Tyronne Efe Ebuehi (born 16 December 1995) is a Netherlands-born Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Empoli and the Nigeria national team.
.jpg) Ebuehi with ADO Den Haag in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyronne Efe Ebuehi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Empoli | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Hoofddorp | |||
| VV Young Boys | |||
| 2013 | HFC EDO | ||
| 2013–2014 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | ADO Den Haag | 78 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Benfica B | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Twente (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Venezia (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2022– | Empoli | 41 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Nigeria | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:56, 24 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHFC EDO
editBorn in Haarlem, Ebuehi played for Dutch youth teams of several amateur clubs before joining professional team ADO Den Haag from amateur side HFC EDO in 2013. He made his Eredivisie debut on 10 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat to Feyenoord.[2] Three seasons later, on 19 May 2018, he signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica.[3] Due to injury, however, he missed the whole 2018–19 season.
Venzia (loan)
editOn 28 June 2021, Ebuehi joined newly promoted Serie A side Venezia on a season-long loan.[4]
Empoli
editOn 5 July 2022, Ebuehi signed a contract with Empoli in Italy until June 2025.[5]
International career
edit
In November 2016, Ebuehi was called up for the first time to the Nigeria national team for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria. However, he declined the call-up by stating that he needed some time to settle into his team ADO Den Haag. He was later called up for friendlies against Senegal and Burkina Faso in March 2017 and joined up with the squad.[6] He made his senior debut for Nigeria in a 3–0 friendly win over Togo on 1 June 2017.[7]
Ebuehi was in Nigeria's 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia.[8] He came on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–0 victory over Iceland on 22 June 2018.[9]
On 5 October 2019, Ebuehi got a late invite to play for the Super Eagles in a friendly against Brazil after defender Kenneth Omeruo got injured while on club duty.[10] This marked his return to the national team since the match against Iceland in the FIFA World Cup.[11]
Personal life
editEbuehi was born in the Netherlands to a Nigerian father and a Dutch mother.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 22 December 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ADO Den Haag | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 82 | 1 | ||||
| Benfica | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benfica B | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Twente (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| Venezia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Empoli | 2022–23 | Serie A | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 174 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 4 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
editBenfica
References
edit- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 June 2018. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "ADO Den Haag vs. Feyenoord – 10 August 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Sanches, João (19 May 2018). "Welcome, Ebuehi!". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Tyronne Ebuehi joins Venezia FC". 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Tyronne Ebuehi è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Colin Udoh (1 November 2016). "ADO Den Haag defender Tyronne Ebuehi rejects Nigeria call". ESPN FC. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
- ^ "Which players are going to the World Cup?". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Nigeria 2–0 Iceland". BBC Sport. 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Super Eagles news: Ebuehi replaces Omeruo in Nigeria squad for Brazil friendly". Goal. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr calls up Benfica defender Tyronne Ebuehi to replace injured Kenneth Omeruo for Brazil friendly". Pulse.ng. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "I am happy my son chose to play for Super Eagles – Ebuehi's father". 27 March 2017.
- ^ Tyronne Ebuehi at Soccerway
- ^ "Tyronne Ebuehi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Tyronne Ebuehi at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Benfica 5–0 Sporting Lisbon Soccerway
External links
edit- Tyronne Ebuehi at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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