Kingsley_Ehizibue
Kingsley Ehizibue
Nigerian footballer
Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue (born 25 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Udinese. Born in Germany and raised in the Netherlands, he represents Nigeria internationally.[2]
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Ehizibue playing for 1. FC Köln in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSV'28 | |||
| 0000–2014 | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | PEC Zwolle | 125 | (8) |
| 2019–2022 | 1. FC Köln | 69 | (1) |
| 2022– | Udinese | 50 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:06, 15 April 2016 (UTC) | |||
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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]
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]
On 3 March 2020, Ehizibue was called up by the Nigerian national team head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players lined up for the fixture against the Sierra Leone national team.[8]
Ehizibue is an evangelical Christian who regularly attends Hillsong Church and other evangelical churches.[9][10]
- As of match played 16 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2014–15[11] | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[11] | Eredivisie | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17[11] | Eredivisie | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18[11] | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[11] | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 125 | 8 | 10 | 1 | – | 135 | 9 | |||
| FC Köln | 2019–20[11] | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[11] | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[11] | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[11] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 1 | ||
| Udinese | 2022–23[11] | Serie A | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[11] | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 42 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 235 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 253 | 12 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
- "Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- 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)
- 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.
- Instagram post, instagram.com/kingsleyehiz/, October 10, 2021
- Instagram post, instagram.com/kingsleyehiz/, April 3, 2022
- "Kingsley Ehizibue". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Kingsley Ehizibue at WorldFootball.net
- Kingsley Ehizibue at Soccerway
- Netherlands profile at OnsOranje
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