Thompson Ekpe

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Thompson Ekpe
Personal information
Full name Thompson Unachi Ekpe
Date of birth (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Nassirya
Number 38
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Molde 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Kristiansund (loan) 12 (0)
2017–2018 Arendal 34 (1)
2019– Kristiansund 2 11 (3)
2021– Nassirya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Thompson Unachi Ekpe (born 14 December 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Al Nassirya.

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Career

Club

Molde FK

On 23 March 2016 Ekpe joined Molde FK on a three-year contract. [1]

On 26 July 2016, Ekpe joined Kristiansund BK on loan for the rest of the 2016 season. [2] Ekpe returned to Kristiansund on 9 March 2017 on loan until 31 July 2017. [3]

Arendal

On 19 July 2017, Ekpe moved to Arendal on a permanent transfer. [4] Ekpe left the club at the end of the 2018 season. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2017 [6] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde 2016 Eliteserien 003000-30
2017 0000--00
Total0030----30
Kristiansund (loan) 2016 OBOS-ligaen 6000--60
2017 Eliteserien 6010--70
Total12010----130
Arendal 2017 OBOS-ligaen 13100––130
Career total25140----291

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References

  1. ↑ "Thompson Ekpe klar for Molde FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 23 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ekpe til Kristiansund BK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ekpe lånes ut". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ekpe til Arendal Fotball". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Overganger i 2.divisjon vinter 2019, sportshjornet.com, 9 January 2019
  6. ↑ "T.Ekpe". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". Nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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