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Nigerian footballer

Ubong Ekpai
Ekpai with Zlín in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ubong Moses Ekpai
Date of birth (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Uyo, Nigeria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team České Budějovice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Akwa
2014–2015 Kano Pillars 18 (7)
2016 Akwa 13 (6)
2016–2017 Maccabi Haifa 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 16 (4)
2017–2018 Zlín 28 (7)
2018–2021 Viktoria Plzeň 12 (0)
2019 → České Budějovice (loan) 5 (1)
2020 → České Budějovice (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2023 Slavia Prague 12 (1)
2021 → Slavia Prague B 1 (1)
2022 → Baník Ostrava (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Mladá Boleslav (loan) 12 (0)
2024 Liria Prizren 15 (2)
2024– České Budějovice 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Ubong Moses Ekpai listen (born 17 October 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club České Budějovice.

Career

Ekpai left his home town club Akwa United to join Kano Pillars. After the 2016 season he returned to Akwa United, but was quickly signed by Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League and immediately sent on loan to the Czech First League side Slovan Liberec. He transferred to another Czech side Fastav Zlín in July 2017 for and undisclosed fee. After one year in Zlín, Ekpai was traded to Czech First League champion Viktoria Plzeň for an unspecified amount in May 2018.

On 23 June 2021, Ekpai signed for Czech champions Slavia Prague, following the expiry of his contract with Viktoria Plzeň. On 21 January 2022, as part of the deal to sign compatriot Yira Sor, Ekpai was loaned to follow Czech First League club Baník Ostrava. On 25 August 2022, Ekpai was loaned to follow Czech First League club Mladá Boleslav.

On 19 September 2024, Ekpai signed a one-year contract with Czech First League club České Budějovice.

Career statistics

As of 25 August 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kano Pillars 2015 NPFL 18 7 — 2 0 — 20 7
Akwa United 2016 NPFL 13 6 — — — 13 6
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2016–17 Czech First League 16 4 2 0 3 0 — 21 4
Zlín 2017–18 Czech First League 28 7 2 0 6 0 — 36 7
Viktoria Plzeň 2018–19 Czech First League 12 0 2 0 3 0 — 17 0
České Budějovice (loan) 2019–20 Czech First League 5 1 1 0 — — 6 1
2020–21 10 0 — — — 10 0
Total 15 1 1 0 — — 16 1
Slavia Prague 2021–22 Czech First League 12 1 2 0 8 1 — 22 2
Baník Ostrava (loan) 2021–22 Czech First League 7 0 — — — 7 0
Mladá Boleslav (loan) 2022–23 Czech First League 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
Career total 133 19 10 0 22 1 0 0 165 27
  1. Includes Czech Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. Ubong Ekpai at Soccerway
  2. "Ekpai se upsal Slavii: Trpišovský je jako můj otec. Tehdy jsem neposlechl". iSport.cz. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. "Ubong Ekpai rejoins Akwa United". Daily Post Nigeria. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. "Liberecký záložník Ekpai: talent, který se učí česky a píše si deník". iDNES.cz. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. "Zlín získal Ekpaie, ale Železník je mimo hru! Kolem Van Kessela nejasno - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 5 July 2017..
  6. "Ekpai jde do Plzně. Chtěl bych tu porazit Real, říká posila mistra". iSport.cz. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. "Ubong Ekpai joins the Red-Whites". SK Slavia Praha. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  8. "The new Yira is here!". SK Slavia Prague. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. Dosadil, Pavel (25 August 2022). "Mladá Boleslav si pořídila posilu ze Slavie, slibuje si od ní oživení ofenzivy". sport.cz. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. "Ubong Ekpai podepisuje smlouvu v Dynamu!" (in Czech). SK Dynamo České Budějovice. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

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