![]() Ejuke with CSKA Moscow in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Zaria, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Supreme Court FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Gombe United | 6 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Vålerenga | 59 | (13) |
2019–2020 | Heerenveen | 25 | (9) |
2020–2024 | CSKA Moscow | 55 | (10) |
2022–2023 | → Hertha BSC (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 29 | (4) |
2024– | Sevilla | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Nigeria U17 | 5 | (0) |
2017 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Nigeria | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021 |
Chidera Ejuke (born 2 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Sevilla and the Nigeria national team. [1]
In March 2017, Ejuke signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien side Vålerenga. In July 2019, he moved to the Netherlands to play for SC Heerenveen, ignoring interest from clubs as Besiktas JK and Lazio Roma. [2]
On 28 August 2020, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Ejuke from Heerenveen on a four-year contract. [3]
On 30 September 2020, He scored the third goal in a 3–1 derby win over Spartak Moscow. [4]
On 3 July 2022, Ejuke suspended his contract with CSKA Moscow for the 2022–23 season, having taken advantage of the FIFA ruling relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [5] On 13 July 2022, Ejuke joined Hertha BSC in Germany for the 2022–23 season, He came on in the 56th minute of Hertha Berlins 3-1 loss to Union Berlin for his debut on the 6 August 2022. [6]
On 5 July 2023, Ejuke suspended his contract with CSKA for the 2023–24 season under the FIFA regulations. [7]
On 30 July 2023, Belgian champions Royal Antwerp announced the signing of Ejuke on a one-year deal. The club referred that an exemption from FIFA for players active in Russia allowed the deal to happen. [8]
On 17 June 2024, Ejuke signed for Spanish club Sevilla following the expiration of his contract at CSKA Moscow. [9]
Ejuke debuted for the Nigeria national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Tunisia on 13 October 2020. [10]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vålerenga | 2017 | Eliteserien | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 21 | 5 | |
2018 | Eliteserien | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
2019 | Eliteserien | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 7 | ||
Total | 59 | 13 | 10 | 2 | — | 69 | 15 | |||
Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 29 | 10 | |
CSKA Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 5 |
2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
Total | 55 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 10 | ||
Hertha BSC (loan) | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 5 |
Sevilla | 2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 189 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 224 | 40 |
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