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{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brown Ideye
| image = Brown Ideye 8390 (15012123603) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ideye with [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in 2014
| full_name = Aide Brown Ideye<ref name="FIFA">{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=5 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Yenagoa]], [[Bayelsa State]], Nigeria
| height = 1.81 m<ref>{{cite web |url= http://premierleague.com/en-gb/players/playerprofile.html/brown-ideye |title= Brown Ideye |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 2015 |website= Premier League |publisher= Barclays Premier League |access-date= 31 January 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[Enyimba F.C.|Enyimba]]
| clubnumber = 34
| years1 = 2006–2007
| clubs1 = [[Bayelsa United F.C.|Bayelsa United]]
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2006–2007
| clubs2 = [[Ocean Boys F.C.|Ocean Boys]]
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2007–2009
| clubs3 = [[Neuchâtel Xamax]]
| caps3 = 55
| goals3 = 23
| years4 = 2009–2011
| clubs4 = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
| caps4 = 52
| goals4 = 17
| years5 = 2011–2014
| clubs5 = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| caps5 = 74
| goals5 = 34
| years6 = 2014–2015
| clubs6 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| caps6 = 24
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2015–2017
| clubs7 = [[Olympiacos FC|Olympiacos]]
| caps7 = 43
| goals7 = 23
| years8 = 2017–2019
| clubs8 = [[Tianjin TEDA F.C.|Tianjin Teda]]
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = → [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] (loan)
| caps9 = 13
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2019–2020
| clubs10 = [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]]
| caps10 = 22
| goals10 = 8
| years11 = 2020–2021
| clubs11 = [[Göztepe S.K.|Göztepe]]
| caps11 = 35
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2022
| clubs12 = [[Al-Yarmouk SC (Kuwait)|Al-Yarmouk]]
| caps12 = 8
| goals12 = 4
| years13 = 2024–
| clubs13 = [[Enyimba F.C.|Enyimba]]
| caps13 = 7
| goals13 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|Nigeria U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2016
| nationalteam2 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
| nationalcaps2 = 28
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| club-update = 27 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 12 November 2016
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|NGA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013 South Africa]]|[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads#Nigeria|Team]]}}
}}

'''Aide Brown Ideye''' {{post-nominals|country=NGA|MON}} (born 11 October 1988) is a Nigerian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] for [[Enyimba F.C.|Enyimba]]. He represented the [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria national team]] at international level, winning the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]].

==Club career==

===Early career===
Born in [[Yenagoa]], [[Bayelsa State]], Nigeria, Ideye began his career with [[Bayelsa United F.C.|Bayelsa United]] before moving to [[Ocean Boys F.C.|Ocean Boys]].<ref name="NFT"/> He was a member of the Ocean Boys team that won the [[Nigeria Premier League]] in 2006.<ref name="NFT"/>

In January 2008 Ideye moved to Europe to sign with [[Swiss Super League]] club [[Neuchâtel Xamax]]. Before this move to Switzerland, he was on trial with Dutch side [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/86059852/Ideye+Brown+niet+naar+Willem+II.aspx |title=Ideye Brown niet naar Willem II|language=nl}}</ref> but was not signed. After three years with Xamax, Ideye left to sign for French [[Ligue 1]] club [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/international/ligue1/ideye-brown-fuer-6-millionen-zu-sochaux-138414 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723070350/http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/international/ligue1/ideye-brown-fuer-6-millionen-zu-sochaux-138414 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 July 2012 |title=Jetzt ist es fix!: Ideye Brown für stolze 6 Millionen zu Sochaux&nbsp;– Blick Online }}</ref>

