Emilio Nsue

Emilio Nsue

Nsue in training with Real Sociedad in 2010
Personal information
Full name Emilio Nsue López[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989
Place of birth Palma, Majorca, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Wing back, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 2
Youth career
Atlético Baleares
2004–2006 Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Mallorca B 55 (26)
2008–2014 Mallorca 142 (13)
2008–2009 → Castellón (loan) 38 (7)
2009–2010 → Real Sociedad (loan) 33 (5)
2014–2017 Middlesbrough 70 (3)
2017– Birmingham City 19 (1)
National team‡
2005 Spain U16 3 (3)
2005–2006 Spain U17 9 (5)
2006–2008 Spain U19 21 (7)
2009 Spain U20 10 (4)
2009–2011 Spain U21 8 (1)
2013– Equatorial Guinea 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:40, 5 August 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:54, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Emilio Nsue López (born 30 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. A versatile player, he can operate as a right back, winger and forward.[3]

He began his career at Mallorca, where he appeared in 153 competitive games and four La Liga seasons, and spent time on loan at Real Sociedad and Castellón. In 2014, he joined English club Middlesbrough, and helped them gain promotion to the Premier League in 2016. He signed for Birmingham City in January 2017.

Nsue represented Spain, the country of his birth, at youth level, winning European championships in 2007 and in 2011. In 2013, he made his senior international debut for Equatorial Guinea, his father's country, and two years later represented the nation at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

Mallorca

Nsue was born in Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. An RCD Mallorca youth graduate, he made his professional debut for the club on 3 February 2008, playing injury time in a 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF.[4] He added five more minutes the following week, in a goalless home draw against UD Almería.

For 2008–09, Nsue was loaned to CD Castellón in the second division. Regularly used in a comfortable campaign for the Valencians, he scored twice in a home game against Levante UD on 18 October 2008 (4–1).[5]

On 17 July 2009 Nsue was loaned to Real Sociedad, on a season-long move. Although rarely a starter, he was an important offensive unit as the Basque side ultimately returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.

Nsue returned to Mallorca for 2010–11 and begun the season in the starting eleven, the first match being a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[6] On 3 October 2010 he scored his first official goal for the club, heading in from a corner at FC Barcelona in a 1–1 draw;[7] he appeared in all 38 league games and netted four times, with his team narrowly avoiding relegation.

In 2011–12 Nsue played in several matches as an attacking right back, and totalled nearly 2,000 minutes of action (20 starts) to help Mallorca rank eighth. After conversations with manager Joaquín Caparrós during pre-season, it was agreed that he would start the following campaign in that position.[8]

Middlesbrough

On 1 August 2014, Nsue joined English Football League Championship club Middlesbrough, signing a three-year contract as a free agent – he was signed by Aitor Karanka, who knew him from the Spanish youth set-up.[9] Eight days later he made his debut, coming on as a substitute for Albert Adomah for the last 23 minutes of a 2–0 win over Birmingham City at the Riverside Stadium.[10] On 12 August he made his first start, playing the entire 3–0 success at Oldham Athletic in the first round of the League Cup.[11]

Boro reached the play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2015, a 2–0 defeat to Norwich City where Nsue played the second half in place of Dean Whitehead after both goals had already been conceded.[12] Despite Karanka's insistence that the player would only be put in defence as an emergency procedure,[3] he played much of his second season at right back.[13] On 28 November 2015, he scored his first goal in English football, concluding a 2–0 win at Huddersfield Town;[14] on 15 December, he netted the only goal of a home win over Burnley, putting his team into first place.[15]

Birmingham City

Nsue signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Birmingham City of the Championship on 18 January 2017;[16] the fee, officially undisclosed, was believed by the Birmingham Mail to be £1m with a further £1m in addons.[17] He made his debut in the starting eleven for the league visit to Norwich City on 28 January, playing at right back; Birmingham lost 2–0.[18] Nsue scored his first Birmingham City goal against Queens Park Rangers on 18 February in stoppage time in a 4–1 home defeat.[19]

International career

Spain

Born to an Equatoguinean father, Nsue rejected during several years the offer to represent the Equatorial Guinea national team at senior level. In 2009, after having appeared for Spain at various youth levels, he started playing with its under-21s.

