Jimmy Ekua | |
Full Name: | Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue |
Birth Date: | 29 November 1999 |
Birth Place: | Bata, Equatorial Guinea |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Rápido Bouzas |
Youthclubs1: | Huracán |
Youthclubs2: | Internazionale |
Youthyears3: | 2016 |
Youthclubs3: | Las Palmas |
Youthyears4: | 2016–2017 |
Youthclubs4: | CEF Puertos Las Palmas |
Years1: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs1: | Oliveirense |
Caps1: | 17 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs2: | Marco |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2021 |
Clubs3: | Espinho |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2022 |
Clubs4: | Serpa |
Caps4: | 8 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2022 |
Clubs5: | Moncarapachense |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2023– |
Clubs6: | Rápido Bouzas |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
Nationalteam1: | Equatorial Guinea |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 3 April 2022 |
Ntupdate: | 29 March 2022 |
Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue (born 29 November 1999), known as Jimmy Ekua, is an Equatorial Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Tercera Federación club Rápido de Bouzas and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Ekua was born in Equatorial Guinea and raised in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, where he moved being too young.[1] Subsequently, he became a naturalized citizen of Spain.
Ekua is a product of AD Huracán in his hometown. He left good impressions during that time, managing to move to the Inter Milan Youth Sector in Italy. He completed his youth formation back in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for UD Las Palmas and CEF Puertos Las Palmas.[2] [3] He has developed his senior career in Portugal, for UD Oliveirense, AD Marco 09, SC Espinho and Rabo do Peixe.
Ekua was selected to represent the Canary Islands youth team in late February 2017.[4]
In August 2021, Ekua received maiden call-up to Equatorial Guinea national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Tunisia and Mauritania.[5]
Ekua's younger brother, José Nneme, is also a footballer and plays for Austrian club ATSV Stadl-Paura.