Peter Ijeh
Peter Ijeh (born 28 March 1977) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born in Lagos and stood 1.86 m tall.
Ijeh began his career in Nigeria with NiTel United Lagos (1999) and Julius Berger FC (2000–2001), where he was the Nigerian Premier League’s top scorer. He moved to Sweden to play for Malmö FF (2001–2003). In 2002 he was the Allsvenskan's top scorer with 24 goals. A leg injury in 2003 limited his season, but he recovered to score 10 goals. He joined IFK Göteborg on a free transfer in late 2003 for the club’s 100th anniversary, helping Göteborg finish third.
In 2005 he moved to Denmark’s FC Copenhagen and won the league in the 2005–06 season. On 19 June 2006 he joined Viking FK in Norway for 3 million Danish kroner, quickly proving influential with 11 goals in 15 league games and helping Viking avoid relegation. He had a remarkable final 2006 season game, scoring four goals in a 5–0 win over Brann.
There were transfer rumors in early 2007 linking him with clubs such as Coventry City and Lyn. Ijeh left Viking after the 2009 season and signed for Syrianska FC in Sweden’s second division. On 23 October he scored twice to help Syrianska reach Allsvenskan for the first time, finishing the season with 17 goals and scoring Syrianska’s first-ever Allsvenskan goal.
After two seasons with Syrianska, he moved to Allsvenskan rivals GAIS and wore the number nine shirt. Ijeh studied at Gothenburg University and earned a UEFA coaching license, becoming a technical and tactical coach.
In November 2013 he became head coach of Assyriska BK. On 10 November 2020 it was announced that he would manage Division 2 club Vårgårda IK in Sweden, a post he left in June 2022. Ijeh is a member of the Norwegian Christian sports group Kristen Idrettskontakt (KRIK).
Internationally, Ijeh earned five caps for Nigeria in 2002.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 18:13 (CET).