Imoh Ezekiel

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Imoh Ezekiel
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Ezekiel with Standard Liege in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-24) 24 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 UTA Arad
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2011 36 Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 36 Lions
2012 → Standard Liège (loan) 7 (1)
2012–2014 Standard Liège 73 (28)
2014–2017 Al-Arabi 38 (14)
2015 → Standard Liège (loan) 13 (6)
2015–2016 → Anderlecht (loan) 20 (1)
2017 Konyaspor 9 (0)
2018 Las Palmas 10 (0)
2018–2020 Kortrijk 31 (3)
2020–2021 Al Jazira 17 (4)
2021–2022 Al Dhafra 4 (1)
2023–2024 Lalitpur City 11 (6)
2024– UTA Arad 8 (1)
International career
2016 Nigeria Olympic 6 (0)
2014 Nigeria 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Imoh Ezekiel (born 24 October 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga I club UTA Arad. [1]

Contents

Club career

He joined Standard Liège in January 2012, making his debut on 19 February 2012, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in the 4–2 loss to Zulte Waregem. [2] On 2 July 2013, Ezekiel was awarded with an improved contract which will keep him at the club until 2017. [3] On 31 July 2014 Ezekiel was transferred to Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi for around 8 million euros. [4] On 11 August 2018, Ezekiel joined Belgian First Division A side Kortrijk on a three-year deal. [5]

In March 2024, Ezekiel joined Liga I club UTA Arad. [6]

International career

He received his first call-up to the Nigeria national team in February 2014. [7] Ezekiel earned his first senior cap on 6 March, in the 0–0 draw with Mexico in a friendly match after coming on as a second-half substitute for Victor Moses. [8]

He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 May 2024 [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège (loan) 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 71—0071
Standard Liège 2012–13 331610—3416
2013–14 3912217 [lower-alpha 1] 24815
2014–15 10—1 [lower-alpha 2] 020
Total802931829132
Al Arabi 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 14600—146
2016–17 24800—248
Total381400—3814
Standard Liège (loan) 2014–15 Belgian Pro League136——136
Anderlecht (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League201217 [lower-alpha 1] 1293
Konyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 90004 [lower-alpha 3] 0130
Las Palmas 2017–18 La Liga 100——100
Kortrijk 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 191105 [lower-alpha 4] 3254
2019–20 12220—142
Total3133053396
Al Jazira 2020–21 UAE Pro League 17410—184
Al Dhafra 2021–22 UAE Pro League4140—81
Lalitpur City 2023 Nepal Super League 116——116
UTA Arad 2023–24 Liga I 81——81
Career total2416513224627873
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ One appearance in Turkish Super Cup, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Belgian First Division A European play-offs

International

As of match played 5 March 2014 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 201410
Total10

Honours

Konyaspor

Al Jazira

Lalitpur City

Nigeria Olympic

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Oficial: Imoh Ezekiel, nuevo fichaje de Las Palmas" (in Spanish). AS. 9 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zulte-Waregem vs. Standard Liège – 19 February 2012 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Imoh Ezekiel pens new Standard Liege deal". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina (31 July 2014). "Nigeria striker Imoh Ezekiel joins Qatari side Al-Arabi SC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Imoh Ezekiel geland in Guldensporenstadion" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "BUN VENIT, EZEKIEL IMOH" [WELCOME EZEKIEL IMOH]. www.uta-arad.ro (in Romanian). 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 February 2014). "Uncapped trio called up by Nigeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mexico vs. Nigeria 0:0". flashscore.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Soccerway profile
  11. ↑ "Imoh Ezekiel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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