Odion Ighalo ended his debut season in the Saudi Professional League on a high after scoring a brace to help his team cruise to a 3-0 victory over Al Wehda on Sunday night.
Ighalo – who joined Alshaba midway through the season from Manchester United, scored twice in the second-half to Carlos Inarejos’s men finish second in the league table.
Fabio Martins had opened the scoring in the seventh minute and Ighalo – who played for the entire duration, – extended the hosts lead with his goals in the 54th and 90th minutes.
His effort on the night, took his tally to nine goals in 13 league appearances for the White Lion.
The former Watford striker ended his first league season in the Middle East as the joint-second top-scorer for Al Shabab with Portugal’s Fabio Martins (nine goals) after Argentina striker Cristian Guanca, who scored 17 goals.
Al Shabab finished second on the Pro League table, four points behind leaders Al Hilal, which means they automatically qualified for next season’s AFC Champions League.
The 31-year-old described the 2020-21 Saudi Professional League campaign as a successful one for him.
“Thank God for a successful season,” he wrote on social media.
