Kingsley Ehizibue

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Kingsley Ehizibue
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Ehizibue in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue
Date of birth (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 19
Youth career
CSV'28
0000–2014 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 PEC Zwolle 125 (8)
2019–2022 1. FC Köln 69 (1)
2022– Udinese 21 (2)
International career‡
2016 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:53, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:06, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue (born 25 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Udinese Calcio. Born in Germany and raised in the Netherlands, he represents Nigeria internationally. [2]

Contents

Early years

Ehizibue was born in Germany to Nigerian parents, [3] but moved to the Netherlands at 2 years of age, growing up in Zwolle. [4] He started playing football at local amateur outfit CSV'28. [5]

Club career

Ehizibue made his professional debut for PEC Zwolle on 29 October 2014 against HHC Hardenberg in a Dutch Cup game and made his Eredivisie debut on 13 December 2014 against Willem II. [5]

On 31 May 2019, it was announced that Ehizibue would be transferred to Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln, where he signed a four-year contract until 2023. [6]

On 30 August 2022, Udinese Calcio announced that Ehizibue would join the club on a contract until 2026. [7]

International career

On 3 March 2020, Ehizibue was called up by the Nigerian national team head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players lined up for the fixture against the Sierra Leone national team. [8]

Personal life

Ehizibue is an evangelical Christian who regularly attends Hillsong Church and other evangelical churches. [9] [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PEC Zwolle 2014–15 [11] Eredivisie 3010–40
2015–16 [11] Eredivisie28400–284
2016–17 [11] Eredivisie29221–313
2017–18 [11] Eredivisie33140–371
2018–19 [11] Eredivisie32130–351
Total1258101–1359
FC Köln 2019–20 [11] Bundesliga 31110–321
2020–21 [11] Bundesliga210101 [lower-alpha 2] 0230
2021–22 [11] Bundesliga16020–180
2022–23 [11] Bundesliga10101030
Total6915020761
Udinese 2022–23 [11] Serie A 27210–282
2023–24 [11] Serie A14000–140
Total41210–422
Career total235111612025312
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearance in Bundesliga relegation play-off

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". www.goal.com.
  3. ↑ Odeyemi, Joshua. "HomeSportsWho is Kingsley Ehizibue, new Super Eagles invitee? ADVERTISEMENT Who is Kingsley Ehizibue, new Super Eagles invitee?". dailytrust.com.
  4. ↑ Jans is blij met progressie Zwolse talenten - NOS (in Dutch)
  5. 1 2 Interview met Kingsley Ehizibue - PEC Zwolle (in Dutch)
  6. ↑ "Neuzugang Nummer drei: Köln holt Ehizibue". kicker.de. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ehizibue è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese". Udinese Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Oludare, Shina. "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". Goal.com.
  9. ↑ Instagram post, instagram.com/kingsleyehiz/, October 10, 2021
  10. ↑ Instagram post, instagram.com/kingsleyehiz/, April 3, 2022
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Kingsley Ehizibue". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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