Former Oasis FC of Lagos attacker, Aliyu Ibrahim is back in Houston Dynamo FC of USA, after accepting a transfer deal worth $750,00 from Columbus Crew, which he joined from the same Texas-based Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit.
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Sports247 reports that Ibrahim, who has previously played for Footwork FC of Abuja (2019-2020) and Lokomotive Zagreb of Croatia (2020-2023), signed for Columbus Crew on April 24th, 2025 in an intra-league switch from Houston.
He made his first move to Houston from Zagreb on April 25th, 2023 in a three-year deal worth €2.1m; making him part of their squad that won the 2023 US Open Cup and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Ibrahim scored his first goal for the Houston-based club during a 4-0 victory over Minnesota United in the U.S Open Cup, then scored a brace for a 4-1 win in the following round, but he ended up spending only two years in the Texas capital.
Dramatically, Ibrahim, who was born in Kano on January 16, 2002 and played for the Flying Eagles in 2019, is now back at the same club he first played for in God’s Own Country, with his first game bsck coming up this Saturday versus Portland Timbers.
Sports247 gathered further that Columbus received a guaranteed $250,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) in performance-based fees for Ibrahim plus and an additional $500,000 in adds on.
Dynamos’ president of soccer, Pat Onstad said: “We are pleased to welcome Aliyu Ibrahim back to Houston, where he played an important role during two successful seasons with our club.
“As we continue evolving our system this season, we are looking to add depth to our wingback group, and Aliyu has the qualities to thrive in that role. His ability to cover ground, attack space and contribute on both sides of the ball.
“(This) fits well with the expectations of our wide players. We look forward to welcoming him and his family back to the city where he previously stayed comfortably.”