===Dynamo Kyiv===
On 6 July 2011, Ideye signed a five-year deal with Ukrainian side [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]. He made his first appearance on 16 July against [[PFC Oleksandria|Oleksandria]], scoring two goals.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=B. Idye – stats|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ideye-brown/32887/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> In his second game for Dynamo, he again scored a brace, this time against [[FC Obolon Kyiv|Obolon Kyiv]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=5233|title=Brilliant Debut for BROWN IDEYE:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal|website=www.allnigeriasoccer.com}}</ref> On 7 August 2012, Ideye scored the winner in a [[UEFA Champions League]] qualifying third round second-leg game against [[Feyenoord]], in which Dynamo ultimately progressed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Feyenoord vs. Dynamo Kyiv 0 – 1 (agg:1–3)|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/07/europe/uefa-champions-league/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/fc-dynamo-kyiv/1343028/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> He also scored against [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] in the second-leg of the play-off round. Mönchengladbach won the game 2–1, but Kyiv progressed to the Champions League group stage on a 4–3 aggregate score.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dynamo Kyiv vs. Borussia M'gladbach 1 – 2 (agg:4–3)|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/29/europe/uefa-champions-league/fc-dynamo-kyiv/borussia-monchengladbach/1370857/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> On 15 May 2014, Ideye was an unused substitute in Dynamo's 2–1 win over [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] in the [[2014 Ukrainian Cup Final]].<ref name="cf14">{{cite web|title=Dynamo 2 – 1 Shakthar|url=http://www.fpl.ua/ukr/protocol/2013_2014/cup/13/9/|publisher=fpl.ua|access-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703072559/http://fpl.ua/ukr/protocol/2013_2014/cup/13/9/|archive-date=3 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===West Bromwich Albion===
On 18 July 2014, Ideye signed a three-year deal with English [[Premier League]] club [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], becoming the club's record signing at a fee reported as £10&nbsp;million. The contract included an option in the club's favour for an extra year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-brown-ideye-in-club-record-transfer-1768950.aspx |title=Albion sign Brown Ideye in club record transfer |publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C. |date=18 July 2014 |access-date=18 July 2014 |archive-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723173322/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-brown-ideye-in-club-record-transfer-1768950.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28381226 |title=Brown Ideye: West Brom break club record to sign Nigerian striker |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 July 2014 |access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> After a difficult start to the season in England, Ideye scored his first league goal for the club in their 3–1 loss to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on Boxing Day 2014, and scored four times in a six-day spell in February 2015 with goals against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] and [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] in the Premier League and two against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in the [[FA Cup]].<ref>{{Soccerbase season|53930|2014|name=Ideye Brown|access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref>

===Olympiacos ===
On 31 August 2015, Ideye joined [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] from West Brom for an undisclosed fee, though believed to be around €6 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brown Ideye sold to Greek club|url=http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/wba-albion-brown-ideye-olympiakos-2659239.aspx |publisher=West Bromwich Albion |date=31 August 2015 |access-date=31 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Official: Ideye departs West Brom for Olympiakos|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2015/08/31/14928332/official-ideye-departs-west-brom-for-olympiakos |date=31 August 2015 |access-date=31 August 2015}}</ref> The prospect of featuring in the Champions League again was rumoured to play a crucial role in convincing Ideye to move to the [[Piraeus|Athens]]-based club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brown Ideye Joins Olympiakos|url=http://www.soccernet.ng/2015/08/brown-ideye-joins-olympiakos.html|date=31 August 2015 |last1=Akangbe |first1=Biyi }}</ref>

On 20 October 2015, Ideye scored a goal in Olympiacos' [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage|Champions League group stage]] victory over [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] (1–0). He scored the 79th-minute winner with a superb finish from a tight angle, redeeming himself for an astonishing miss earlier in the second half.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brown Ideye goal sees off Dinamo Zagreb to raise Olympiakos hopes|work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/20/dinamo-zagreb-olympiakos-champions-league-match-report |date=20 October 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympiakos beats Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 in Champions League|work=Yahoo News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/olympiakos-beats-dinamo-zagreb-1-0-champions-league-210613260.html|date=20 October 2015 }}</ref> On 9 March 2016, Ideye received a lucrative offer from China during the January transfer window, however he rejected the offer as he preferred to stay with the reigning [[Superleague Greece]] champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ideye snubbed China to stay at Olympiakos |url=http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/177237/ideye-snubbed-china-stay-olympiakos |date=9 March 2016}}</ref> On 17 April 2016, he was a key member for the club as it celebrated winning the domestic championship for the sixth consecutive season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/scoreboard|title=Super League Greece|last=Dev|first=OTO {{!}}|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>

