Ngozi Ebere Explained

Ngozi Ebere
Fullname:Ngozi Ebere[1]
Birth Date:5 August 1991
Birth Place:Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Currentclub:Arna-Bjornar
Clubnumber:2
Position:Defender
Years1:?–2015
Clubs1:Rivers Angels
Years2:2015–2017
Clubs2:Paris Saint-Germain
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2019
Clubs3:Barcelona FA
Caps3:25
Goals3:7
Years4:2019–
Clubs4:Arna-Bjørnar
Caps4:15
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:2010
Nationalteam1:Nigeria U20
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–
Nationalteam2:Nigeria
Nationalcaps2:20[2]
Nationalgoals2:1
Pcupdate:1 December 2019
Ntupdate:17 June 2015

Ngozi Ebere (born 5 August 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Norwegian club Arna-Bjørnar,[3] and the Nigeria women's national team. She was a member of the Rivers Angels who won the Nigerian domestic double in 2014, and the Nigerian national women's team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship.

Career

Club

In 2014, Ngozi Ebere was part of the Nigerian domestic team Rivers Angels who won the Nigerian Women Football League and Nigeria Federation Cup double. During the course of the season, Ebere scored seven goals including the third and final goal in the final match of the season in the 3–1 victory over Sunshine Queens.[4]

Ebere was signed by the French team Paris Saint-Germain in September 2015 on a two-year contract. She said at the time, "I am here to give the best of myself and to win trophies, I am very motivated by this new challenge that awaits me here in Paris. It’s a dream come true." She made her debut in a Division 1 Féminine match against Olympique Lyonnais on 27 September 2015.[5] Two months later, she was placed on the five person shortlist for African Women's Footballer of the Year; she suggested that this nomination came as a result of her recent performances.[6] During the course of her first season, she played in eight matches; six in the Division 1 Féminine and two in the Coupe de France Féminine.[7]

The 2017–19 seasons she played in Cyprus at Barcelona FA,[8] before moving on to the Norwegian club Arna-Bjørnar.

International

Ebere was included in the Nigeria women's national football team at the African Women's Championship in 2012; the title winning team of 2014, and the squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9]

Honours

Club

Rivers Angels

International

Nigeria

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . . 20 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610162427/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=300602/index.html . dead . 10 June 2015 . FIFA.com . 20 June 2015.
  3. Web site: 2. Ngozi Ebere . Arna-Bjørnar . 21 March 2019 . 18 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Rivers Angels clinch league and cup double . MTN Football . 11 November 2016 . 27 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111203124/http://mtnfootball.com/news/484917/Rivers-Angels-clinch-league-and-cup-double . 11 November 2016 .
  5. Web site: Oludare . Shina . Super Falcons' Ngozi Ebere joins PSG . Goal.com . 11 November 2016 . 15 September 2015.
  6. Web site: PSG Star, Ngozi Ebere : I Have Been Nominated For African Player of the Year . All Nigeria Soccer . 11 November 2016 . 14 December 2015.
  7. Web site: Ebere Nogozi . Paris Saint-Germain . 11 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Nigeria's Ngozi Ebere joins Cyprus club Barcelona FA | Goal.com. www.goal.com.
  9. Web site: Okon picks Oshoala, Nwabuoku, 21 others for World Cup . 27 May 2015 . The NFF . 11 November 2016.