Nkem Ezurike

Personal information
Full name	Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike
Date of birth	March 19, 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team
2010–2013	Michigan Wolverines
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	Laval Comets
2014–2015	Boston Breakers
2016	Vittsjö GIK
2017	Mallbackens IF
2019–	ASA Tel Aviv
International career‡
2008	Canada U-17
2012	Canada U-20
2014–2015	Canada
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 28, 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 14, 2015
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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.

Early life

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

University of Michigan

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

Club career

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

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

Canada U-20

Runner-up

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2012

References

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

External links

[um_bio-1] "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.

[bb_bio-3] "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. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[7] "Breakers Sign Canadian Nkem Ezurike". National Women's Soccer League. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. 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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Personal information
Full name	Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike^[1]
Date of birth	(1992-03-19) March 19, 1992 (age 33)
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 as of December 28, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 14, 2015