Brian Idowu

Lokomotiv Moscow On 10 July 2018, he signed a 3-year contract with FC Lokomotiv Moscow.

Khimki On 7 August 2020, he joined Khimki on loan for the 2020–21 season.

On 7 June 2021, he moved to Khimki on a permanent basis, signing a 2-year contract with an additional 1-year extension option. He left Khimki in July 2023.

International career In November 2017, Idowu was called up to the Nigerian national team for their friendly against Argentina in Krasnodar on 14 November 2017. Idowu made his debut against Argentina on 14 November, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ola Aina, and scoring Nigeria's third goal in a 4-2 win.

In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria's preliminary 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Personal life Idowu's father is Nigerian and his mother is half-Russian, half-Nigerian. He was born and raised in St. Petersburg, except for a period when he was aged 3 to 6 when he lived in Owerri, Nigeria. Idowu speaks perfect Russian and acted as a makeshift translator of the Nigerian national team at news conference ahead of a fixture in Krasnodar in November 2017.

Career statistics Club

International

International goals !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref

Russian Super Cup: 2019