Ovie Ejaria

Ovie Ejaria
Personal information
Full name Oviemuno Dominic Ejaria[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2014 Arsenal
2014–2016 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Liverpool 2 (0)
2018 → Sunderland (loan) 11 (1)
2018– → Rangers (loan) 7 (1)
National team‡
2016–2017 England U20 7 (2)
2018– England U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:04, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:47, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Oviemuno Dominic Ejaria (born 18 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rangers, on loan from Liverpool. He is a current England U21 international.

Club career

Liverpool

Born in London to Nigerian parents, Ejaria grew up supporting Arsenal for whom he played for nine years before signing for Liverpool in summer 2014. His first senior appearance was in a pre-season friendly prior to the 2016-17 season against Tranmere Rovers on 8 July 2016.[4] Despite being relatively unknown prior to the game he performed exceptionally well and caught the eye of first team manager Jürgen Klopp who selected him for four more friendlies over the summer.

His first competitive call-up came on 16 September in a Premier League match against Chelsea. He was an unused substitute in Liverpool's 2–1 victory.[5] Four days later, he made his first team debut against Derby County in the League Cup replacing Roberto Firmino in the 3–0 victory.[6]

On 25 October, Ejaria made his full debut in the fourth round of the EFL Cup in a 2–1 win over against Tottenham at Anfield.[7] On 6 November 2016, he debuted in the Premier League, coming on as a substitute in Liverpool's 6–1 home win over Watford.[8]

Loan to Sunderland

On 31 January 2018, Ejaria made a deadline day switch to Sunderland, signing on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] He made 11 appearances in total as the club were relegated to League One.[10] His only goal, and his first in senior football, came in the final match of the regular season when he opened the scoring in a 3–0 win over champions, Wolves.[11]

Loan to Rangers

In June 2018, Ejaria moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Rangers, managed at the time by former Liverpool captain and academy coach Steven Gerrard, after signing a new long-term contract with Liverpool.[12][13] He made his debut on 12 July, coming on as a second-half substitute in Rangers' 2–0 UEFA Europa League win over Macedonian side Shkupi.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish Premiership match against Motherwell on the 26 August.[15]

International career

Ejaria is eligible to represent England or Nigeria internationally. He trained with the Nigeria Under-17s team in 2013 and stated that his international allegiance lay with the country in 2014.[16] However, despite rumours of a senior Nigeria call up being in the offing, Ejaria accepted a call up to the England U20 team on 30 September 2016.[17] He made his debut for the Under-20 team on 7 October, in a 3–1 win against Germany, playing the whole match.[18]

Ejaria was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his first start in a game in the first round match against South Korea,[19] and came on as a substitute the quarter-final against Mexico,[20] but was an unused substitute in the final where England beat Venezuela 1–0.[21]

He was called up for the England under-21 team in March 2018, making his debut in a friendly against Romania.[22] He was called up again in May 2018 for the Toulon Tournament[23] but had to withdraw from the squad due to an injury.[24]

Career statistics

As of matches played 7 October 2018[25]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2016–17 Premier League 203030—80
Total 2030300080
Sunderland (loan) 2017–18 Championship 1110000—111
Rangers (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 7100209[lower-alpha 3]1182
Career total 202305091373
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes the FA Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

International

England U20

References

  1. ↑ "FIC" (PDF). Frenz International Cup. p. 1. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ovie Ejaria". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "O. Ejaria". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Williams, Sam (8 July 2016). "Ings winner decides Tranmere friendly". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ↑ McNulty, Phil (16 September 2016). "Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Derby County 0-3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Luke Reddy (25 October 2016). "Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Jennings, Patrick (6 November 2016). "Liverpool 6-1 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ovie Ejaria, Ashley Fletcher and Lee Camp join Sunderland". BBC Sport. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Matchett, Karl (3 June 2018). "Steven Gerrard set to make his first signing from Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Relegated Sunderland end season with emphatic victory over champions Wolves". ESPN. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Rangers sign Liverpool midfielder Ovie Ejaria on a season-long loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  13. ↑ Lynch, David (7 June 2018). "Ejaria signs new LFC deal, joins Rangers on loan". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  14. ↑ Palmer, Bryn; Southwick, Andrew (12 July 2018). "Europa League: Hibs hit six, Rangers win in Gerrard's first game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Motherwell 3-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  16. ↑ Prentice, David (29 July 2016). "Liverpool starlet Ovie Ejaria set for international call up before making a first team appearance". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  17. ↑ Lusby, Jack (30 September 2016). "Ovie Ejaria called up to England U20 squad, despite previous Nigeria allegiance". This is Anfield. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Calvert-Lewin and Lookman fire Lions to win over Germany". The FA. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  19. ↑ Jones, Neil (26 May 2017). "Liverpool pair Ovie Ejaria and Sheyi Ojo help England continue their World Cup dream". Liverpool Echo.
  20. ↑ Hunter, Steve (5 June 2017). "Ejaria features as England U20s reach World Cup semi-final". Liverpool FC.
  21. ↑ "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Jake Clarke-Salter, Ovie Ejaria, Ademola Lookman: Young Lions impress in England U21s victory". Sky Sports. 24 March 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ejaria named in England U21s' Toulon Tournament squad". Liverpool FC. 18 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Ejaria withdraws from England U21 squad". Liverpool FC. 25 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "England - O. Ejaria - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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