Kingsley Ehizibue

Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue (born 25 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Udinese. Born in Germany and raised in the Netherlands, he represented the latter internationally at youth level.^[2]

Kingsley Ehizibue

Ehizibue playing for 1. FC Köln in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue
Date of birth	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Udinese
Number	19
Youth career
	CSV'28
0000–2014	PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	PEC Zwolle	125	(8)
2019–2022	1. FC Köln	69	(1)
2022–	Udinese	50	(2)
International career‡
2016	Netherlands U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:06, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Early years

Ehizibue was born in Germany to Nigerian parents,^[3] but moved to the Netherlands at 2 years of age, growing up in Zwolle.^[4] He started playing football at local amateur outfit CSV'28.^[5]

Club career

Ehizibue made his professional debut for PEC Zwolle on 29 October 2014 against HHC Hardenberg in a Dutch Cup game and made his Eredivisie debut on 13 December 2014 against Willem II.^[5]

On 31 May 2019, it was announced that Ehizibue would be transferred to Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln, where he signed a four-year contract until 2023.^[6]

On 30 August 2022, Udinese Calcio announced that Ehizibue would join the club on a contract until 2026.^[7]

International career

On 3 March 2020, Ehizibue was called up by the Nigerian national team head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players lined up for the fixture against the Sierra Leone national team.^[8]

Personal life

Ehizibue is an evangelical Christian who regularly attends Hillsong Church and other evangelical churches.^[9][10]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PEC Zwolle	2014–15[11]	Eredivisie	3	0	1	0	–		4	0
	2015–16[11]	Eredivisie	28	4	0	0	–		28	4
	2016–17[11]	Eredivisie	29	2	2	1	–		31	3
	2017–18[11]	Eredivisie	33	1	4	0	–		37	1
	2018–19[11]	Eredivisie	32	1	3	0	–		35	1
	Total		125	8	10	1	–		135	9
FC Köln	2019–20[11]	Bundesliga	31	1	1	0	–		32	1
	2020–21[11]	Bundesliga	21	0	1	0	1[b]	0	23	0
	2021–22[11]	Bundesliga	16	0	2	0	–		18	0
	2022–23[11]	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
	Total		69	1	5	0	2	0	76	1
Udinese	2022–23[11]	Serie A	27	2	1	0	–		28	2
	2023–24[11]	Serie A	14	0	0	0	–		14	0
	Total		41	2	1	0	–		42	2
Career total			235	11	16	1	2	0	253	12

1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
2. Appearance in Bundesliga relegation play-off

References

1. "Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
2. "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". Goal.com.
3. Odeyemi, Joshua. "HomeSportsWho is Kingsley Ehizibue, new Super Eagles invitee? ADVERTISEMENT Who is Kingsley Ehizibue, new Super Eagles invitee?". dailytrust.com.
4. Jans is blij met progressie Zwolse talenten - NOS (in Dutch)
5. Interview met Kingsley Ehizibue - PEC Zwolle (in Dutch)
6. "Neuzugang Nummer drei: Köln holt Ehizibue". Kicker. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
7. "Ehizibue è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese". Udinese Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
8. Oludare, Shina. "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". Goal.com.
9. Instagram post, instagram.com/kingsleyehiz/, October 10, 2021
10. Instagram post, instagram.com/kingsleyehiz/, April 3, 2022
11. "Kingsley Ehizibue". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

External links

• Kingsley Ehizibue at WorldFootball.net
• Kingsley Ehizibue at Soccerway
• Netherlands profile at OnsOranje