Manasseh Ishiaku

Nigerian footballer

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43Age

4Int'l caps

1Int'l goals

6Clubs

218Club apps

45Club goals

184Height (cm)

Manasseh Ishiaku: profile

Manasseh Ishiaku (born 9 January 1983 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian footballer who played as a forward.

Ishiaku's senior club career began in 2000 at K.S.V. Roeselare. He played for 6 clubs in 2 countries between 2000 and 2011. The busiest spell of his career was at R.A.A. Louviéroise (2002–2005): 74 appearances and 18 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 218 appearances and 45 goals.

At international level, Ishiaku represented Nigeria (2007), earning 4 caps and scoring 1 goal.

Port Harcourt has produced 47 footballers in our database, including Taribo West, Sunday Oliseh and Finidi George.

Eligibility explained: Why does Manasseh Ishiaku play for Nigeria?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2007 (aged about 24)
Club career: 2000–2011 (12 seasons)
Countries played in: 2: Belgium and Germany
Club goals per game: 0.21 (45 in 218)
Height: 184 cm — taller than 69% of Nigerian internationals on record
Latest move: Sint-Truidense V.V. (2011)
Shares a birthday with: Issa Diop, Cédric Si Mohamed and Kamal Sowah (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2000–2002	K.S.V. Roeselare	Challenger Pro League	34	4
2002–2005	R.A.A. Louviéroise	Belgian Third Division	74	18
2005–2007	Club Brugge K.V.	Belgian Pro League	52	12
2007–2008	MSV Duisburg	2. Bundesliga	25	10
2008–2011	1. FC Köln	Bundesliga	28	1
2011	Sint-Truidense V.V.	Belgian Pro League	5	0
	Total		218	45