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Odion Ighalo makes Saudi League Team Of The Season, Cristiano Ronaldo misses out
The Saudi League football association
unveiled the Best X1 of the 2022/23 season on Wednesday, June 7.
Ighalo, 33, scored 19 goals for Al Hilal, who were dethroned as league champions by Al Ittihad.
He was the only Al Hilal player who made the list, he also made the list last season after helping Al Hilal win the title.
Last season Ighalo scored 24 goals. He has already quit the club following the expiration of his contract.
Al Nassr star, Cristiano Ronaldo was however not included in the team despite his star power and 14 goals in 19 appearances since joining the club in January after an acrimonious exit from Manchester United.
Born in Lagos and raised in Edo, Ighalo played in his country with Prime and Julius Berger, where he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman who recommended him to Atta Aneke, being subsequently taken on trial by Norway’s Lyn.
He made his Tippeligaen debut on 16 September 2007 at the age of just 18, scoring in a 2–0 home win against Viking.
He scored six goals in 13 matches in his second year to help his team to the seventh position, and subsequently arose interest from other clubs in the country, with Brann reporting Lyn to the Norwegian Football Federation for unfairness in the negotiation process.
