Kelechi Ịheanachọ

Following his move to Bursaspor, Ịheanachọ's current-season form is level with last season (Season 12→12), while his Rating held around 27. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Bursaspor · 5th	3	3	1	7.27	27	12
2025/26	Celtic · 3rd	13	5	0	6.62	27	12
2024/25	Sevilla · 17th	9	0	0	6.55	50	0
2024/25	Middlesbrough · 10th	15	1	2	6.67	47	8
2023/24	Leicester · 1st	23	5	1	6.65	56	15
2022/23	Leicester · 18th	28	5	5	6.74	75	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Nigeria · international

Side	Apps	G
Nigeria	46	12
Nigeria U20	2	0
Nigeria U17	7	6

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

K. Ịheanachọ is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Celtic, rated 26.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.91 goal contributions per 90 (0.91 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ịheanachọ.

On the season, Ịheanachọ graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals and 0 assists in 13 appearances (0.911 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 29 Ịheanachọ is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStepped up 2025/264 clubs

26.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

12.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.4%

Minutes

limited game time

0.91

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Celtic finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.38

Goals / app

5 goals in 13 appearances (0.38 per game) for an upper-table side.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.91 goal contributions per 90 (0.91 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 14.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.6 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.91 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %14.4%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.911

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.911

Defensive actions / 900.729

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.364

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Ịheanachọ sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ịheanachọ's projected Rating — 26.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles3

Blocks1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

About K. Ịheanachọ

Kelechi Promise Ịheanachọ is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Bursaspor, born on October 3, 1996 in Owerri, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Nigeria.

This season

In the current season, K. Ịheanachọ has made 3 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 247 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Ịheanachọ at 26.6 with a Season form score of 12.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 13 career titles — among them the Championship and the Community Shield. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, K. Ịheanachọ has totalled 262 club appearances with 57 goals and 29 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 30 appearances for Leicester.

On the international stage, K. Ịheanachọ has represented Nigeria, Nigeria U20, Nigeria U17 — 55 caps and 18 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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