Terem Moffi

Teremas "Terem" Igobor Moffi (born 25 May 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice 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
Place of birth Calabar, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nice
Number 9
Youth career
2016–2017 Buckswood Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Kauno Žalgiris 8 (1)
2019–2020 Riteriai 29 (20)
2020 Kortrijk 9 (5)
2020–2023 Lorient 87 (34)
2023 → Nice (loan) 16 (6)
2023– Nice 8 (3)
International career‡
2021– Nigeria 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:17, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

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]

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.[9]

Personal life

Moffi's father, Leo, was a professional footballer in Nigeria and played as a goalkeeper.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kauno Žalgiris 2017 A Lyga 8100—81
Riteriai 2019 A Lyga 2920002[lower-alpha 2]03120
Kortrijk 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 7420—94
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 2100—21
Total 9520—115
Lorient 2020–21 Ligue 1 321421—3415
2021–22 37810—388
2022–23 181200—1812
Total 873431—9035
Nice 2022–23 Ligue 1 166004[lower-alpha 3]3209
2023–24 1200—12
Total 17800432111
Career total 14868516315872
  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 27 March 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 202130
202263
202331
Total124
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[11]
List of international goals scored by Terem Moffi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
113 June 2022Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco São Tomé and Príncipe3–010–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
26–0
327 September 2022Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Bir El Djir, Algeria Algeria1–01–2Friendly
416 October 2023Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal Mozambique1–13-2Friendly

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. "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. "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  10. "Proud Moffi senior celebrates son's record transfer to Ligue 1". Score Nigeria. 21 September 2020.
  11. "Terem Moffi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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