Michael Ihiekwe
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Ihiekwe in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Absalom Jude Uzukwu Ihiekwe | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2011 | Liverpool | ||
| 2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Tranmere Rovers | 112 | (5) |
| 2017–2022 | Rotherham United | 163 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Sheffield Wednesday | 68 | (3) |
| 2025– | Blackpool | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:53, 7 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Michael Absalom Jude Uzukwu Ihiekwe (born 20 November 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Blackpool.
Ihiekwe began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers and became a professional in March 2011. He spent the second half of the 2013–14 season on loan at Cheltenham Town before he signed with Tranmere Rovers in June 2014. He spent three seasons at the club, making 130 league and cup appearances, with Tranmere being relegated to the National League after his first season there. He returned to the English Football League by signing with Rotherham United in May 2017. He played 184 games in five years at the club, playing in two League One promotion campaigns, 2019–20 and 2021–22, being named on the PFA Team of the Year on both occasions. He also had a three-month loan spell at Accrington Stanley during the 2018–19 campaign and won the EFL Trophy with Rotherham in 2022. He signed with Sheffield Wednesday in June 2022 and was promoted out of the League One play-offs with the club in 2023. He played 82 games for the club, including 48 appearances in the Championship, before he was released at the end of the 2024–25 season.