===Tianjin Teda===
Ideye left Olympiakos for [[Chinese Super League]] side [[Tianjin TEDA F.C.|Tianjin Teda]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Ideye the latest African to move to China |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39052994 |date=22 February 2017}}</ref> in the January 2017 transfer window. Ideye joined the Chinese club on a two-and-a-half-year contract for a transfer fee of €12 million. His contract, which ran until the summer of 2019, was worth €3.5 million per year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brown Ideye joins Mikel in China |url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/224197-brown-ideye-joins-mikel-china.html |date=21 February 2017}}</ref>

====Málaga (loan)====
On 29 January 2018, Ideye joined Spanish [[La Liga]] side [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] on loan for six months.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ideye brings power and definition upfront |url=https://www.malagacf.com/en/news/ideye-brings-power-and-definition-upfront |date=29 January 2018}}</ref>

===Aris===
On 20 June 2019, he joined [[Aris F.C.|Aris]] on a one-year contract, for an annual fee of €500,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Aris/arhs-anakoinwse-ton-intege-gia-enan-xrono.5541262.html |title=Άρης: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ιντέγε για έναν χρόνο |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=20 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48871285|title=Brown Ideye: Nigeria striker looks to revive career in Greece|date=4 July 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019|first=Mohamed Fajah|last=Barrie}}</ref>

Ideye had to wait until mid September to find his first goal, when he scored in a stunning 4–0 home win against [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], which was also the first of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/arhs-panathhnaikos-4-0-kitrinh-tessara-sto-prasino-nayagio.5597763.html |title=Άρης - Παναθηναϊκός 4-0: Κίτρινη τεσσάρα στο πράσινο ναυάγιο |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=15 September 2019}}</ref> One week later, he received a low cross from [[Giannis Fetfatzidis]] and sent the ball in the back of the net, opening the score in an away [[Derby of Thessaloniki]] against [[PAOK FC|PAOK]], which ended as a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/paok-arhs-2-2-matsara-sthn-toumpa-vathmo-me-misits-o-dikefalos-sto-90-7.5602663.html |title=ΠΑΟΚ - Άρης 2-2: Ματσάρα στην Τούμπα, βαθμό με Μίσιτς ο Δικέφαλος στο 90+7' |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=22 September 2019}}</ref> On 27 October 2019, he scored from the penalty spot, sealing a 2–0 home win against [[Panetolikos F.C.|Panetolikos]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/arhs-panaitwlikos-2-0-me-penalti-kai-clean-sheet-sto-2-2-epi-epoxhs-eningk.5626989.html |title=Άρης - Παναιτωλικός 2-0: Με πέναλτι και clean sheet στο 2/2 επί εποχής Ένινγκ |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=27 October 2019}}</ref> On 14 December 2019, he returned to the starring line-up, after a two-game suspension, and scored in a 3–1 away loss against [[OFI Crete F.C.|OFI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/ofh-arhs-3-1-xtuphma-kompras-me-anatroph.5656221.html |title=ΟΦΗ - Άρης 3-1: Χτύπημα κόμπρας με ανατροπή |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=14 December 2019}}</ref> On 19 December 2019, Nigerian striker Brown Ideye netted after 12 and 25 minutes to set an irresistible Aris on their way to complete a hammering 4–0 win against [[Volos FC|Volos]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/article/1426670/aris-volos-4-0 |title=Άρης - Βόλος 4-0 |publisher=www.gazzetta.gr |date=19 December 2019}}</ref>

On 8 January 2020, he scored in a 1–0 away win against [[Xanthi F.C.|Xanthi]], in the first leg of the round of 16 of the [[2019–20 Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/GreekCup/ksanthh-arhs-0-1-vhma-prokrishs-me-mvp-fetfatzidh-kai-skorer-intege.5666936.html |title=Ξάνθη - Άρης 0-1: Βήμα πρόκρισης με MVP Φετφατζίδη και σκόρερ Ιντέγε |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=8 January 2020}}</ref> and in the rematch he netted another one, helping to a 2–1 win and a qualification to the quarter finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/GreekCup/arhs-ksanthh-2-1-me-anatroph-stoys-8.5669577.html |title=Άρης - Ξάνθη 2-1: Με ανατροπή στους "8" |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=14 January 2020}}</ref> On 22 February 2020, he scored an equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against [[PAS Lamia 1964|Lamia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/lamia-arhs-2-2-afhse-th-doyleia-sth-mesh.5685444.html |title=Λαμία - Άρης 2-2: Άγγιξε ανατροπή και playoffs |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=22 February 2020}}</ref>

