Odion Jude Ighalo (born 16 June 1989 is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.
After starting his career at Prime and Julius Berger, he moved to Norway's Lyn in 2007.
A year later he was signed by Udinese, spending most of his tenure loaned out, notably at Granada, before signing for Watford in 2014.
He also competed professionally in China, with Changchun Yatai and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.
Ighalo made his debut for Nigeria in 2015.
He represented the nation at the 2018 World Cup and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing the latter tournament in third place and being crowned top scorer.