Ededem Essien
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ededem Edem Essien | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ikono, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tobol | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Van | 49 | (0) |
| 2022 | Al-Nasr Benghazi | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al Akhdar | ||
| 2023–2024 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Tobol | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024 | |||
Ededem Edem Essien (born 14 April 1998) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kazakh club Tobol.
Career
[edit]On 2 August 2023, Essien signed a two-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Pari Nizhny Novgorod.[1] He made his debut for Pari on 8 August 2023 in a Russian Cup game against Spartak Moscow.[2] Essien made his Russian Premier League debut on 14 August 2023 against Akhmat Grozny.[3]
On 9 January 2024, Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol announced the signing of Essien.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Эссьен Эдедем – в "Пари Нижний Новгород"" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Spartak v Pari game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Pari NN v Akhmat game report". 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Эссьен Эдедем – "Тобыл" ойыншысы". facebook.com/FcTobol (in Kazakh). FC Tobol Facebook. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ededem Essien at Soccerway
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