Kelechi Iheanacho
CelticHeight
17
Shirt
29 years
3 Oct 1996
Left
Preferred foot
NigeriaCountry
€2.2M
Market value
Position
Primary
Striker
Others
Attacking Midfielder
AM
ST
Player traits
Stats compared to other forwards
Touches62%Shot attempts86%Goals33%
Chances created87%Aerial duels won25%Defensive contributions44%
Premiership 2025/2026
2
Goals0
Assists3
Started4
Matches254
Minutes played7.12
Rating1
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
Braga
Hibernian
FK Crvena Zvezda
Partick Thistle
KilmarnockCeltictoday
Premiership
Hearts
1-2
Bench
27 Nov
Europa League
Feyenoord
1-3
Bench
23 Oct
Europa League
Sturm Graz
2-1
4’
-
19 Oct
Premiership
Dundee FC
2-0
90’
6.6
5 Oct
Premiership
Motherwell
3-2
78’
7.8
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 29%- 14Shots
- 2Goals
- 3.36xG
Shot typeLeft footSituationPenaltyResultGoal
0.79xG0.79xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 254
Shooting
Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
3.36
xG on target (xGOT)
2.46
Penalty goals
2
Non-penalty xG
1.78
Shots
14
Shots on target
4
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.33
Successful passes
31
Pass accuracy
79.5%
Accurate long balls
1
Long ball accuracy
100.0%
Chances created
5
Possession
Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
50.0%
Touches
73
Touches in opposition box
23
Dispossessed
2
Defending
Tackles
2
Duels won
6
Duels won %
35.3%
Aerial duels won
3
Aerial duels won %
37.5%
Fouls committed
4
Recoveries
1
Possession won final 3rd
1
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other forwards
Touches62%Shot attempts86%Goals33%
Chances created87%Aerial duels won25%Defensive contributions44%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
8 3 | ||
15 1 | ||
11 3 | ||
232 61 | ||
64 21 | ||
Youth career | ||
1 0 | ||
1 1 | ||
1 0 | ||
National team | ||
49 15 | ||
2 0 | ||
7 6 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
Leicester City
England1
FA Cup(20/21)
1
Community Shield(21/22)
Manchester City
England1
Premier League(13/14)
2
League Cup(15/16 · 13/14)
Nigeria U17
International1
FIFA U17 World Cup(2013 United Arab Emirates)