Nkem Ezurike

Nkem Ezurike
Personal information
Full nameNkemjika Natalie Ezurike
Date of birthMarch 19, 1992
Place of birthHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Boston Breakers
Number22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–Boston Breakers11(2)
National team
Canada U-177(2)
2012Canada U-206(3)
2014Canada4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:45, 7 December 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 14, 2015

Nkem Ezurike (born 19 March 1992) is a Canadian footballer. She plays as a forward for the Boston Breakers and the Canada women's national soccer team.

Early life

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ezurike attended Sackville High School in Lower Sackville.[1]

University of Michigan

Ezurike attended the University of Michigan where she played for the Wolverines from 2010-2013.[2]

Playing career

Club

Boston Breakers, 2014-present

Ezurike was selected eighth overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and later signed with the team.[3][4]

International

Ezurike made her debut for the Canada women's national soccer team in 2014.[1]

Honours

Canada U-20

Runner-up

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Nkem Ezurike". Boston Breakers. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Nkem Ezurike". University of Michigan. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. "Breakers Pick Six, Add Attacking Depth During 2014 NWSL College Draft". SB Nation. January 18, 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. "BREAKERS SIGN CANADIAN NKEM EZURIKE". National Women's Soccer League. March 27, 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

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