Ovie Ejaria

Ovie Ejaria
Personal information
Full name Oviemuno Dominic O. Ejaria[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 53
Youth career
2005–2014 Arsenal
2014–2016 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Liverpool 2 (0)
National team‡
2016– England U20 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 24 July 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:47, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Oviemuno Dominic O. "Ovie" Ejaria (born 18 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool.

Club career

Born in London to Nigerian parents, Ejaria, grew up supporting Arsenal for whom he played for nine years before signing for Liverpool in summer 2014. His first senior appearance was in a pre-season friendly prior to the 2016-17 season against Tranmere Rovers on 8 July 2016.[3] Despite being relatively unknown prior to the game he performed exceptionally well and caught the eye of first team manager Jürgen Klopp who selected him for four more friendlies over the summer.

His first competitive call-up came on 16 September in a Premier League match against Chelsea. He was an unused substitute in Liverpool's 2–1 victory.[4] Four days later, he made his first team debut against Derby County in the League Cup replacing Roberto Firmino in the 3–0 victory.[5]

On 25 October, Ejaria made his full debut in the fourth round of the EFL Cup in a 2–1 win over against Tottenham at Anfield.[6] On 6 November 2016, he debuted in the Premier League, coming on as a substitute in Liverpool's 6–1 home win over Watford.[7]

International career

Ejaria is eligible to represent England or Nigeria internationally. He trained with the Nigeria Under-17s team in 2013 and stated that his international allegiance lay with the country in 2014.[8] However, despite rumours of a senior Nigeria call up being in the offing, Ejaria accepted a call up to the England U20 team on 30 September 2016.[9] He made his debut for the Under-20 team on 7 October, in a 3–1 win against Germany, playing the whole match.[10]

Ejaria was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his first start in a game in the first round match against South Korea,[11] and came on as a substitute the quarter-final against Mexico,[12] but was an unused substitute in the final where England beat Venezuela 1–0.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2017[14]
Club Season Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2016–17 203030—80
Total 2030300080
Career total 2030300080

Honours

International

References

  1. ↑ "FIC" (PDF). Frenz International Cup. p. 1. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ovie Ejaria.". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Williams, Sam (8 July 2016). "Ings winner decides Tranmere friendly". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ↑ McNulty, Phil (16 September 2016). "Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Derby County 0-3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Luke Reddy (25 October 2016). "Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Jennings, Patrick (6 November 2016). "Liverpool 6-1 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Prentice, David (29 July 2016). "Liverpool starlet Ovie Ejaria set for international call up before making a first team appearance". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Lusby, Jack (30 September 2016). "Ovie Ejaria called up to England U20 squad, despite previous Nigeria allegiance". This is Anfield. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Calvert-Lewin and Lookman fire Lions to win over Germany". The FA. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Jones, Neil (26 May 2017). "Liverpool pair Ovie Ejaria and Sheyi Ojo help England continue their World Cup dream". Liverpool Echo.
  12. ↑ Hunter, Steve (5 June 2017). "Ejaria features as England U20s reach World Cup semi-final". Liverpool FC.
  13. ↑ "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "England - O. Ejaria - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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