Stephen Eze

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Stephen Eze
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Eze playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Makurdi, Nigeria
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Lobi Stars
2014–2016 Sunshine Stars 63 (3)
2017 Ifeanyi Ubah 29 (0)
2017 Kano Pillars 0 (0)
2018–2019 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 57 (3)
2020 Tobol 0 (0)
2020—2021 Jamshedpur 19 (4)
2021- Kerala Blasters 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Nigeria 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:15, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2019

Stephen Eze (born 8 March 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League

Career[]

In Nigeria[]

Eze started his professional career at Lobi Stars. He played regularly during two seasons, before moving to Sunshine Stars in September 2014.[1]

After two seasons with Sunshine, Eze joined Ifeanyi Ubah where he won Nigeria Super Cup in early 2017. On 9 November 2017, Eze joined Kano Pillars.[2]

Lokomotiv Plovdiv[]

Two months later, on 18 January 2018, Eze joined Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv, signing a two-year contract.[3] On 18 February, he made his league debut for Lokomotiv, coming on as a substitute for Asen Georgiev against Pirin Blagoevgrad, .[4] On 16 April 2019, Eze scored his first goal for Lokomotiv in a Bulgarian Cup match against Septemvri Sofia, which Lokomotiv won 4–0.[5]

Tobol[]

On 21 January 2020, Eze joined Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Tobol.[6] An injury sustained in a pre-season friendly match meant he never got to feature in an official game for the team, as he had to undergo an operation in Turkey. Eze parted ways with Tobol in July 2020.[7]

Jamshedpur FC[]

On 10 September 2020, Eze joined Indian Super League side Jamshedpur.[8]

International career[]

Eze was invited to play for the national team. He was named in the final 23 man Nigeria Super Eagles B team who played in the Caf CHAN 2016, led by Coach Sunday Oliseh. Eze played all the group games, but the team was eliminated in the first round. His performances led to an invitation to the Super Eagles A team.

In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria’s preliminary 30 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[9] However, he did not make the final 23.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 22 September 2019

Club League Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Plovdiv First League 2017–18 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2018–19 25 0 6 1 — — 31 1
2019–20 10 1 0 0 4 0 1[a] 0 15 1
Career statistics 48 1 6 1 4 0 1 0 59 2
  1. ^ 2019 Bulgarian Supercup

Honours[]

Club[]

Ifeanyi Ubah
Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References[]

  1. ^ "Eze joins Sunshine from Lobi". supersport.com. 13 September 2014.
  2. ^ "CHAN Eagles defender, Stephen Eze joins Kano Pillars". sportsration.com. 9 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Nigeria's Stephen Eze signs two-year contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv". goal.com. 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Lokomotiv 1–0 Pirin". soccerway.com. 18 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4–0 Septemvri Sofia". soccerway.com. 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Стивен Эзе – новичок желто-зеленых". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Удачи, Стивен!". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Nigerian International Stephen Eze joins Jamshedpur". fcjamshedpur.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. ^ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  10. ^ "World Cup 2018: Arsenal's Iwobi in Nigeria's 23-man squad". BBC Sport. 3 June 2018.

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