Marvin Ekpiteta

Marvin Akpereogene Paul Edem Ekpiteta (born 26 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Blackpool.

Marvin Ekpiteta
Personal information
Full name Marvin Akpereogene Paul Edem Ekpiteta[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 21
Youth career
2011–2014 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Chelmsford City 58 (3)
2015 → Witham Town (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 Concord Rangers 22 (1)
2017–2018 East Thurrock United 42 (0)
2018–2020 Leyton Orient 74 (6)
2018 → East Thurrock United (loan) 3 (0)
2020– Blackpool 23 (2)
National team
2013 Nigeria U20 2 (0)
2018 England C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:07, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

In 2014, Ekpiteta began his senior career at Chelmsford City, following a spell in the youth set-up at Oxford United.[2] In January 2015, Ekpiteta signed dual-registration forms with Witham Town.[3] After making 58 league appearances for Chelmsford, scoring three times, Ekpiteta signed for Essex rivals Concord Rangers in 2016. In January 2017, after making 22 National League South appearances for the club,[4] Ekpiteta signed for East Thurrock United, in a move labelled as "naïve" by Concord manager Adam Flanagan.[5]

On 31 January 2018, Ekpiteta signed for National League club Leyton Orient on a ​2 1⁄2-year contract, being loaned back to East Thurrock as part of the deal.[6] After three games back on loan at East Thurrock, Ekpiteta was recalled from the club, making his Leyton Orient debut in a 1–0 loss away to Dover Athletic on 3 March 2018.[7] On 9 March 2019, Ekpiteta scored the winner for Leyton Orient in a 1–0 win against Wrexham, which saw Orient replace Wrexham at the top of the National League.[8] At the end of the season, Leyton Orient gained promotion, with Ekpiteta making his Football League debut on 3 August 2019 in a 1–0 win against Cheltenham Town.[9]

Ekpiteta signed a two-year contract with Blackpool on 8 July 2020.[10] He scored his first goal for Blackpool in a 5-0 win over Wigan Athletic on 27 January 2021.[11]

International career

In 2013, Ekpiteta was called up for Nigeria U20, making two appearances.[12] On 10 October 2018, Ekpiteta made his debut for England C in a 1–0 victory against Estonia U23.[13]

Personal life

Ekpiteta's brother, Marvel, plays for Macclesfield Town FC.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Chelmsford City 2014–15[15] National League South 252200000272
2015–16[15] 33100001[lower-alpha 1]0341
Chelmsford City total 583200010613
Concord Rangers 2016–17[15] National League South 220000000220
East Thurrock United 2016–17[15] National League South 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2017–18[15] 29020002[lower-alpha 1]0330
East Thurrock United total 45 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 49 0
Leyton Orient 2017–18[16] National League 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2018–19[17] 40600005[lower-alpha 1]0406
2019–20[18] League Two 27000104[lower-alpha 2]0320
Leyton Orient total 746001090796
Blackpool 2020–21[19] League One 170201000200
Career total 216960201202319
  1. Appearances in the Football Association Challenge Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Honours

Club

Leyton Orient

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Leyton Orient snap up East Thurrock United defender Marvin Ekpiteta to join deadline day party". East London Advertiser. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. "Player News". Chelmsford City F.C. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. Marvin Ekpiteta at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. "Concord's Flanagan defends 'naive' defender after East Thurrock move". Basildon Echo. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. "NEWS: Club bring in Ekpiteta". Leyton Orient F.C. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. "Marvin Ekpiteta". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  8. "Leyton Orient 1–0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. "Leyton Orient 1–0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. "Marvin Ekpiteta Signs For The Seasiders". Blackpool FC. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  11. "Wigan 0-5 Blackpool". BBC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  12. "Leyton Orient's Marvin Ekpiteta hopes his performances will lead to a Nigeria call-up in the future". East London & West Essex Guardian. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  13. "Leyton Orient's Marvin Ekpiteta makes England C debut". Epping Forest Guardian. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  14. "Marvel Ekpiteta". Chelmsford City F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  15. Marvin Ekpiteta at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  16. "Games played by Marvin Ekpiteta in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  17. "Games played by Marvin Ekpiteta in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  18. "Games played by Marvin Ekpiteta in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  19. "Games played by Marvin Ekpiteta in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  20. "National League: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
    "Leyton Orient FC: Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  21. Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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