Three years later, Nsue refused to play the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with Equatorial Guinea as he wanted to be a part of the Spanish under-23 team that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but ultimately did not make the final cut.

Equatorial Guinea

In March 2013, accompanied by Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol president Domingo Mituy and footballer Benjamín Zarandona, he signed a contract with the Federation and committed himself to attend all call-ups in which he was included, with the federation responsible for covering the costs and incentives.[20][21]

Nsue scored on his debut for Equatorial Guinea in an unofficial friendly with Benin on 21 March 2013, being team captain and playing the first 45 minutes. He was again captain on his first official appearance, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–3 win over Cape Verde in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier; both games against the latter opponent would later be considered invalid and FIFA awarded two 0–3 losses to the Nzalang, stating the player was not eligible.[22]

Nsue was Equatorial Guinea's captain as they hosted the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, eventually coming fourth. He scored the tournament's first goal, netting in a 1–1 draw against the Republic of the Congo on 17 January at the Estadio de Bata.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mallorca 2007–08[24] La Liga2000——20
2010–11[24] La Liga38442——426
2011–12[24] La Liga30341——344
2012–13[24] La Liga32220——342
2013–14[24] Segunda División40410——414
Total 14213113——15316
Castellón (loan) 2008–09[24] Segunda División38731——418
Real Sociedad (loan) 2009–10[24] Segunda División33510——345
Middlesbrough 2014–15[25] Championship26000201[lower-alpha 1]0290
2015–16[26] Championship4031050—463
2016–17[27] Premier League400010—50
Total 703108010803
Birmingham City 2016–17[27] Championship181———181
2017–18[28] Championship100010—20
Total 1910010—201
Career total 30229164901032833
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Championship play-offs

International goals

Scores and results show Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 January 2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea  Congo
1–0
1–1
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
2. 14 June 2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea  Benin
1–1
1–1
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 4 September 2016 Nuevo Estadio, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  South Sudan
2–0
4–0
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Country

Spain U19
Spain U20
Spain U21

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Birmingham City FC Player Profiles: Emilio Nsue". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 Tallentire, Philip (4 August 2016). "Boro will use Emilio Nsue in attacking role confirms head coach Aitor Karanka". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Emilio Nsue, savia nueva para el ataque mallorquinista" [Emilio Nsue, new blood for Mallorcan attack] (in Spanish). Diarios de Fútbol. 4 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "El Castellón golea en el derbi ante el Levante" [Castellón routs Levante in derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Slow start for Mourinho; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
  7. ↑ Nsue shocks Barca; ESPN Soccernet, 3 October 2010
  8. ↑ "Nsue: "Empezaré en el lateral"" [Nsue: "I will start as a fullback"] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Emilio Nsue: Middlesbrough sign Real Mallorca winger". BBC Sport. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Middlesbrough 2–0 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Oldham 0–3 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Shepka, Phil (25 May 2015). "Middlesbrough 0–2 Norwich". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Aitor Karanka praises the efforts of Adam Forshaw and Emilio Nsue". Middlesbrough F.C. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Huddersfield 0–2 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Middlesbrough 1–0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Emilio Nsue: Birmingham City sign Middlesbrough winger". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  17. ↑ Chapman, Joseph (18 January 2017). "Blues complete signing of Middlesbrough defender Emilio Nsue". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "Norwich City v Birmingham City". sportinglife.com. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Birmingham City 1–4 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  20. ↑ Oficial: Emilio Nsue, nuevo internacional del Nzalang (Official: Emilio Nsue, Nzalang's new international); Football of Equatorial Guinea, 7 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  21. ↑ "Emilio Nsue jugará con el Nzalang Nacional" [Emilio Nsue will play with the Nzalang Nacional] (in Spanish). Guinea Ecuatorial Press. 7 March 2013.
  22. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". FIFA.com. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  23. ↑ Hughes, Ian (17 January 2015). "Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Congo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Nsue: Emilio Nsue López". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Emilio Nsue in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Emilio Nsue in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Emilio Nsue in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Emilio Nsue in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  29. ↑ Parejo the hero as Spain reign again; UEFA.com, 27 July 2007
  30. ↑ ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0) Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.; Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009
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