Kelechi Iheanacho, born in Nigeria on the 3rd of October 1996, is a forward who currently plies his trade up front for Celtic Football Club. At a robust 6ft in height (about 1.85m), and weighing 12st 12lb (roughly 82kg), he's quite the imposing figure on the football pitch. Iheanacho wears the number 17 jersey for the Celts.
At present, his market value stands at approximately £3.2m, as Transfermarkt points out.
In the January of 2014, Iheanacho initially moved to Manchester City. Over his two seasons there, he notched up 46 first team appearances and netted 12 goals in league matches. His first year yielded eight goals from his 26 appearances, which huh would follow up the next season with four goals from his 20 outings.
August 2017 saw Iheanacho transfer from Manchester City to Leicester City for a fee of around £25m, where he stayed for a long stint of seven seasons. Over this period, Iheanacho added substantially to his appearances and goals tally. He scored 35 goals in his 173 first team appearances in league matches.
In July 2024, Iheanacho left England for sunny Spain, joining Sevilla in the LaLiga. However, his stint with Sevilla was less fruitful and much shorter. He made nine appearances in the league but was unable to score. In February 2025, he was loaned out to Middlesbrough in the Championship, a league he was familiar with from his time at Leicester City. 15 appearances and one goal later, Iheanacho was back in Spain having completed his loan at Middlesbrough. Another short stint at Sevilla ended with him leaving for pastures anew in September 2025.
The mystery club signing him is none other than our beloved Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. In his first season of 2025 - 2026 at Celtic, Iheanacho already has two goals to his name in four first team appearances in league matches. Furthermore, he has taken part in both the League Cup for Celtic with two starts, and the Europa League for Celtic, scoring one goal in two starts and two appearances as a substitute. His career in the green and white hoops has started promisingly and we wait to see where it will take him next.
