| Chidera Ejuke | |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Zaria, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Sevilla |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthclubs1: | Supreme Court FC |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Gombe United |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Vålerenga |
| Caps2: | 59 |
| Goals2: | 13 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Heerenveen |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs4: | CSKA Moscow |
| Caps4: | 55 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Hertha BSC (loan) |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Royal Antwerp (loan) |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Sevilla |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam3: | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 September 2021 |
Chidera Ejuke (born 2 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Sevilla and the Nigeria national team.[1]
In March 2017, Ejuke signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien side Vålerenga. In July 2019, he moved to the Netherlands to play for SC Heerenveen, ignoring interest from clubs as Besiktas JK and Lazio Roma.[2]
On 28 August 2020, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Ejuke from Heerenveen on a four-year contract.[3]
On 30 September 2020, He scored the third goal in a 3–1 derby win over Spartak Moscow[4]
On 3 July 2022, Ejuke suspended his contract with CSKA Moscow for the 2022–23 season, having taken advantage of the FIFA ruling relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5] On 13 July 2022, Ejuke joined Hertha BSC in Germany for the 2022–23 season, He came on in the 56th minute of Hertha Berlins 3-1 loss to Union Berlin for his debut on the 6 August 2022.[6]
On 5 July 2023, Ejuke suspended his contract with CSKA for the 2023–24 season under the FIFA regulations.[7]
On 30 July 2023, Belgian champions Royal Antwerp announced the signing of Ejuke on a one-year deal. The club referred that an exemption from FIFA for players active in Russia allowed the deal to happen.[8]
On 17 June 2024, Ejuke signed for Spanish club Sevilla following the expiration of his contract at CSKA Moscow.[9]
Ejuke debuted for the Nigeria national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Tunisia on 13 October 2020.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vålerenga | 2017 | Eliteserien | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 13 | 10 | 2 | – | – | 69 | 15 | |||||
| Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 10 | |||
| CSKA Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 10 | |||
| Hertha BSC (loan) | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 5 | |
| Career total | 180 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 223 | 40 | |||
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