On 14 June 2020, he scored in a 3–1 away loss against [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] for the [[2019–20 Super League Greece|Superleague championship play-offs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/olympiakos-arhs-3-1-katharise-se-enteka-lepta.5720961.html |title=Ολυμπιακός - Άρης 3-1: "Καθάρισε" σε έντεκα λεπτά  |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=14 June 2020}}</ref>

===Enyimba===
In December 2024, Ideye signed for [[Nigerian Professional Football League]] club [[Enyimba F.C.|Enyimba]] until the end of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meshioye |first1=David |title=Brown Ideye joins Enyimba International |url=https://guardian.ng/sport/football/brown-ideye-joins-enyimba-international/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |work=[[The Guardian Nigeria]] |date=30 December 2024}}</ref>

==International career==
Ideye represented his country at the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in Canada. He played five games in the tournament and scored one goal, against [[Costa Rica national under-20 football team|Costa Rica]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=273285/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618110039/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=273285/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2008 |title=FIFA Player Statistics: Brown IDEYE |publisher=FIFA |access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> In May 2010, he was called up to the [[Nigeria national football team|senior side]] as part of the 30-man team for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in South Africa. He was not part of the final 23-man squad, but was subsequently called up after a knee injury to [[Mikel John Obi]] ruled the midfielder out of the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1229093/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607043052/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1229093/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 June 2010 |title=Ideye replaces Mikel |publisher=FIFA |date=5 June 2010 |access-date=5 June 2010 }}</ref> Ideye was also called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20970786|title=Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|date=10 January 2013|access-date=10 January 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> playing in most of their games at the tournament.<ref name="stats" /> He scored Nigeria's second goal in their 4–1 semi-final win over [[Mali national football team|Mali]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Glendenning |first1=Barry |title=Mali 1-4 Nigeria: Africa Cup of Nations semi-final – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/feb/06/mali-nigeria-africa-cup-of-nations-semi-live |access-date=27 September 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=6 February 2013}}</ref> and played in their 1–0 win over [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]] in the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final|final]].<ref name="acup13">{{cite web|last1=Hughes|first1=Ian|title=Nigeria 1 – 0 Burkina Faso|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21396138|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=19 August 2014|date=10 February 2013}}</ref>

