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Full name | Samuel Chinenye Ezeala Ezeala [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb; 218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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.