Nkem Ezurike

Nkem Ezurike
Personal information
Full name Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike
Date of birth (1992-03-19) March 19, 1992
Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Vittsjö GIK
Number 5
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Michigan Wolverines
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Boston Breakers 23 (3)
2016– Vittsjö GIK 4 (1)
National team
2008 Canada U-17 7 (2)
2012 Canada U-20 6 (3)
2014– Canada 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 11, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 14, 2015

Nkem Ezurike (born March 19, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player. She plays as a forward for the Canada women's national soccer team and Swedish club Vittsjö GIK.[1]

Early life

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ezurike attended Sackville High School in Lower Sackville.[2]

University of Michigan

Ezurike attended the University of Michigan where she played for the Wolverines from 2010–2013.[3]

Playing career

Club

Boston Breakers, 2014–2015

Ezurike was selected eighth overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and later signed with the team.[4][5]

International

Ezurike made her debut for the Canada women's national soccer team in 2014.[2]

Honours

Canada U-20

Runner-up

References

  1. Höghäll, Marika (January 13, 2016). "Vittsjö värvar kanadensisk forward". Norra Skåne (in Swedish). Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Nkem Ezurike". Boston Breakers. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. "Nkem Ezurike". University of Michigan. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  4. "Breakers Pick Six, Add Attacking Depth During 2014 NWSL College Draft". SB Nation. January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  5. "BREAKERS SIGN CANADIAN NKEM EZURIKE". National Women's Soccer League. March 27, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
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