Ubong Ekpai

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.[1][2]

Career

Ekpai left his home town club Akwa United to join Kano Pillars. After the 2016 season he returned to Akwa United,[3] 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.[4] He transferred to another Czech side Fastav Zlín in July 2017 for and undisclosed fee.[5] After one year in Zlín, Ekpai was traded to Czech First League champion Viktoria Plzeň for an unspecified amount in May 2018.[6]

On 23 June 2021, Ekpai signed for Czech champions Slavia Prague, following the expiry of his contract with Viktoria Plzeň.[7] 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.[8] On 25 August 2022, Ekpai was loaned to follow Czech First League club Mladá Boleslav.[9]

On 19 September 2024, Ekpai signed a one-year contract with Czech First League club České Budějovice.[10]

Career statistics

As of 25 August 2023
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kano Pillars 2015 NPFL 18 7 — 2[b] 0 — 20 7
Akwa United 2016 NPFL 13 6 — — — 13 6
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2016–17 Czech First League 16 4 2 0 3[c] 0 — 21 4
Zlín 2017–18 Czech First League 28 7 2 0 6[c] 0 — 36 7
Viktoria Plzeň 2018–19 Czech First League 12 0 2 0 3[d] 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[e] 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. ^ a b 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.