Eze Isiocha Explained

Eze Isiocha
Birth Date:9 July 1987
Birth Place:Nigeria
Position:Forward
Years1:2005–2006
Clubs1:El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.[1]
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Enugu Rangers[2]
Years3:2006–2007
Years4:2007
Clubs4:Sporting Clube de Goa
Years5:2007–2008
Clubs5:Citizen AA[3] [4]
Years6:2008–2009
Clubs6:Happy Valley AA[5]
Goals6:4
Years7:2013
Clubs7:Nasarawa United F.C.[6]

Eze Isiocha (; born 9 July 1987) is a Nigerian former professional footballer. He last played as a forward for Nasarawa United in the Nigeria Professional Football League in 2013. Isiocha also holds Hong Kong citizenship.

Career

Earlier career

Isiocha began his senior professional career at the Nigerian Premier League side El-Kanemi Warriors in 2005, before moving to the Nigerian giants Enugu Rangers FC in 2006. He appeared for Rangers in the CAF Champions League matches.

Later in 2007, he signed with another Nigerian side Bayelsa United and played there until the club sacked seventeen out of thirty seven players including him, on its books for the 2007 football season.[7]

Hong Kong

In 2007, Isiocha signed with Hong Kong Premier League side Citizen AA and won the 2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup.[8]

The number 9 emblazoned on the back of his jersey at Happy Valley AA,[9] Isiocha was ready by the second round of the 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League hosting Fourway,[10] contributing a hat-trick in a 9–0 hammering of Mutual[11] and finishing the season with four goals.[12]

India

Isiocha came to India and signed with Goa based Sporting Clube de Goa during the middle of 2007.[13] Few days later he lodged a complaint to FIFA, the world football governing body, claiming he had got a three-year contract but it was ended prematurely so they owed him money.[14] In turn, FIFA asked the Flaming Orange to pay him[14] but they denied it, threatening to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports.[15]

Isiocha, whose three-year contract with the club, beginning in 2007-08 was terminated after two months through the complaints to FIFA that he hadn't received his salary. Following investigations, FIFA asked the Goan club to pay. Peter Vaz, president of SCG, though said the club doesn't have to.[16]

Honours

Citizen AA

2007–08[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://allafrica.com/stories/200504041302.html Nigeria: Globacom League: Wasteful El-Kanemi Stop 3SC
  2. https://allafrica.com/stories/200601120351.html Nigeria: Rangers Sign 27 for CAF League
  3. http://www.citizenfc.com/TcaaNewsDetail.php?news_id=100 球隊名單公佈
  4. http://citizenfc.com/TcaaNewsDetail.php?news_id=106 成功關鍵
  5. https://www.soccerpunter.com/players/65537-Eze-Isiocha Eze Isiocha : Football Career Transfers and Statistics
  6. http://thenationonlineng.net/nplf-season-nasarawa-united-register-35-players/ NPLF season: Nasarawa United register 35 players
  7. https://allafrica.com/stories/200705300673.html Nigeria: Bayelsa Sack Facindo, Atulewa, 15 Others ahead of their 2007 Football season
  8. https://www.soccerpunter.com/player/313365/Eze-Isiocha Eze Isiocha player profile
  9. http://hvaafc.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post_25.html 新球員及預備組
  10. https://hk.sports.appledaily.com/sports/daily/article/20080915/11599306 新軍四海鬥愉園望有驚喜
  11. http://m.hkfa.com/en/board_details.php?news_id=6760 快意空調甲組聯賽 淦源 0:9 愉園 東方 0:1 四海
  12. https://us.soccerway.com/players/isiocha-eze/65537/ Eze Isiocha soccer player profile
  13. http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2007.html Season ending transfers in Indian Football
  14. http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2009/07/16/1385126/fifa-fine-sporting-clube-de-goa FIFA Fine Sporting Clube De Goa
  15. http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2009/07/17/1387816/eze-must-be-punished-for-cheating-sporting-clube-de-goa Eze Must Be Punished For Cheating - Sporting Clube De Goa
  16. https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/clube-refute-fifa-claim/story-SSmY4mwu7OBiPbja7SHkKP.html Sporting Clube De Goa refute FIFA claim on Eze Isiocha matter
  17. http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5898 HKFA Website