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Imoh Ezekiel
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*
Years Team Apps (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 6 (1)
International career
2016 Nigeria Olympic 6 (0)
2014 Nigeria 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024

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

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. On 2 July 2013, Ezekiel was awarded with an improved contract which will keep him at the club until 2017. On 31 July 2014 Ezekiel was transferred to Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi for around 8 million euros. On 11 August 2018, Ezekiel joined Belgian First Division A side Kortrijk on a three-year deal.

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

International career

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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 April 2024
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Standard Liège (loan) 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 7 1 — 0 0 7 1
Standard Liège 2012–13 33 16 1 0 — 34 16
2013–14 39 12 2 1 7 2 48 15
2014–15 1 0 — 1 0 2 0
Total 80 29 3 1 8 2 91 32
Al Arabi 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 14 6 0 0 — 14 6
2016–17 24 8 0 0 — 24 8
Total 38 14 0 0 — 38 14
Standard Liège (loan) 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 13 6 — — 13 6
Anderlecht (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 20 1 2 1 7 1 29 3
Konyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 9 0 0 0 4 0 13 0
Las Palmas 2017–18 La Liga 10 0 — — 10 0
Kortrijk 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 19 1 1 0 5 3 25 4
2019–20 12 2 2 0 — 14 2
Total 31 3 3 0 5 3 39 6
Al Jazira 2020–21 UAE Pro League 17 4 1 0 — 18 4
Al Dhafra 2021–22 UAE Pro League 4 1 4 0 — 8 1
Lalitpur City 2023 Nepal Super League 11 6 — — 11 6
UTA Arad 2023–24 Liga I 6 1 — — 6 1
Career total 239 65 13 2 24 6 276 73
  1. ^ a b 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
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2014 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Konyaspor

Al Jazira

Lalitpur City

Nigeria Olympic

Individual

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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