Imoh Ezekiel
Ezekiel with Standard Liege in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-24) 24 October 1993
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
36 Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 36 Lions 0 (0)
2012–2014 Standard Liège 80 (29)
2014–2017 Al-Arabi 30 (9)
2015 → Standard Liège (loan) 13 (6)
2015–2016 → Anderlecht (loan) 17 (1)
2017 Konyaspor 9 (0)
2018 Las Palmas 10 (0)
2018–2020 Kortrijk 36 (6)
2020–2021 Al Jazira 17 (4)
2021–2022 Al Dhafra 4 (1)
2023-2024 Lalitpur City 11 (6)
International career
2016 Nigeria U23 6 (0)
2014 Nigeria 1 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Imoh Ezekiel (born 24 October 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Nepal Super League club Lalitpur City F.C. He is also formal Nigerian international.[1]

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]

International career

He received his first call-up to the Nigeria national team in February 2014.[6] 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.[7]

He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 August 2021[9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 71000071
2012–13 331610003416
2013–14 391221724815
Al-Arabi 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 1460000146
Standard Liège (loan) 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 1360010146
Anderlecht (loan) 2015–16 2012171293
Al-Arabi 2016–17 Qatar Stars League 2480000248
Konyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 901030130
Las Palmas 2017–18 La Liga 1000000100
Kortrijk 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 1911053254
2019–20 1222000142
Al Jazira 2020–21 UAE Pro League 1741000184
2021–22 00000000
Career total 2175810223625066

Honours

Nigeria U23

Konyaspor

Al Jazira

Standard Liège

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. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 February 2014). "Uncapped trio called up by Nigeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Mexico vs. Nigeria 0:0". flashscore.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Soccerway profile
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