Alex Iwobi

Alex Iwobi: Biography in Details

Who is Alex Iwobi?

Alex Iwobi is a Nigerian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal and the Nigeria national team.

What is the birth sign of Alex Iwobi?

Iwobi was born on 3 May 1996, in Lagos, Nigeria. His birth sign is Taurus and follows the Christianity religion.

His father’s name is Chuba Iwobi. Likewise, His mother’s name is not known. He also has a sister named Marie Iwobi.

His family moved to England and settled thereafter he was 4 yrs old. His best mate is former Arsenal teammate Tyrell Robinson.

Alex Iwobi: Education, School/College University

Alex Iwobi’s education history and the school and universities he has attended are not known.

Alex Iwobi: Profession life, Career

Iwobi joined Arsenal when he was in primary school. He then got involved in a first-team match being the substitute in a League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 25 September 2013. He signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal in October 2015.

Alex Iwobi played for England Internationally at U16, u17, U18 levels but made his senior international debut in Nigeria.  On Oct 8, 2015, he made his senior debut for Super Wales. He took place of  Ahmed Musa in the 57th min of the friendly match against DR Congo Belgium and played the game. Iwobi made his career by his first debut in Sheffield by scoring 3-0 in the Round of 16 of the League Cup. Then after four days he defeats Bayern Munich and made his Champions League. Iwobi wins Sunderland and Burnley in the first team for the 2015–16 FA Cup.

After that, Alex Iwobi stands first in the Champions League by  3–1 defeating Barcelona. Iwobi then scored two goals in his first two Premier League. That makes him to wins against Everton, and Watford, respectively. In the following season, Iwobi changed his squad number from 45 to 17.

He there earned a winners medal for being part of the team and beating Chelsea by 2 goals and marching toward the final game. He won his team again with Arsenal in the 2017 Community Shield, in which Arsenal won against Chelsea on penalties.

In January 2018 a video was viral about Iwobi that Alex Iwobi was having a late-night party the day before a match. In May 2018, an Arsenal manager named Arsene Wenger announced that he would be leaving the club. Iwobi at that time desired the manager that he was an inspiration and stated it was sad but exciting. In August 2017 Iwobi pulled out of Nigeria’s squad for that month’s World Cup qualifiers due to injury. He was named in Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Alex Iwobi: Awards, Nominations

What is Alex Iwobi’s net worth?

Alex Iwobi is a Professional player and his earnings are good enough as it is from various sources.

His earning sources included various club deals and contracts, likewise, as various sponsorship and endorsement deals. As of 2023, his net worth is estimated to be $8.4 million and his salary is $2 million.

Alex Iwobi has his own house in Nigeria now and also has his different sports car collections.

Alex Iwobi: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal 

Alex Iwobi is a lead footballer from Nigeria and his playing skills are loved by every fan. His information about any kind of rumors and controversies is yet not known.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Alex Iwobi is physically fit as he is a player with chest size, waist size, and biceps is of  40-33-14 inches respectively. He is 5 ft 11 inches tall and weighs 75 kg. He has got black short curled hair and dark brown colored eyes.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Alex Iwobi is socially connected to various social media. He uses Instagram and has got approximately 1.3 million followers on his account.

He also uses Twitter and has got more than 738 K followers on his Twitter official account. Likely he is active on Facebook with more than 208.4K followers.

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