Tyronne Ebuehi

Tyronne Ebuehi

Ebuehi with ADO Den Haag in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Tyronne Efe Ebuehi [1]
Date of birth	(1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Empoli
Number	24
Youth career
	SV Hoofddorp
	VV Young Boys
2013	HFC EDO
2013–2014	ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	ADO Den Haag	78	(1)
2018–2022	Benfica	0	(0)
2019–2020	Benfica B	6	(0)
2020–2021	→ Twente (loan)	33	(1)
2021–2022	→ Venezia (loan)	19	(0)
2022–	Empoli	41	(2)
International career‡
2017–	Nigeria	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:56, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Tyronne Efe Ebuehi (born 16 December 1995) is a Netherlands-born Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Empoli and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

HFC EDO

Born in Haarlem, Ebuehi played for Dutch youth teams of several amateur clubs before joining professional team ADO Den Haag from amateur side HFC EDO in 2013. He made his Eredivisie debut on 10 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat to Feyenoord. ^[2] Three seasons later, on 19 May 2018, he signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. ^[3] Due to injury, however, he missed the whole 2018–19 season.

Venzia (loan)

On 28 June 2021, Ebuehi joined newly promoted Serie A side Venezia on a season-long loan. ^[4]

Empoli

On 5 July 2022, Ebuehi signed a contract with Empoli in Italy until June 2025. ^[5]

International career

Ebuehi with Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Iceland

In November 2016, Ebuehi was called up for the first time to the Nigeria national team for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria. However, he declined the call-up by stating that he needed some time to settle into his team ADO Den Haag. He was later called up for friendlies against Senegal and Burkina Faso in March 2017 and joined up with the squad. ^[6] He made his senior debut for Nigeria in a 3–0 friendly win over Togo on 1 June 2017. ^[7]

Ebuehi was in Nigeria's 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia. ^[8] He came on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–0 victory over Iceland on 22 June 2018. ^[9]

On 5 October 2019, Ebuehi got a late invite to play for the Super Eagles in a friendly against Brazil after defender Kenneth Omeruo got injured while on club duty. ^[10] This marked his return to the national team since the match against Iceland in the FIFA World Cup. ^[11]

Personal life

Ebuehi was born in the Netherlands to a Nigerian father and a Dutch mother. ^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 December 2023 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ADO Den Haag	2014–15	Eredivisie	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2015–16	Eredivisie	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2016–17	Eredivisie	29	1	2	0	—		—		31	1
	2017–18	Eredivisie	28	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
	Total		78	1	4	0	—		—		82	1
Benfica	2018–19	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benfica B	2019–20	LigaPro	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Twente (loan)	2020–21	Eredivisie	33	1	1	0	—		—		34	1
Venezia (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
Empoli	2022–23	Serie A	26	2	0	0	—		—		26	2
	2023–24	Serie A	12	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		38	2	1	0	—		—		39	2
Career total			174	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	181	4

International

As of match played 13 October 2023 ^{[14] [15]}

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria	2017	2	0
	2018	6	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	1	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	2	0
Total		13	0

Honours

Benfica

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2019 ^[16]

References

1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 June 2018. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
2. "ADO Den Haag vs. Feyenoord – 10 August 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
3. Sanches, João (19 May 2018). "Welcome, Ebuehi!". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
4. "Tyronne Ebuehi joins Venezia FC". 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
5. "Tyronne Ebuehi è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
6. Colin Udoh (1 November 2016). "ADO Den Haag defender Tyronne Ebuehi rejects Nigeria call". ESPN FC. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
7. "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
8. "Which players are going to the World Cup?". BBC Sport.
9. "Nigeria 2–0 Iceland". BBC Sport. 22 June 2018.
10. "Super Eagles news: Ebuehi replaces Omeruo in Nigeria squad for Brazil friendly". Goal. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
11. "Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr calls up Benfica defender Tyronne Ebuehi to replace injured Kenneth Omeruo for Brazil friendly". Pulse.ng. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
12. "I am happy my son chose to play for Super Eagles – Ebuehi's father". 27 March 2017.
13. Tyronne Ebuehi at Soccerway
14. "Tyronne Ebuehi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
15. Tyronne Ebuehi at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
16. Benfica 5–0 Sporting Lisbon Soccerway

External links

• Tyronne Ebuehi at ForaDeJogo (archived)