Ezekiel Bala
Ezekiel Bala (born 8 April 1987) is a Nigerian football striker who currently plays for Ålgård.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ezekiel Bala | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ålgård | ||
| Youth career | |||
| J.C. Raiders | |||
| 2004–2005 | Lyn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Lyn | 18 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Bryne | 74 | (13) |
| 2011 | Randaberg | 23 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Nybergsund | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | Funnefoss/Vormsund | ||
| 2015– | Ålgård | ||
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U-20 | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He made his debut for Lyn in a cup match against Klemetsrud IL, on 11 May 2005, and scored 2 goals in a total of 23 league games for the club. His previous club was J.C Raiders in Jos, Nigeria.
Bala was the captain of Nigeria's team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where he scored both goals in the win over Scotland.
He joined Bryne in 2008 from Lyn, later Randaberg, Nybergsund, Funnefoss/Vormsund and Ålgård.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | colspan="3" | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2005 | Lyn | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | Bryne | Adeccoligaen | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2009 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | ||
| 2010 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | Randaberg | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Nybergsund | 2. Divisjon | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career Total | 124 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 132 | 25 | ||
External links
- Profile at lyn.no (in Norwegian)
- Profile at lynfotball.net (in Norwegian)
- Ezekiel Bala til Bryne 21 January 2008 (in Norwegian)
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