Pius Ikedia

Pius Nelson Ikedia (born July 11, 1980 in Lagos) is a football winger from Nigeria who currently plays for Dutch side RBC Roosendaal. He has played fifteen international matches and scored one goal for Nigeria, for whom he debuted in 1997. Ikedia played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

While still a teenager, Ikedia scored many goals along with Julius Aghahowa at Nigerian club Bendel Insurance. He played professional football for one year in Côte d'Ivoire before he was discovered by Dutch giants Ajax. Failing to break into Ajax's first team, he was loaned out to various Dutch clubs before signing with AZ Alkmaar in 2005. In the season (2006-07) he's out on loan to RKC Waalwijk but failed to make an impact and was subsequently released by AZ Alkmaar.

Playing career

*1996 Okin Oloja Ventures
*1997 Bendel Insurance
*1998 Bendel Insurance
*1999 ASEC Mimosas
*1999/00 Ajax (2/0)
*2000/01 Ajax (13/0)
*2001/02 Ajax (10/1)
*2002/03 Groningen (27/1)
*2003/04 RBC Roosendaal (27/1)
*2004/05 RBC Roosendaal (12/4)
*2005/06 AZ Alkmaar
*2006/07 RKC Waalwijk
*2007/08 FC Metalurh Donetsk
*2008- RBC Roosendaal

References

* [http://www.nigerianplayers.com/player.asp?pID=173 Nigerian Players]
* [http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/soccer_redcard/2008/02/but-wait-theres.html Red Card Blog - Pius Ikedia On Trial 2008]