Ifeany Victor Onyilo (born 31 October 1990) is a Nigerian

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player who plays as a

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. He last played for Portuguese side

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Career

Javor

Born in

Enugu Enugu () verbally pronounced as "Enụgwụ" by the Igbo indigenes is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the so ...

, he begin his career in Nigeria playing with Chukson. In summer 2008 he moved to Serbia and signed with

FK Javor Ivanjica FK Javor Ivanjica () is a professional football club based in Ivanjica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system. History In 1912, a student named Milan Radojević brought the first football ...

. He spent the first season playing on loan at

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. Being a foreigner with regular performances for so many seasons in the

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

, earned him a move to the Serbian powerhouse

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

after five seasons spent with mid-table side Javor.Ifeanyi Onyilo profile
at Soccerway For unknown reasons, many websites wrongly name him "''Onyilov''" instead of ''Onyilo''.

Red Star Belgrade & Ermis Aradippou

On 13 August 2013 Onyilo signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade, having played last match with Javor on 11 August, precisely against Red Star Belgrade, in which Javor won 4-2, and Onyilo was the scorer of the second goal for Javor and also, was the most responsible for the exclusion of players from the opponent's team.Onjilo na Marakani zadužio 99
at mozzartsport Onyilo played the

2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga The 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Jelen SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Serbian SuperLiga the top tier of league football in Serbia. The title was won by Red Star Belgrade. Teams A total of 16 teams con ...

with Red Star making 7 appearances but without scoring. At the end of the season the team was restructured, and Onyilo was sent on loan to

Ermis Aradippou Ermis Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1958, and currently plays in the Cypriot Third Division. Ermis' greatest success ca ...

playing in the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

, where he became prolific goalscorer by scoring 15 goals in 27 appearances in the

2014–15 Cypriot First Division The 2014–15 Cypriot First Division was the 76th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 23 August 2014 and ended on 24 May 2015. APOEL were the defending champions. The league this edition was reduced from 14 to 12 teams: ...

Al-Faisaly

In summer 2015, Onyilo signed with Saudi Arabian club

Al-Faisaly FC Al-Faisaly KSA FC () is a Saudi Arabian Association football, football club based in Harmah., the club currently competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Football league system in Saudi Arabia, Saudi football.. History ...

. He made two appearances with Al-Faisaly in the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League.

Aris Limassol

After Saudi Arabia, Onyilo returned to Cyprus, this time signing in summer 2016 with

Aris Limassol FC Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a professional Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the A ...

playing in the

. He made 3 appearances before released from the club.

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

: 2013–14 ;Ermis Aradippou *

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is ...

: 2014

References

External links

Profile
at FK Javor official website
Ifeanyi Victor Onyilo Stats
at Utakmica.rs Living people 1990 births Footballers from Enugu Men's association football forwards Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers FK Javor Ivanjica players Red Star Belgrade footballers Ermis Aradippou FC players Aris Limassol FC players Al Faisaly FC players PAE Kerkyra players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Serbian SuperLiga players Cypriot First Division players Saudi Pro League players Liga Portugal 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub