Ekigho Ehiosun

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Ekigho Ehiosun
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Acre
Number 90
Youth career
2005–2008 Delta United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Warri Wolves F.C. 40 (17)
2011–2012 Samsunspor 31 (9)
2012–2015 Gençlerbirliği 0 12 (0)
2013–2014 → Samsunspor (loan) 29 (9)
2014–2015 → Gabala (loan) 29 (6)
2015–2016 Samsunspor 30 (4)
2016–2017 Gazişehir Gaziantep 22 (6)
2017 Gabala 6 (0)
2018– Hapoel Acre 30 (4)
International career‡
2011– Nigeria 6 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2011

Ekigho Ehiosun (born 25 June 1990) is a Nigerian football striker who plays for Hapoel Acre.

Contents

Club career

Ehiosun was born in Warri. He moved from Delta United to fellow Delta State team Warri Wolves in 2008. He scored ten goals in 2009-10 to lead the club. [2] One-third of the way through the 2010-11 season Ehiosun was the leading scorer with 7 league goals, including a hat-trick against Sharks F.C.

Samsunspor

In July 2011, Ehiosun, moved to Turkish club Samsunspor on a one-year contract, with the option of two more. [3]

Gençlerbirliği

On 3 August 2012, Turkish club Gençlerbirliği signed Ekigho on a three-year deal.

Gabala

In July 2014, Ehiosun moved to Gabala of the Azerbaijan Premier League on a season-long loan deal. [4]

Samsunspor Return

In July 2015, Ehiosun resigned for Samsunspor on a two-year contract. [5]

Gabala return

On 21 September 2017, Ehiosun signed a one-contract with Gabala. [6] Gabala announced that Ehiosun had left the club on 4 January 2018. [7]

International career

After training with the Nigeria National B team, he was called in as an emergency replacement for Victor Anichebe in the Eagles friendly against Sierra Leone. Ehiosun scored seven minutes after coming on as a sub, becoming the 58th player in Nigeria history to score in his debut. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2019 [9] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Warri Wolves 2008–09 Nigerian Premier League 50–––50
2009–10 2310––2310
2010–11 127–––127
Total4017––––––––4017
Samsunspor 2011–12 Süper Lig 31910–––329
Gençlerbirliği 2012–13 Süper Lig 12010–––130
2013–14 0000–––00
2014–15 0000–––00
Total12010––––––130
Samsunspor (loan) 2013–14 TFF First League 29900–––299
Gabala (loan) 2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League 29630–00–326
Samsunspor 2015–16 TFF First League 30411–––315
Gazişehir Gaziantep 2016–17 TFF First League 22600–––226
Gabala 2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League 6011–00–71
Hapoel Acre 2018–19 Liga Leumit 30410–00–314
Career total2995582––00––23757

International

Nigeria
YearAppsGoals
201154
201211
Total65

Statistics accurate as of match played 23 May 2012 [10]

International goals

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first. [10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 February 2011 Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 2–02–1 Friendly

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References

  1. ↑ "Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF".
  2. ↑ Ehiosun dreams Euro move [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Ekigho Ehiosun joins Turkish club". africansoccer.weebly.com. 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ekigho Ehiosun Joins Gabala On A Season - Long Loan". allnigeriasoccer.com. allnigeriasoccer. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Official : Ekigho Ehiosun Returns For Third Stint With Samsunspor". allnigeriasoccer.com/. All Nigeria Soccer. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ekiqo Ehiosun yenidən Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ ""Qəbələ" Endi Hallideylə yollarını ayırdı". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 4 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ehiosun is 58th scoring debutant" . Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "E.Ehiosun". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 "Ekigho Ehiosun". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.


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