Jimmi Ekua
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Equatorial Guinea | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rabo do Peixe | ||
Youth career | |||
Huracán | |||
Internazionale | |||
2016 | Las Palmas | ||
2016–2017 | CEF Puertos Las Palmas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Oliveirense | 17 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Marco | 11 | (0) |
2021 | Espinho | 7 | (0) |
2021– | Rabo do Peixe | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2021 |
Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue (born 21 November 1999), known as Jimmi Ekua, is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato de Portugal club CD Rabo do Peixe and the Equatorial Guinea national team.[1]
Early life[]
Ekua was born in Equatorial Guinea and raised in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, where he moved being too young.[2] Subsequently, he became a naturalized citizen of Spain.
Club career[]
Ekua is a product of AD Huracán in his hometown. He left good impressions during that time, managing to move to the Inter Milan Youth Sector in Italy. He completed his youth formation back in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for UD Las Palmas and CEF Puertos Las Palmas.[3][4] He has developed his senior career in Portugal, for UD Oliveirense, AD Marco 09, SC Espinho and Rabo do Peixe.
International career[]
Ekua was selected to represent the Canary Islands youth team in late February 2017.[5]
In August 2021, Ekua received maiden call-up to Equatorial Guinea national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Tunisia and Mauritania.[6]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of match played 3 September 2021[1]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Equatorial Guinea | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Personal life[]
Ekua's younger brother, José Nneme, is also a footballer and plays for Austrian club ATSV Stadl-Paura.
References[]
- ^ a b Jimmi Ekua at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "La UD incorpora al guineano Jimmy Ekua para el Juvenil B" (in Spanish). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Un ex canterano de la UD, a la selección de Guinea Ecuatorial". Tinta Amarilla (in Spanish). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "MIGUEL EKUA IALA "JIMMY", CONVOCADO CON LA SELECCIÓN CANARIA SUB 18" (in Spanish). 13 January 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Ripoll, Cristina (23 February 2017). "Las selecciones autonómicas vuelven a escena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Rubén Darío Ndumu Bengono Elugu (30 August 2021). "El seleccionador del Nzalang Nacional, publica la convocatoria para las eliminatorias del Mundial Qatar 2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
External links[]
- Jimmi Ekua at ForaDeJogo
- Jimmi Ekua at Global Sports Archive
- Jimmi Ekua on Instagram
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Fang people
- Equatoguinean footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Inter Milan players
- U.D. Oliveirense players
- S.C. Espinho players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Equatorial Guinea international footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriate footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Equatoguinean emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Footballers from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Spanish footballers
- UD Las Palmas players
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Equatoguinean football biography stubs
- Spanish football midfielder stubs