Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue (born 25 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Udinese. Born in Germany and raised in the Netherlands, he represents Nigeria internationally.[2]
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93165.jpg) Ehizibue playing for 1. FC Köln in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSV'28 | |||
| –2014 | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | PEC Zwolle | 125 | (8) |
| 2019–2022 | 1. FC Köln | 69 | (1) |
| 2022– | Udinese | 50 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ 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]
On 30 August 2022, Udinese Calcio announced that Ehizibue would join the club on a contract until 2026.[7]
International career
On 3 March 2020, Ehizibue was called up by the Nigerian national team head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players lined up for the fixture against the Sierra Leone national team.[8]
Personal life
Ehizibue is an evangelical Christian who regularly attends Hillsong Church and other evangelical churches.[9][10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2014–15[11] | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[11] | Eredivisie | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17[11] | Eredivisie | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18[11] | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[11] | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 125 | 8 | 10 | 1 | – | 135 | 9 | |||
| FC Köln | 2019–20[11] | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[11] | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[11] | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[11] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 1 | ||
| Udinese | 2022–23[11] | Serie A | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[11] | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 42 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 235 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 253 | 12 | ||
References
External links
- Kingsley Ehizibue at WorldFootball.net
- Kingsley Ehizibue at Soccerway
- Netherlands profile at OnsOranje