Ubong Ekpai
.jpg) Ekpai with Zlín in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ubong Moses Ekpai | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Uyo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | České Budějovice | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Akwa | |||
| 2014–2015 | Kano Pillars | 18 | (7) |
| 2016 | Akwa | 13 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Zlín | 28 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2020 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Slavia Prague | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Slavia Prague B | 1 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Baník Ostrava (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | Liria Prizren | 15 | (2) |
| 2024– | České Budějovice | 24 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2025 | |||
Ubong Moses Ekpai ⓘ (born 17 October 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club České Budějovice.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Ekpai left his home town club Akwa United to join Kano Pillars. After the 2016 season he returned to Akwa United,[3] but was quickly signed by Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League and immediately sent on loan to the Czech First League side Slovan Liberec.[4] He transferred to another Czech side Fastav Zlín in July 2017 for and undisclosed fee.[5] After one year in Zlín, Ekpai was traded to Czech First League champion Viktoria Plzeň for an unspecified amount in May 2018.[6]
On 23 June 2021, Ekpai signed for Czech champions Slavia Prague, following the expiry of his contract with Viktoria Plzeň.[7] On 21 January 2022, as part of the deal to sign compatriot Yira Sor, Ekpai was loaned to follow Czech First League club Baník Ostrava.[8] On 25 August 2022, Ekpai was loaned to follow Czech First League club Mladá Boleslav.[9]
On 19 September 2024, Ekpai signed a one-year contract with Czech First League club České Budějovice.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 25 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kano Pillars | 2015 | NPFL | 18 | 7 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| Akwa United | 2016 | NPFL | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |
| Zlín | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| Baník Ostrava (loan) | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 27 | ||
- ↑ Includes Czech Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ↑ Ubong Ekpai at Soccerway
- ↑ "Ekpai se upsal Slavii: Trpišovský je jako můj otec. Tehdy jsem neposlechl". iSport.cz. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Ubong Ekpai rejoins Akwa United". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "Liberecký záložník Ekpai: talent, který se učí česky a píše si deník". iDNES.cz. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "Zlín získal Ekpaie, ale Železník je mimo hru! Kolem Van Kessela nejasno - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 5 July 2017..
- ↑ "Ekpai jde do Plzně. Chtěl bych tu porazit Real, říká posila mistra". iSport.cz. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ "Ubong Ekpai joins the Red-Whites". SK Slavia Praha. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ "The new Yira is here!". SK Slavia Prague. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ Dosadil, Pavel (25 August 2022). "Mladá Boleslav si pořídila posilu ze Slavie, slibuje si od ní oživení ofenzivy". sport.cz. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ↑ "Ubong Ekpai podepisuje smlouvu v Dynamu!" (in Czech). SK Dynamo České Budějovice. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ubong Ekpai at the Czech First League
- Ubong Ekpai – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Uyo
- Footballers from Akwa Ibom State
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Akwa United F.C. players
- Kano Pillars F.C. players
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- FC Zlín players
- FC Viktoria Plzeň players
- SK Dynamo České Budějovice players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- FC Baník Ostrava players
- FK Mladá Boleslav players
- KF Liria Prizren players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Czech First League players
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen