Kingsley Ehizibue

Kingsley Ehizibue (born 25 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for 1. FC Köln. Born in Germany and raised in the Netherlands, he represents Nigeria internationally.[1]

Kingsley Ehizibue
Ehizibue in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Ehizibue
Date of birth (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 19
Youth career
CSV'28
0000–2014 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 PEC Zwolle 120 (8)
2019– 1. FC Köln 42 (1)
National team‡
2016 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:29, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:06, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Early years

Ehizibue was born in Germany to Nigerian parents,[2] but moved to the Netherlands at 2 years of age, growing up in Zwolle.[3] He started playing football at local amateur outfit CSV'28.[4]

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.[4]

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.[5]

National Team 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.[6]

References
  1. "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". www.goal.com.
  2. Odeyemi, Joshua. "HomeSportsWho is Kingsley Ehizibue, new Super Eagles invitee? ADVERTISEMENT Who is Kingsley Ehizibue, new Super Eagles invitee?". dailytrust.com.
  3. Jans is blij met progressie Zwolse talenten - NOS (in Dutch)
  4. Interview met Kingsley Ehizibue - PEC Zwolle (in Dutch)
  5. "Neuzugang Nummer drei: Köln holt Ehizibue". kicker.de. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. Oludare, Shina. "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". Goal.com.


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