Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike (born March 19, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player. She has played as a forward for the Canada women's national soccer team and Israeli club ASA Tel Aviv.

Nkem Ezurike
Personal information
Full name Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-19) March 19, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Michigan Wolverines
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Laval Comets
2014–2015 Boston Breakers 23 (3)
2016 Vittsjö GIK[2] 18 (1)
2017 Mallbackens IF 25 (7)
2019– ASA Tel Aviv
International career
2008 Canada U-17 7 (2)
2012 Canada U-20 6 (3)
2014–2015 Canada 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 28, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 14, 2015

Early life

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Ezurike was born in Halifax, Nova scotia, and attended Sackville High School in Lower Sackville.[3]

University of Michigan

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Ezurike attended the University of Michigan where she played for the Wolverines from 2010 to 2013.[1]

Club career

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In 2012 and 2013, she played with the Laval Comets in the USL W-League.[4][5]

Ezurike was selected eighth overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and later signed with the team.[6][7]

On January 14, 2016 she signed with Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan.[8]

Ezurike signed with Mallbackens IF for the 2017 season.[9]

International career

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Ezurike made her debut for the Canada women's national soccer team in 2014.[3] She was named to Canada's squad for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[10]

Honours

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Canada U-20

Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nkem Ezurike". University of Michigan. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Höghäll, Marika (January 13, 2016). "Vittsjö värvar kanadensisk forward". Norra Skåne (in Swedish). Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Nkem Ezurike". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Pali Blues Claim W-League Championship | College Soccer".
  5. ^ "Ezurike Earns USL W-League All-Conference Honor".
  6. ^ "Breakers Pick Six, Add Attacking Depth During 2014 NWSL College Draft". SB Nation. January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "Breakers Sign Canadian Nkem Ezurike". National Women's Soccer League. March 27, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  8. ^ "Vittsjö GIK sign Nkem Ezurike from Boston Breakers". January 14, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Mallbacken värvar landslagsforward". January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Breakers Forward Nkem Ezurike Named to Canada's Roster for Pan American Games". June 20, 2015. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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