Ubong Moses Ekpai
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Uyo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Akwa | |||
| Kano Pillars | |||
| 2016 | Akwa | ||
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Zlín | 28 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2020 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021– | Slavia Prague | 11 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2021 | |||
Ubong Moses Ekpai (born 17 October 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club Slavia Prague.[1]
Career[]
He left his home town club Akwa United to join Kano Pillars. After the 2016 season he returned to Akwa United,[2] but was quickly signed by Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League and immediately sent on loan to the Czech First League side Slovan Liberec.[3] He transferred to another Czech side Fastav Zlín in July 2017 for and undisclosed fee.[4] After one year in Zlín, Ubong was traded to Czech First League champion Viktoria Plzeň for an unspecified amount in May 2018.[5]
Career statistics[]
- As of 8 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |
| Zlín | 2017–18 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2019–20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 14 | ||
References[]
- ^ "Ekpai se upsal Slavii: Trpišovský je jako můj otec. Tehdy jsem neposlechl". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Ubong Ekpai rejoins Akwa United". Daily Post Nigeria. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ^ "Liberecký záložník Ekpai: talent, který se učí česky a píše si deník". iDNES.cz. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ^ "Zlín získal Ekpaie, ale Železník je mimo hru! Kolem Van Kessela nejasno - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2017-07-05..
- ^ "Ekpai jde do Plzně. Chtěl bych tu porazit Real, říká posila mistra". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
External links[]
- Ubong Moses Ekpai – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Ubong Moses Ekpai at Soccerway
- Ubong Moses Ekpai profile on the FC Slovan Liberec official website
Categories:
- 1995 births
- People from Uyo
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian footballers
- Czech First League players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- FC Fastav Zlín players
- FC Viktoria Plzeň players
- SK Dynamo České Budějovice players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic
- SK Slavia Prague players