Lorenzo Ebecilio

Lorenzo Ebecilio (born 24 September 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jubilo Iwata in the J1 League.

Lorenzo Ebecilio
With Anzhi in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lorenzo Leroy Ebecilio
Date of birth (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991[1]
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Jubilo Iwata
Number 40
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Jong Ajax 41 (12)
2010–2013 Ajax 38 (9)
2013–2015 Metalurh Donetsk 6 (0)
2013–2014 → Gabala (loan) 32 (8)
2014–2015 → Mordovia Saransk (loan) 10 (2)
2015–2017 Anzhi Makhachkala 38 (3)
2017–2018 APOEL 37 (10)
2018–2019 Red Star Belgrade 19 (2)
2019– Jubilo Iwata 2 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Netherlands U-17[2] 8 (0)
2009–2010 Netherlands U-19[2] 8 (1)
2011 Netherlands U-21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2011

An Ajax academy product, he debuted for AFC Ajax in the 2010–11 Eredivisie and, during the first two seasons, despite his young age, he established himself as a regular starter and contributed significantly for two championships. However, his playing time dropped significantly in his third season, so in January 2013 Ebecilio leaves Ajax, coincidentally, does Ajax´s domination in the league. Initially he starts his journey abroad in Eastern Europe, first in Ukraine with Metalurh Donetsk, next with Azerbeijani Gabala, before establishing himself in Russia where he spent almost three years playing with Mordovia Saransk and Anzhi Makhachkala. During the winter-break of the 2016–17 season Ebecilio left Russia and joined Cypriot side APOEL which had passed Europa League group stage and needed reinforcements. APOEL made it to the last 16 with Ebecilio making 3 appearances. Next season APOEL entered well prepared with Ebecilio being among the key players both in domestic league and in Champions League campaign. At the end of the season Ebecilio became the main target of Serbian side Red Star Belgrade who were preparing the team to attack the Champions League but desperately needed a replacement for Guélor Kanga which had left the club six-months ago. Ebecilio signed a two-year contract with Red Star.

Ebecilio represented the Netherlands at U-17, U-19 and U-21 levels.

Footballer Roland Alberg is his uncle.[3]

Club career

Early years

Ebecilio started his career with VV de Blokkers, an amateur club from Hoorn.[4] He would later play in the youth teams of HVV Hollandia and AZ.[4]

Ebecilio (left) with Ajax teammate Christian Eriksen.

On 27 October 2005, several months following the death of his father, the fourteen-year-old Ebecilio had a heart attack and had to have a defibrillator surgically implanted.[5] He was forced to leave AZ due to these health concerns, and the player returned to HVV Hollandia.[4] He no longer has any problems related to his heart following the surgery.[5] Ajax subsequently offered him a place in their youth academy.

Ajax

At Ajax, Ebecilio played for Jong Ajax under manager Frank de Boer. On 12 December 2010, six days after the departure of Martin Jol and the installation of De Boer as caretaker manager, Ebecilio made his debut in the first team of Ajax, being in the starting line-up in an away victory over Vitesse Arnhem.[6] The player also appeared in the starting line-up in the last game of 2010, in a 1–0 victory over former club AZ, playing the full 90 minutes.[7] He was named man-of-the-match in the game against his former club.[5]

2011 began much like 2010 had ended, with the player being in the starting line-up for the league matches against Feyenoord, FC Utrecht, NAC Breda, and De Graafschap.[8][9][10][11] On 17 February 2011, Ebecilio made his European debut in the 3–0 Europa League away victory over Anderlecht.[12] Ebecilio participated in most of Ajax matches during the second half of the season, ultimately leading to the Dutch league championship. Ebecilio also appeared in the KNVB Cup final against FC Twente. Ajax lost the final with 3–2, despite one goal of Ebecilio. On 4 March 2012, Ebecilio scored his first hat-trick for Ajax in a 4–1 win over Roda JC.[13]

Ebecilio (left) with Maarten Stekelenburg and Gregory van der Wiel (behind: Toby Alderweireld, Vurnon Anita, and Jeroen Verhoeven).

Metalurh Donetsk

The 2012–13 season saw Ebecilio receiving much less playing time. On 2 January 2013, Marc Overmars announced the transfer of Ebecilio to Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk on a three-year contract, for a sum of €500,000.[14][15]

Loan to Gabala

On 5 June 2013, it was announced that Ebecilio had signed a one-year loan deal with Azerbaijan Premier League team Gabala.[16] Ebecilio made his debut for Gabala on 2 August 2013, Gabala's first games of the 2013–14 season against Baku.[17] His first goal for Gabala came in his fifth game, a 3–2 home victory over Inter Baku on 31 August 2013.[18]

Loan to Mordovia Saransk

Following the end of his Gabala contract, Ebecilio followed Ibrahima Niasse and Yuri Semin to Mordovia Saransk, by joining the club on trial.[19] On 24 July 2014, Ebecilio joined Mordovia Saransk on a season-long loan deal.[20] During his league debut for Mordovia, on 2 August, Ebecilio fractured his tibia in a challenge with Chisamba Lungu, and was ruled out for around six months.[21]

Anzhi Makhachkala

On 7 July 2015, Ebecilio signed for Anzhi Makhachkala on a three-year contract, linking up with Yuri Semin for a third season.[22]

APOEL

On 26 January 2017, Ebecilio signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Cypriot First Division champions APOEL FC.[23] He made his official debut on 20 February 2017, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in APOEL's 3–0 home victory against AEL Limassol in the 2016–17 Cypriot First Division.[24] He scored his first competitive goal for APOEL on 9 April 2017 in his team's 1–0 league win against arch rivals Omonia.[25][26]

Red Star Belgrade

On 29 June 2018, Ebecilio signed a two-year deal with Red Star Belgrade with an option for an one-year extension.[27] Ebecilio made his debut for new club in the first leg match of the First qualifying round for 2018–19 UEFA Champions League campaign, against Spartaks Jūrmala, replacing Nemanja Milić at the half-time.[28] Ebecilio made his Serbian SuperLiga debut in 3–0 victory over Dinamo Vranje on 20 July 2018, when he also noted an assist to Dejan Joveljić for second goal on the match.[29] Ebecilio scored his first goal for Red Star against Sūduva on 24 July 2018, in the first leg match of the next qualifying round for the Champions League.[30]

Júbilo Iwata

On 27 July 2019, Ebecilio signed for J1 League club Júbilo Iwata.[31]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Ebecilio is of Surinamese descent.[32] Ebecilio has represented Netherlands U-17 and Netherlands U-19.[2] He represented the Netherlands in the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. On 9 February 2011, Ebecilio made his debut for Netherlands U-21 in a match against the Czech Republic.[33]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 November 2019[34][35]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 2010–11 Eredivisie 163424[lower-alpha 1]0—245
2011–12 226005[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0286
2012–13 00000[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 3]000
Total 3894290105211
Metalurh Donetsk 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 6000——60
Gabala (loan) 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League 32850——378
Mordovia Saransk (loan) 2014–15 Russian Premier League 10200——102
Anzhi Makhachkala 2015–16 25220—2[lower-alpha 4]0292
2016–17 13110——141
Total 38330—20433
APOEL 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 82203[lower-alpha 1]0—132
2017–18 2985110[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 5]0459
Total 371071130105811
Red Star Belgrade 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 192209[lower-alpha 2]1—303
Júbilo Iwata 2019 J1 League 2000——20
Career total 172342133114022837
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. Appearances in Russian Premier League relegation play-offs
  5. Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

Honours

Club
Ajax
APOEL
Red Star

References
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