Ezri Konsa

Ezri Konsa
Personal information
Full name Ezri Konsa Ngoyo[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997[2]
Place of birth Waltham Forest, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2016 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Charlton Athletic 32 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:46, 24 April 2017 (UTC).

Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (born 23 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Charlton Athletic.

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Born in Waltham Forest, England, Konsa joined Charlton Athletic at the age of 12.[3] After progressing through the ranks of the youth team, Konsa signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2015.[4] Shortly after, Konso was called up to the first team and appeared as an unused substitute bench, in a 4-0 loss against Burnley on 19 December 2015.[5] He also appeared in another match as an unused substitute bench, in a 2-1 loss against Colchester United in the third round of FA Cup.[6]

In the 2016-17 season, Konsa was given number fifteen shirt ahead of a new season.[7] The next day on 6 August 2016, Konsa was on the bench for Charlton Athletic's first game of the 2015–16 season.[8] He made his debut three days later against Cheltenham Town in the League Cup, resulting Charlton Athletic losing 1-0.[9] After breaking into the Charlton first team at 18, Konsa's performances reportedly attracted the interest of a number of Premier League clubs.[10] Despite this, Konsa played the most of the season in the centre-back positions, though at times, he played in full back and central midfield.[11] In March 2017, he signed a contract extension, keeping him until 2020.[12] Despite being absent on two occasions in the 2016-17 season,[13], Konso was awarded the club's Young Player of the Year[14] and went on to make thirty-nine appearances in all competitions.

International career

On 16 March 2017, Konsa was called up to the England U20 squad, his first international call up.[15] However, he did not play, due to injury sustaining at training and withdrew from the squad as a result.[16]

Two months later, Konsa was selected to play for England in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[17] In June 2017, Konsa made his debut in the semi-final win against Italy,[18] and was an unused substitute in the England team that won the U20 world cup, which is England's first world cup triumph since 1966.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2016–17[20] League One 32030103[lower-alpha 1]0390
2017–18[21] 0000100[lower-alpha 1]010
Career totals 320302030400
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Personal Life

Konso attended Harris Academy Greenwich.[22]

Honours

International

England U20

    References

    1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 15. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
    2. ↑ "Ezri Konsa". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
    3. ↑ "Ezri Konsa making the most of his learning opportunity". Charlton Athletic F.C. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    4. ↑ "Academy trio sign new long-term contracts with Charlton Athletic". Charlton Athletic F.C. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    5. ↑ "Match Report: Burnley 4 - 0 Charlton Athletic". Charlton Athletic F.C. 19 December 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    6. ↑ "Colchester United 2 - 1 Charlton Athletic". Charlton Athletic F.C. 9 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    7. ↑ "2016/17 squad numbers announced". Charlton Athletic F.C. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    8. ↑ "Bury 2 - 0 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    9. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 1 - 0 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    10. ↑ "Charlton wonder kid Ezri Konsa attracting interest from Premier League giants ahead of January bids". Daily Mirror. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    11. ↑ "Who is Celtic transfer target Ezri Konsa?". Daily Record. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    12. ↑ "Academy graduate Ezri Konsa signs new, three-year contract". Charlton Athletic F.C. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    13. ↑ "PREVIEW - Charlton v Oxford United". Charlton Athletic F.C. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    14. ↑ "PLAYER OF THE YEAR : 2016/17 a great learning curve for award-winning Ezri Konsa". Charlton Athletic F.C. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    15. ↑ "Academy graduate Ezri Konsa left speechless by England U20 call-up". Charlton Athletic F.C. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    16. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL: Academy graduate withdraws from England U20 squad with injury". Charlton Athletic F.C. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    17. ↑ "International: Konso promoted to England U20 World Cup Squad". Charlton Athletic F.C. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    18. ↑ "Academy Manager takes pride in Konsa and Lookman's World Cup triumph". Charlton Athletic. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017.
    19. ↑ "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017.
    20. ↑ "E. Konsa". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
    21. ↑ "E. Konsa". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
    22. ↑ "Academies join forces". Charlton Athletic F.C. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.


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