Nkem Ezurike

Nkem Ezurike (born March 19, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player. She plays as a forward for the Canada women's national soccer team and Israeli club ASA Tel Aviv.

Nkem Ezurike
Personal information
Full name Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike
Date of birth (1992-03-19) March 19, 1992
Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 ASA Tel Aviv
Number 11
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Michigan Wolverines
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Boston Breakers 23 (3)
2016 Vittsjö GIK[1] 18 (1)
2017 Mallbackens IF 25 (7)
2019– ASA Tel Aviv
National team‡
2008 Canada U-17 7 (2)
2012 Canada U-20 6 (3)
2014–2015 Canada 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 28, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 14, 2015

Early life

Ezurike was born in Halifax, Nova scotia, and attended Sackville High School in Lower Sackville.[2]

University of Michigan

Ezurike attended the University of Michigan where she played for the Wolverines from 2010 to 2013.[3]

Club career

Ezurike was selected eighth overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and later signed with the team.[4][5]

On January 14, 2016 she signed with Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan.[6]

Ezurike signed with Mallbackens IF for the 2017 season.[7]

International career

Ezurike made her debut for the Canada women's national soccer team in 2014.[2] She was named to Canada's squad for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[8]

Honours
Canada U-20

Runner-up

References
  1. Höghäll, Marika (January 13, 2016). "Vittsjö värvar kanadensisk forward". Norra Skåne (in Swedish). Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  2. "Nkem Ezurike". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. "Nkem Ezurike". University of Michigan. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  4. "Breakers Pick Six, Add Attacking Depth During 2014 NWSL College Draft". SB Nation. January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  5. "BREAKERS SIGN CANADIAN NKEM EZURIKE". National Women's Soccer League. March 27, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  6. "Vittsjö GIK sign Nkem Ezurike from Boston Breakers". January 14, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  7. "Mallbacken värvar landslagsforward". January 9, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  8. "BREAKERS FORWARD NKEM EZURIKE NAMED TO CANADA'S ROSTER FOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES". June 20, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2018.


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