Ibrahim Aliyu

Nationality

Nigeria

Born

2002-01-16

Height

1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Number

#24

Ibrahim Aliyu (born 16 January 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Club career Lokomotiva Zagreb Aliyu went on trial with Croatian club NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in January 2020. On 9 February the 18 year old signed with the club. He spent the remainder of the 2019–20 season playing with the youth teams. On 2 October 2020 Aliyu made his first team debut against Istra 1961 in a Prva HNL match, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Reuben Acquah in a 0–0 draw. He scored his first goal for Lokomitiva on 1 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Dinamo Zagreb. Aliyu finished the season with 2 goals in 19 appearances in league play as Lokomotiva finished 8th in the table. On 14 August 2021 he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Istra 1961. He ended the 21–22 season with 34 appearances and 6 goals in the league to help Lokomotiva finish 5th. On 5 March 2023 Aliyu scored a brace against Croatian powerhouse Hajduk Split in a 4–3 victory. Houston Dynamo On 25 April 2023 Aliyu joined Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on a three-year deal with team options for 2026 and 2027 for an undisclosed fee. The fee was reportedly €2.1 million. Personal life Aliyu has stated that is favorite football club is Real Madrid and that Kylian Mbappé is a player he looks to as a role model.