luxembourg3–169′—Winning goal2–0Friendly
27 May 2016v Mali1–077′—Winning goal1–0Friendly

Every match on record53

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

31 May 2025v Jamaica2–2came on 84′6——Unity Cup 2025
28 May 2025v Ghana2–1came on 62′28——Unity Cup 2025
18 Nov 2024v Rwanda1–2started, off 45′45——African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
14 Nov 2024v Benin1–1started, off 45′45——African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
7 Jun 2024v South Africa1–1started, off 67′67——FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
22 Mar 2024v Ghana2–1started90——Friendly
11 Feb 2024v Ivory Coast1–2came on 79′11——African Cup of Nations 2024 · Final
7 Feb 2024v South Africa1–1came on 102′18——African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final
19 Nov 2023v Zimbabwe1–1came on 45′451—FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
16 Nov 2023v Lesotho1–1started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
13 Oct 2023v Saudi Arabia2–2came on 65′251—Friendly
10 Sep 2023v São Tomé and Príncipe6–0started, off 73′73——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
18 Jun 2023v Sierra Leone3–2came on 72′181—African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
24 Mar 2023v Guinea-Bissau0–1started, off 46′46——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
27 Sep 2022v Algeria1–2started, off 85′85——Friendly
25 Mar 2022v Ghana0–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
23 Jan 2022v Tunisia0–1started, off 59′59—YellowAfrican Cup of Nations 2022 · Round of 16
19 Jan 2022v Guinea-Bissau2–0started, off 85′85——African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage
15 Jan 2022v Sudan3–1started, off 65′65——African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage
11 Jan 2022v Egypt1–0started, off 80′801—African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage
16 Nov 2021v Cape Verde1–1came on 78′12——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
13 Nov 2021v Liberia2–0started, off 87′87——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
10 Oct 2021v Central African Republic2–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
7 Oct 2021v Central African Republic0–1started, off 46′46——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
3 Sep 2021v Liberia2–0started, off 85′852—FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
8 Jun 2021v Cameroon0–0started90——Friendly
4 Jun 2021v Cameroon0–1started, off 67′67——Friendly
30 Mar 2021v Lesotho3–0started, off 86′86——African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
27 Mar 2021v Benin1–0started, off 71′71——African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
17 Nov 2020v Sierra Leone0–0started, off 84′84——African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
13 Nov 2020v Sierra Leone4–4came on 62′28——African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
13 Oct 2020v Tunisia1–1started901Yellow, YellowFriendly
9 Oct 2020v Algeria0–1came on 67′23——Friendly
20 Nov 2018v Uganda0–0came on 88′2——Friendly
17 Nov 2018v South Africa1–1started, off 69′69——African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
8 Sep 2018v Seychelles3–0started, off 64′64—YellowAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2018
26 Jun 2018v Argentina1–2started, off 46′46——FIFA World Cup 2018 · Group stage
22 Jun 2018v Iceland2–0started, off 85′85——FIFA World Cup 2018 · Group stage
16 Jun 2018v Croatia0–2came on 72′18——FIFA World Cup 2018 · Group stage
6 Jun 2018v Czech Republic0–1came on 80′10——Friendly

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.