Thierry Ekwalla

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Thierry Ekwalla
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Treviso
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004 Città di Jesolo 15 (1)
2004–2006 Čukarički 12 (0)
2006–2007 Universitatea Cluj 0 (0)
2007 Râmnicu Vâlcea
2008 Câmpina 9 (0)
2008–2009 San Donà Jesolo 17 (0)
2009–2011 Città di Concordia 36 [1] (4)
2011–2012 Opitergina 27 (3)
2012–2014 Gruaro
2015 La Salute
2016 San Donà Jesolo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thierry Ekwalla (born 28 November 1983) is a Cameroonian footballer who played in Italy, Serbia and Romania. He also holds Italian citizenship. [2]

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Career

Ekwalla left Cameroon at age 17 and arrived to Italy first playing in the youth team of Treviso F.B.C. [3] [4] and then, as a senior, between 2002 and 2004, with U.S. Città di Jesolo. [5] Ekwalla then signed a professional contract in Serbia with FK Čukarički and played in the 2004-05 season. [6] [7] In summer 2005 he had trials at French side Olympique de Marseille and Romanian side CSM Jiul Petroșani but Čukarički was asking for a too high price. [3] He played the season 2005–06 in Serbian second level, the Serbian First League. A year later, he became free-agent and moved to Romania [3] signing with FC Universitatea Cluj. Later he also played in Romania with CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea [8] and FCM Câmpina. [9]

He returned to Italy in 2008 to play with S.S.D. Calcio San Donà for one season. [5] He then played two seasons with A.C.D. Città di Concordia. [10] [9]

In season 2011–12 he played with U.S. Opitergina in the Eccellenza Veneto. [11]

In season 2012–13, after making 6 appearances with Città di Concordia, [2] he left the club and joined A.C.D. Gruaro [2] [9] also playing in Eccellenza Veneto league. [12] Gruaro got relegated, but Ekwalla still played till the winter-break of the 2014–15 season when he moved to La Salute. [13] A year later, in the following winter-break, he moved to Jesolo. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Note: stats only for the 2009/10 season.
  2. 1 2 3 Insulti razziali a un compagno, Michielet sospeso dal Gruaro at portogruaro.net, 31-1-2013, retrieved 18-11-2016 (in Italian)
  3. 1 2 3 FC Arges testează un camerunez fost la Treviso at topsport.ro, 18-8-2006, retrieved 18-11-2016 (in Romanian)
  4. ↑ Profile at Srbijafudbal.net
  5. 1 2 Ekwalla: Derby deciso da un episodio. Peccato ma vogliamo ancora lottare per il secondo posto at U.S. Opitergina official website, 28-2-2012, retrieved 18-11-2016 (in Italian)
  6. ↑ "Serbia and Montenegro 2004/05 - Match Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  7. ↑ Godišnjak 2004-05 pag. 34
  8. ↑ U Cluj 2007/08 at romaniansoccer.ro
  9. 1 2 3 Thierry Ekwalla at zerozero.pt
  10. ↑ Ekwalla signs with Concordia at Calciomercato
  11. ↑ Thierry Ekwalla at fcdolo1909.it
  12. ↑ Ekwalla: insulti razzisti? Io non li ho sentiti at qdpnews.it, 1-2-2013, retrieved 18-11-2016 (in Italian)
  13. 1 2 Thierry Ekwalla at tuttocampo.it
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