Kingsley Ehizibue
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 May 1995||
Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
CSV'28 | |||
–2014 | PEC Zwolle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | PEC Zwolle | 120 | (8) |
2019– | 1. FC Köln | 69 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 13 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:06, 15 April 2016 (UTC) |
Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue (born 25 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Born in Germany and raised in the Netherlands, he represents Nigeria internationally.[2]
Early years
Ehizibue was born in Germany to Nigerian parents,[3] but moved to the Netherlands at 2 years of age, growing up in Zwolle.[4] He started playing football at local amateur outfit CSV'28.[5]
Club career
Ehizibue made his professional debut for PEC Zwolle on 29 October 2014 against HHC Hardenberg in a Dutch Cup game and made his Eredivisie debut on 13 December 2014 against Willem II.[5]
On 31 May 2019, it was announced that Ehizibue would be transferred to Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln, where he signed a four-year contract until 2023.[6]
On 30 August 2022, Udinese Calcio announced that Ehizibue would join the club on a contract until 2026.[7]
International career
On 3 March 2020, Ehizibue was called up by the Nigerian national football team head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players lined up for the fixture against the Sierra leone National football team.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 November 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Köln | 2019–20[9] | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 32 | 1 | |
2020–21[9] | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
2021–22[9] | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance in Bundesliga relegation play-off
References
- ^ a b "Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". www.goal.com.
- ^ Odeyemi, Joshua. "HomeSportsWho is Kingsley Ehizibue, new Super Eagles invitee? ADVERTISEMENT Who is Kingsley Ehizibue, new Super Eagles invitee?". dailytrust.com.
- ^ Jans is blij met progressie Zwolse talenten - NOS (in Dutch)
- ^ a b Interview met Kingsley Ehizibue - PEC Zwolle (in Dutch)
- ^ "Neuzugang Nummer drei: Köln holt Ehizibue". kicker.de. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Ehizibue è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese". Udinese Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Oludare, Shina. "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". Goal.com.
- ^ a b c "Kingsley Ehizibue". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links
- Kingsley Ehizibue at WorldFootball.net
- Kingsley Ehizibue at Soccerway
- Netherlands profile at OnsOranje
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Munich
- Sportspeople from Zwolle
- Nigerian footballers
- Dutch footballers
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- German footballers
- German emigrants to the Netherlands
- Footballers from Overijssel
- Dutch people of Nigerian descent
- German sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands
- Citizens of Nigeria through descent
- Association football fullbacks
- PEC Zwolle players
- 1. FC Köln players
- Eredivisie players
- Bundesliga players
- Nigerian football defender stubs
- Dutch football defender stubs