Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike (born March 19, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player. She has played as a forward for the Canada women's national soccer team and Israeli club ASA Tel Aviv.
| 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 | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 28, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 14, 2015 | |||
Early life
editEzurike was born in Halifax, Nova scotia, and attended Sackville High School in Lower Sackville.[3]
University of Michigan
editEzurike attended the University of Michigan where she played for the Wolverines from 2010 to 2013.[1]
Club career
editIn 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
editEzurike 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
edit- Canada U-20
Runner-up
References
edit- ^ 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.