Medy Elito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Medy Ekofo Elito | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Colchester United | 19 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Dagenham & Redbridge | 98 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:09, 3 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Medy Ekofo Elito (born 20 March 1990) is a footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge as a midfielder.
Club career
He signed a professional contract with the U's in May 2007, having already played for the U's at youth and reserve team level.[1] He was given the number 30 shirt for the 2007–08 season and made his Colchester debut as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle on 4 March 2008. On 29 March 2008, he scored his first professional goal, against West Bromwich Albion in the Championship. At the time it gave Colchester a 2–0 lead, although following a half time substitution, Elito was helpless as they went on to lose 4–3, and eventually lose their Championship status. On 4 September 2009, he signed a new two-year contract with Colchester United.
Elito signed a month long loan at Cheltenham Town on 5 March 2010,[2] and made he debut against Chesterfield a day later. After increasing that loan to the end of the season, Elito scored goals against Darlington, Port Vale as well as a well timed strike from the edge of the box against Burton Albion, in the 6–5 win.
In November 2010, Elito joined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until 3 January 2011.[3] From then on he would be considered a legend. He made his debut for Dagenham and scored on 13 November in a 3–1 away win against Yeovil Town.[4]
On 25 February 2011, Elito signed on loan to Cheltenham until the end of the season.[5]
On 28 April, Colchester announced that he would be one of three players who would be released at the end of the season.[6]
On 28 June 2011, Elito signed for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-year deal. On 7 January 2013, Elto signed a two-year contract extension.[7]
International career
In the summer of 2007, he was selected to represent England at the FIFA U17 World Cup in Korea, having previously represented them in the Algarve Tournament, a round-robin tournament held in Portugal.[8] He made a substitute appearance in England's 5–0 win against New Zealand, winning praise from the U17's Head Coach, John Peacock, and also made an appearance in the tournament in the quarter final game with Germany.[9][10] He received further praise, this time from ex-Us player Perry Groves when he was selected for the England U18 side to face Ghana in November 2007 at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium,[11] a match in which he came on as a half time substitute for Nathan Porritt, the final result being a 2–0 England win.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 1 February 2014.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2007–08[13] | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2008–09[14] | League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[15] | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2009–10[17] | League Two | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2010–11[18] | League One | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2010–11[19] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2011–12[20] | League Two | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 2012–13[21] | League Two | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 49 | 6 | |
| 2013–14[22] | League Two | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 33 | 3 | |
| Total | 98 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 109 | 13 | ||
| Career totals | 141 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 157 | 19 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ "Elito handed Colchester contract". BBC Sport. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1985413,00.html
- ↑ "Medy Elito joins Dagenham & Redbridge in loan switch". BBC Sport. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ↑ "Yeovil 1 – 3 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ↑ "Cheltenham sign Medy Elito and Jake Thomson on loan". BBC Sport. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ "Colchester United release Elito, Corcoran and Knudsen". BBC Sport. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ "Saunders and Elito sign new deals at Daggers". Hackney Gazette. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "Medy Gets England Nod". Colchester United. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ Staves, Russell (1 September 2007). "Club Med". The FA. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ FA Website retrieved 1 March 2008
- ↑ FA website retrieved 1 March 2008
- ↑ Essex County Standard article retrieved 1 March 2008
- ↑ "Colchester 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Colchester 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Colchester 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Colchester 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Cheltenham 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Dag & Red 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Cheltenham 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Dag & Red 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Dag & Red 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Dag & Red 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
External links
- Medy Elito career stats at Soccerbase
- Medy Elito player profile at cu-fc.com
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