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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chrobry Głogów | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Escola Varsovia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Escola Varsovia | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | ŁKS Łódź | 45 | (1) |
| 2020–2025 | ŁKS Łódź II | 34 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | → Resovia (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2025 | Stal Stalowa Wola | 14 | (5) |
| 2025– | Chrobry Głogów | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Poland U20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:27, 27 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti (born 26 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for I liga club Chrobry Głogów. Born in Nigeria, he was a Poland youth international.
Early life
[edit]Born in Abuja, Nigeria, Ibe-Torti moved to Warsaw, Poland, at the age of twelve when his mother accepted a diplomatic job in the country.[2][3] He remained in the country after his mother returned to Nigeria.[2]
Club career
[edit]After making his first senior competitive appearances with Escola Varsovia,[4][5] Ibe-Torti moved to Polish second-tier side ŁKS Łódź in 2020, helping the club achieve promotion to Ekstraklasa in 2023.[6] He made his top flight debut on 21 July that year, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 away loss against Legia Warsaw.[7]
On 31 August 2023, Ibe-Torti joined I liga side Resovia on a season-long loan.[8]
On 11 January 2025, he left ŁKS permanently to join another second division club Stal Stalowa Wola on a six-month contract, with an option for a further year.[9]
On 10 July 2025, Ibe-Torti signed a two-year deal with I liga Chrobry Głogów.[10]
International career
[edit]He is eligible to play internationally for Nigeria and Poland, after obtaining Polish citizenship in August 2021.[11]
In 2019, he was included in the provisional squads for the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup for Nigeria U17s, but did not make the final rosters.[12][13]
In May 2022, Ibe-Torti received his first call-up to the Poland U20 team, and made his debut in 0–1 Elite League away win against Italy on 7 June that year.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Ibe-Torti has regarded Neymar as his football idol.[15]
Honours
[edit]Escola Varsovia
- Regional league Warsaw I: 2019–20[16]
ŁKS Łódź
ŁKS Łódź II
References
[edit]- ^ Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ a b "Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti - Onet article". Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti: Spotkałem się w Polsce z rasizmem, ale lubię ten kraj". zzapolowy.com.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Sylwetki łódzkich sportowców: Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti". tvp.pl.
- ^ "Udany start Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti w Resovii" (in Polish). Resovia. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Górniak, Kamil (11 January 2025). "Betclic 1. liga. Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti zawodnikiem Stali Stalowa Wola". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti opuszcza "Stalówkę". Przenosi się do Chrobrego Głogów". podkarpacielive.pl (in Polish). 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Kelechukwu z polskim obywatelstwem!". lksfans.pl (in Polish). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "PNA U-17: Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti w kadrze Nigerii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti w kadrze Nigerii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "U-20: Polska pokonała Włochy" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti, czyli Kelly". gol24.pl.
- ^ "Liga okręgowa 2019/2020, grupa: Warszawa I". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Mistrzowie pierwszej ligi po raz drugi" (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Rezerwy ŁKS-u w II lidze". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 17 June 2023.
- ^ "IV liga 2020/2021, grupa: łódzka". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti at Soccerway
- Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti at WorldFootball.net