External links
- Hendrick Ekstein at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hendrick Ekstein at Soccerway
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Bekkersdal, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AmaZulu | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kaizer Chiefs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2019 | Kaizer Chiefs | 89 | (13) |
| 2019 | Sabah | 13 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Sabail | 26 | (3) |
| 2021– | AmaZulu | 40 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | South Africa | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 | |||
Hendrick Ekstein (born 1 January 1991) is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division side AmaZulu.
Hendrick Ekstein hails from the development of Kaizer Chiefs, he was promoted to the first team in 2014, when he was only 23 years old . Even though Kaizer Chiefs had different coaches during his stint (3), they all saw fit to play him, not regularly of course. But that was not the main reason for his departure. Ekstein left chiefs after negotiations for a new contract fell through, pule felt he deserved a certain amount while Kaizer Chiefs disagreed. He left as a free agent in 2019 and went on to join Sabah FC.
On 28 June 2019, Ekstein signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah FC. [1] On 23 December 2019, Ekstein left Sabah by mutual consent. [2] On 21 January 2020, Ekstein signed for fellow Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabail FK. [3] On 11 September 2020, Ekstein was suspended by Sabail for a breach of discipline. [4]
On 15 July 2021, Ekstein left Sabail after his contract expired. [5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2014–15 | South African Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 [a] | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 [a] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 [a] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 [a] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 90 | 7 | ||
| Sabah | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 16 | 3 | |||
| Sabail | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 135 | 13 | ||
The 2019–20 season was Gabala FK's 15th season, and their 14th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Gabala will also take part in the Azerbaijan Cup and the Europa League. Gabala finished the season in 8th position due to the premature end of the season and were spared relegation, whilst they were due to play Zira in the Semifinal of the Azerbaijan Cup before its cancellation. In the Europa League Gabala were knocked out by Dinamo Tbilisi in the Second Qualifying Round.
The Sabail FK 2019–20 season was Sabail's third Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their fourth season in existence. After finishing the previous season in third place, Sabail qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time, entering at the first qualifying round stage with a tie against CS Universitatea Craiova. Sabail will also take part in the Azerbaijan Premier League and in the Azerbaijan Cup.
The Sabah FK 2019–20 season was Sabah's second Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their third season in existence.
The Sumgayit FK 2019–20 season was Sumgayit's ninth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and tenth season in their history.
The Keşla 2020–21 season was Keşla's twentieth season in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
The Sabah FC 2020–21 season was Sabah's third Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their fourth season in existence.
The Zira FK 2020-21 season was Zira's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and seventh season in their history.
The Sabail FK 2020–21 season was Sabail's fourth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their fifth season in existence. They finished the season eighth in the Premier League and reached the Quarterfinals of the Azerbaijan Cup.
The Sabah FC 2021–22 season was Sabah's fourth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their fifth season in existence.
The Sabah FC 2022–23 season was Sabah's fifth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their sixth season in existence.
The Sabah FC 2023–24 season was Sabah's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their seventh season in existence.
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