| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike [1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 19, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ASA Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Michigan Wolverines | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Laval Comets | ||
| 2014–2015 | Boston Breakers | 23 | (3) |
| 2016 | Vittsjö GIK [2] | 18 | (1) |
| 2017 | Mallbackens IF | 25 | (7) |
| 2019– | ASA Tel Aviv | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Canada U-17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2012 | Canada U-20 | 6 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Canada | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 28, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 14, 2015 | |||
Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike (born March 19, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player. She plays as a forward for the Canada women's national soccer team and Israeli club ASA Tel Aviv.
Early life
Ezurike was born in Halifax, Nova scotia, and attended Sackville High School in Lower Sackville. [3]
University of Michigan
Ezurike attended the University of Michigan where she played for the Wolverines from 2010 to 2013. [1]
Club career
In 2012 and 2013, she played with the Laval Comets in the USL W-League. [4] [5]
Ezurike was selected eighth overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and later signed with the team. [6] [7]
On January 14, 2016 she signed with Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan. [8]
Ezurike signed with Mallbackens IF for the 2017 season. [9]
International career
Ezurike made her debut for the Canada women's national soccer team in 2014. [3] She was named to Canada's squad for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. [10]
Honours
- Canada U-20
Runner-up
References
- ^ a b "Nkem Ezurike". University of Michigan. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ Höghäll, Marika (January 13, 2016). "Vittsjö värvar kanadensisk forward". Norra Skåne (in Swedish). Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Nkem Ezurike". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ "Pali Blues Claim W-League Championship | College Soccer".
- ^ "Ezurike Earns USL W-League All-Conference Honor".
- ^ "Breakers Pick Six, Add Attacking Depth During 2014 NWSL College Draft". SB Nation. January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ "BREAKERS SIGN CANADIAN NKEM EZURIKE". National Women's Soccer League. March 27, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ "Vittsjö GIK sign Nkem Ezurike from Boston Breakers". January 14, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Mallbacken värvar landslagsforward". January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "BREAKERS FORWARD NKEM EZURIKE NAMED TO CANADA'S ROSTER FOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES". June 20, 2015. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
External links
- Nkem Ezurike at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Boston Breakers player profile
- Michigan player profile
- Nkem Ezurike at Soccerway
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