Terem Moffi

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

Terem Moffi

Personal information
Full name	Teremas Igobor Moffi^[1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Calabar, Nigeria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Lorient
Number	13
Youth career
0000–2017	Buckswood Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Kauno Žalgiris	8	(1)
2019–2020	Riteriai	29	(20)
2020	Kortrijk	9	(5)
2020–	Lorient	83	(32)
International career^‡
2021–	Nigeria	9	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Moffi left Nigeria and moved to England to join the Buckswood Football Academy at Hastings, East Sussex^[3] at the age of 17, 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, he signed with Lorient in the French Ligue 1.^[5]

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.^[6]

Personal life

Moffi's father, Leo, was a professional footballer in Nigeria who played as a goalkeeper.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		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^[a]	0	31	20
Kortrijk	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	7	4	2	0	—		9	4
	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	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	Ligue 1	37	8	1	0	—		38	8
	2022–23	Ligue 1	14	10	0	0	—		14	10
	Total		83	32	3	1	—		86	33
Career total			129	58	5	1	2	0	135	59

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Terem Moffi - FC Lorient - Aktuelles Spielerprofil - Bild.de". sport.bild.de.
2. "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. "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
7. "Proud Moffi senior celebrates son's record transfer to Ligue 1". Score Nigeria. 21 September 2020.

External links

• Terem Moffi – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French