Samuel Ezeala

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Samuel Ezeala
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Full nameSamuel Chinenye Ezeala Ezeala [1]
Date of birth (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb; 218 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–2015 BUC ()
2015–2018 Clermont ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2023 Clermont 34 (50)
2023–2024 Pau 20 (45)
2024– Stade Français 1 (0)
Correct as of 1 September 2024

Samuel Chinenye Ezeala Ezeala (born 11 December 1999) is a Spanish rugby union player who plays as a wing for Top 14 club Stade Français. [2]

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Early life

Ezeala was born in Barcelona. He held Nigerian nationality from birth and acquired Spanish nationality on 29 September 2008, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization, [3] renouncing to the Nigerian in the process as Nigeria is not one of the countries with which Spain has signed a dual nationality agreement. [4]

Career

Ezeala made his Top 14 debut in January 2018 against Racing 92 at right wing. He was forced to come off at the 57th minute due to a rough tacle with Virimi Vakatawa which caused him to be knocked out unconscious and sent directly to the hospital. [5] He only played one game that season.

References

  1. "BOLETÍN Nº 25" (PDF). p. 9.
  2. "Samuel Ezeala ItsRugby". ItsRugby.
  3. "III. OTRAS DISPOSICIONES" (PDF). www.boe.es. p. 174. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  4. "¿Qué países tienen convenio de doble nacionalidad con España?".
  5. "Samuel Ezeala (Clermont), victime d'un K.O. contre le Racing 92 : "Je me sentais prêt"". L'Équipe (in French). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.