Ideye was selected for Nigeria's squad at the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22827902|title=Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup|date=9 June 2013|access-date=10 June 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|match played 7 November 2021}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|title=B. Ideye|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ideye-brown/32887/|website=Soccerway|access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Bayelsa United F.C.|Bayelsa United]]
|2006<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|title=Ideye, Brown|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/38157/Brown_Ideye.html|website=NFT|access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[Nigeria Premier League]]
|19||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||6
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Ocean Boys F.C.|Ocean Boys]]
|2006<ref name="NFT"/>
|rowspan="2"|Nigeria Premier League
|5||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
|2007<ref name="NFT"/>
|8||9||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!13!!10!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13!!10
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Neuchâtel Xamax]]
|[[2007–08 Swiss Super League|2007–08]]<ref name="NFT"/>
|rowspan="3"|[[Swiss Super League]]
|5||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Swiss Super League|2008–09]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|33||10||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||10
|-
|[[2009–10 Swiss Super League|2009–10]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|17||12||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!55!!23!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||56!!23
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] 
|[[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|rowspan="2"|[[Ligue 1]]
|17||2||3||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||20||5
|-
|[[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|35||15||3||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||38||17
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!52!!17!!6!!5!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—||58!!22
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|[[2011–12 FC Dynamo Kyiv season|2011–12]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|rowspan="3"|[[Ukrainian Premier League]]
|27||12||0||0||colspan="2"|—||10||2||37||14
|-
|[[2012–13 FC Dynamo Kyiv season|2012–13]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|28||17||1||0||colspan="2"|—||11||4||39||21
|-
|[[2013–14 FC Dynamo Kyiv season|2013–14]]<ref name="Soccerway"/>
|19||5||3||3||colspan="2"|—||7||2||37||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!74!!34!!4!!3!!colspan="2"|—||28!!8!!106!!45
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|[[2014–15 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|53930|2014|name=Ideye Brown|access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[Premier League]]
|24||4||3||2||3||1||colspan="2"|—||30||7
|-
|[[2015–16 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|2015–16]]
|0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!24!!4!!3!!2!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—||31!!7
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
|[[2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season|2015–16]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Super League Greece]]
|23||10||4||2||colspan="2"|—||8||1||35||13
|-
|[[2016–17 Olympiacos F.C. season|2016–17]]
|20||13||2||1||colspan="2"|—||8||1||30||15
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!23!!6!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!16!!2!!65!!28
|-
|[[Tianjin TEDA F.C.|Tianjin Teda]]
|[[2017 Chinese Super League|2017]]
|[[Chinese Super League]]
|14||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||4
|-
|[[Málaga CF|Málaga]] (loan)
|[[2017–18 Málaga CF season|2017–18]]
|[[La Liga]]
|13||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1
|-
|[[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]]
|[[2019–20 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season|2019–20]]
|Super League Greece
|22||8||5||2||colspan="2"|—||4||0||31||10
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Göztepe SK|Göztepe]]
|[[2020–21 Süper Lig|2020–21]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Süper Lig]]
|30||2||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||3
|-
|[[2021–22 Süper Lig|2021–22]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!35!!2!!1!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!36!!3
|-
|[[Al-Yarmouk SC (Kuwait)|Al-Yarmouk]]
|[[2022–23 Kuwaiti Division One|2022–23]]
|[[Kuwaiti Division One]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!364!!132!!26!!16!!4!!1!!48!!10!!442!!159
|}

===International===
:''As of match played 31 May 2016. Nigeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ideye goal.''<ref name="Soccerway"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row|1
|14 November 2012||[[Marlins Park]], [[Miami]], United States||5||{{fb|Venezuela}}||1–0||3–1||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row|2
|6 February 2013||[[Moses Mabhida Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa||11||{{fb|Mali}}||2–0||4–1||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
!scope=row|3
|31 May 2013||[[NRG Stadium]], [[Houston]], United States||14||{{fb|Mexico}}||1–1||2–2||Friendly
|-
!scope=row|4
|rowspan=2|10 September 2013||rowspan=2|[[Ahmadu Bello Stadium]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]], Nigeria||rowspan=2|20||rowspan=2|{{fb|Burkina Faso}}||1–0||rowspan=2|4–1||rowspan=2|Friendly
|-
!scope=row|5
|2–0
|-
!scope=row|6
|31 May 2016||[[Stade Josy Barthel]], [[Luxembourg City]], Luxembourg||25||{{fb|Luxembourg}}||1–0||3–1||Friendly
|}

==Honours==
[[File:Brown Ideye2014.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ideye at the [[2014 Ukrainian Cup Final]]]]

'''Ocean Boys'''
*[[Nigeria Premier League]]: 2006
'''Dynamo Kyiv'''
*[[Ukrainian Cup]]: [[2013–14 Ukrainian Cup|2013–14]]<ref name="cf14" />
*[[Ukrainian Super Cup]]: 2011

'''Olympiacos'''
*[[Super League Greece]]: [[2015–16 Super League Greece|2015–16]]
*[[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] runner-up: [[2015–16 Greek Football Cup|2015–16]]

'''Nigeria'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]]<ref name="acup13" />

'''Individual'''
* [[File:Order_of_the_Niger_civil_division_ribbon.svg|60x60px]] Member of the [[Order of the Niger]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Okeleji |first=Oluwashina |author-link=Oluwashina Okeleji |date=13 February 2013 |title=Presidential reward for Super Eagles |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21450619 |department=Sport |work=BBC |location=Lagos |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{NFT|38157}}
* {{LFP|brown-ideye}}
* [http://www.sportifafricain.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=972&Itemid=259 Interview]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* {{Soccerway|ideye-brown/32887}}
* {{FFU}}
* {{Footballfacts.ru|91354}}

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