Izzy Iriekpen

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Izzy Iriekpen
Personal information
Full name Ezomo Iriekpen
Date of birth May 14, 1982 (1982-05-14) (age 26)
Place of birth    East London, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Scunthorpe United
Number 5
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2003
2002
2003
2003-2007
2007-		 West Ham United
→ Leyton Orient (loan)
→ Cambridge United (loan)
Swansea City
Scunthorpe United		 000 (0)
005 (1)
013 (1)
123 (7)
010 (1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19:36, 12 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Ezomo "Izzy" Iriekpen (born 14 May 1982 in East London, England) is an English footballer with Scunthorpe United. He is a defender.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] West Ham United

Iriekpen joined West Ham United as a trainee in August 1998[1] and was part of West Ham's Youth Cup winning team of 1999 that included the likes of Michael Carrick and Joe Cole.[2] Injuries disrupted his seasons with West Ham as he twice broke down with cruciate ligament problems. He was loaned out to Leyton Orient and Cambridge United in 2002-03,[1][3] making 21 league and cup appearances and scoring three goals.[1] Despite being viewed as a promising prospect, he was released in June 2003 without playing a single senior game for the Hammers.[1]

[edit] Swansea City

Iriekpen joined Swansea City on a free transfer in August 2003, signing an 18-month contract in November 2003.[4] An ankle injury requiring surgery in July 2004 meant that he missed pre-season training but despite this, he helped Swansea to automatic promotion from League 2 in May 2005.[5][6] He signed a further two-year contract in May 2005, tying him to the club until 2007.[7] A serious knee injury sustained during a match against Nottingham Forest in February 2006, which saw Iriekpen stretchered off and needing an operation, ruled him out for the rest of the 2005-06 season.[8] He had made 118 league and cup appearances for the club scoring five goals when he was dropped to the bench and fined following his arrest outside a Swansea nightclub in November 2006.[9][10] Frustrated with the lack of games and with his contract ending at the end of the 2006-07 season, Iriekpen asked for a transfer in January 2007 which the Swans accepted, but withdrew his request the following month after returning to the side.[11] At the end of the season, Iriekpen rejected an offer by Swansea of a one-year contract, describing it as "an insult", and left the club.[12][13] He had made a total of 137 league and cup appearances for Swansea, scoring eight goals.[1]

[edit] Scunthorpe United

Iriekpen signed a two-year contract with Scunthorpe United on 19 June 2007, with the option of a third year.[14] He scored on his debut against Charlton Athletic

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Ezomo Iriekpen. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
  2. ^ "The class of '99", TheFA.com, 2006-01-01. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. 
  3. ^ "Iriekpen stays at Cambridge", BBC Sport, 2003-03-13. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  4. ^ "Iriekpen signs new deal", BBC Sport, 2003-11-26. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  5. ^ "Injury sidelines Iriekpen", BBC Sport, 2004-07-12. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  6. ^ "Iriekpen secures new Swans deal", BBC Sport, 2005-05-07. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  7. ^ "Bury 0-1 Swansea", BBC Sport, 2005-05-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  8. ^ "Swansea hit by double injury blow", BBC Sport, 2006-02-17. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  9. ^ "Swans fine Iriekpen for incident", BBC Sport, 2007-11-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  10. ^ "Iriekpen to bounce back - Jackett", BBC Sport, 2007-11-20. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  11. ^ "Iriekpen ready to stay at Swans", BBC Sport, 2007-02-20. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  12. ^ "Swans offers insulting - Iriekpen", BBC Sport, 2007-06-08. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  13. ^ "Akinfenwa & Iriekpen leave Swans", BBC Sport, 2007-06-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  14. ^ "Scunthorpe sign defender Iriekpen", BBC Sport, 2007-06-20. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 

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