Ezechiel Banzuzi

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Ezechiel Banzuzi
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19)
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
OH Leuven
Number 11
Youth career
2016–2021 NAC Breda
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 NAC Breda 51 (5)
2023– OH Leuven 27 (2)
International career
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 9 (2)
2022–2023 Netherlands U18 5 (7)
2023– Netherlands U19 7 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023

Ezechiel Banzuzi (born 16 February 2005) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for OH Leuven.

Contents

Club career

Banzuzi joined NAC Breda at the age of eleven; rising through the youth ranks and eventually making his debut on 26 October 2021 in a cup game against VVV-Venlo. [1]

International career

Banzuzi has represented The Netherlands at under-17 level. [2] He is of Congolese descent. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 May 2022. [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NAC Breda 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 2002 [lower-alpha 1] 02 [lower-alpha 2] 1241
Career total2002021241
Notes
  1. Appearances in the KNVB Cup
  2. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie playoffs

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References

  1. "Ezechiel Banzuzi tekent op 17e verjaardag eerste profcontract bij NAC" [Ezechiel Banzuzi signs first professional contract with NAC on his 17th birthday]. internetbode.nl (in Dutch). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. Ezechiel Banzuzi at WorldFootball.net
  3. Blanco, Yadran (2 November 2021). "Oudere broer waakt als een engel over NAC-talent Banzuzi" [Older brother watches over NAC talent Banzuzi . like an angel]. bndestem.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2022.(subscription required)
  4. Ezechiel Banzuzi at Soccerway