| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sunny Ekeh Kingsley | ||
| Date of birth | September 9, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AEK Larnaca | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002 – 2003 | Caldas | 67 | (14) |
| 2003 – 2005 | SC Beira-Mar | 61 | (8) |
| 2005 – 2006 | El Zamalek | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 – 2008 | AEK Larnaca | 37 | (13) |
| 2008 – 2010 | Metalurh Donetsk | 53 | (4) |
| 2010 – | AEK Larnaca | 36 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009- | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sunny Ekeh Kingsley (born September 9, 1981) is a Nigerian football forward. He played for the Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca prior to joining Metalurh Donetsk for a transfer fee of 620,000 euro. In 2010, he returned to AEK Larnaca as a King.
Kingsley started playing as a professional in Liga de Honra club Caldas in the season 2001–2002. In the season 2003–2004 he moved from Liga de Honra outfit Caldas to SuperLiga side SC Beira-Mar where he scored five goals in 33 appearances. In the season 2004–2005 he began the season brightly as he was included in SC Beira-Mar's starting lineup regularly but later started coming off the bench. He scored three goals in 28 appearances.
The next season he left Portugal and moved to Egyptian side El Zamalek in the summer. He signed a two year contract with the club for $422,024. In January 2007 he signed with the football club AEK and with his four goals in ten appearances help AEK to reach the semifinals of the Cypriot Cup.
In July 2008 he was transferred to Ukrainian Premier League side Metalurh Donetsk. In July 2010 he returned to AEK Larnaca.
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