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Terem Moffi
Nigerian footballer

Teremas "Terem" Igobor Moffi MON (born 25 May 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Nigeria national team.

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Club career

Kortrijk

Moffi left Nigeria and moved to England to join the Buckswood Football Academy at Hastings, East Sussex at the age of 17,2 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 2020.3

Lorient

On 1 October 2020, Moffi joined Ligue 1 side Lorient on a permanent deal.4

Nice

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.567 In the 2023–24 season, he became his club's top scorer with 11 goals.89

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 2021.10

Personal life

Moffi's father, Leo, was a professional footballer in Nigeria and played as a goalkeeper.11

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 April 2025 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup12ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kauno Žalgiris2017A Lyga8100—81
Riteriai2019A Lyga29200021303120
Kortrijk2019–20Belgian Pro League7420—94
2020–21Belgian Pro League2100—21
Total9520—115
Lorient2020–21Ligue 1321421—3415
2021–22Ligue 137810—388
2022–23Ligue 1181200—1812
Total873431—9035
Nice (loan)2022–23Ligue 1166004143209
Nice2023–24Ligue 1301120—3211
2024–25Ligue 13000—30
Total331120—3511
Career total18077716319281

International

As of match played 10 June 202415 Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria202130
202263
202351
202440
Total184
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.16 List of international goals scored by Terem Moffi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
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

Honours

Nigeria

Individual

Orders

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References

  1. "Terem Moffi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 December 2020. https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/terem-moffi/ ↩

  2. "Football success - Terem Moffi" (PDF). Old Buckswoodian. Retrieved 2 January 2023. https://www.buckswood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Terem-Moffi.pdf ↩

  3. "Five things on Terem Moffi". Ligue1. https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/ONE%20TO%20WATCH/2021/02/17/five-things-on-terem-moffi-nigeria-lorient ↩

  4. "Terem Moffi s'engage chez les Merlus". FC Lorient. 1 October 2020. https://fclweb.fr/terem-moffi-sengage-chez-les-merlus/ ↩

  5. "Terem, merci !". FC Lorient (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023. https://fclweb.fr/terem-merci/ ↩

  6. "Terem Moffi est un Aiglon !". OGC Nice (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023. https://www.ogcnice.com/fr/article/123660/terem-moffi-est-un-aiglon.html ↩

  7. Passerel, Yannis (31 January 2023). "Mercato : c'est officiel, Terem Moffi signe à l'OGC Nice". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2023. https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/transferts/mercato-c-est-officiel-terem-moffi-signe-a-l-ogc-nice_AN-202301310465.html ↩

  8. "Nigeria's Terem Moffi scores 11th goal of the season for Nice in France". Pulse Sports. 24 April 2024. https://www.pulsesports.ug/football/story/nigerias-terem-moffi-scores-11th-goal-of-the-season-for-nice-in-france-2024042421184165236 ↩

  9. "Terem Moffi nets 11th Ligue 1 goal of the season as Nice hold Marseille". Afrik-Foot. 25 April 2024. https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-ng/terem-moffi-scores-marseille-vs-nice ↩

  10. "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon – 2021-06-04 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-04/nigeria-vs-cameroon/2378900/ ↩

  11. "Proud Moffi senior celebrates son's record transfer to Ligue 1". Score Nigeria. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003010954/https://scorenigeria.com.ng/proud-moffi-senior-celebrates-sons-record-transfer-to-ligue-1/ ↩

  12. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France /wiki/Belgian_Cup ↩

  13. Appearances in UEFA Europa League /wiki/UEFA_Europa_League ↩

  14. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League /wiki/UEFA_Europa_Conference_League ↩

  15. "Terem Moffi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 July 2023. https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/82763.html ↩

  16. "Terem Moffi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 July 2023. https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/82763.html ↩

  17. Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2024. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68196261 ↩

  18. UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA. Retrieved 26 July 2024. https://www.uefa.com/errors/ ↩

  19. "Afcon: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours". BBC News. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68286543 ↩