Eberechi Eze

Eberechi Eze
Personal information
Full name Eberechi Oluchi Eze[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 10
Youth career
Arsenal
0000–2014 Fulham
2014–2016 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Queens Park Rangers 28 (5)
2017–2018 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 20 (5)
National team
2018– England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:07, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Eberechi Oluchi Eze (born 29 June 1998) is an English–Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Queens Park Rangers. Because Eze is of Nigerian ancestry[2] he has previously trained with Nigeria's national team.[3]

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

On 3 August 2016, Eze joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a one-year deal after a two-year spell with fellow London side Millwall.[4] In August 2018, Eze signed a three year deal, keeping him at QPR until the summer of 2021. [5] On 7 January 2017, Eze made his professional debut in an FA Cup tie against Blackburn Rovers, featuring for eighteen minutes before being replaced by Yeni N'Gbakoto due to an injury. The game resulted in a 2–1 home defeat for Eze's side.[6]

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

On 30 August 2017 Eze signed for EFL League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on loan until January 2018.[7]

International career

On 5 October 2018, Eze was called up to the England U20 national team,[8] and on 11 October 2018 he made his debut in a 2–1 win against Italy U20 in the Under 20 Elite League.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 April 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2016–17[10] Championship 001000—10
2017–18[11] Championship 1421000—152
Total 1422000—162
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[11] League Two 205000020225
Career total 347200020387

    References

    1. ↑ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
    2. ↑ "Eberechi Eze Close To Joining Queens Park Rangers First Team:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
    3. ↑ "Super Eagles Target Eberechi Eze Turning Heads In Wycombe". allnigeriasoccer.com. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
    4. ↑ "Eberechi Eze joins QPR under-21s". Queens Park Rangers Official Site. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
    5. ↑ "Ebere Eze Signs Three Year Deal". Queens Park Rangers Official Site. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
    6. ↑ "FA Cup: Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
    7. ↑ "Ebere Eze joins Wycombe on loan". QPR. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
    8. ↑ "Eberechi Eze gets England U20 call-up". QPR. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
    9. ↑ "Eze provides assist on England U20 debut". QPR. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
    10. ↑ "Games played by Eberechi Eze in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
    11. 1 2 "Games played by Eberechi Eze in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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