Kingsley Ehizibue

Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue (born 25 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Born in Germany and raised in the Netherlands, he represents Nigeria internationally.[2]

Kingsley Ehizibue
Ehizibue in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue
Date of birth (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995[1]
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
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 67 (1)
National team
2016 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:31, 23 April 2022 (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,[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]

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.[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]

International 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.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Köln 2019–20[8] Bundesliga 31110321
2020–21[8] Bundesliga 210101[lower-alpha 1]0230
2021–22[8] Bundesliga 701080
Career total 5913010631
  1. Appearance in Bundesliga relegation play-off

References


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