Английская Википедия:David Ezeh

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David Ezeh (born 13 February 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Veikkausliiga club HJK and the Finland under-19 national team. Ezeh has been described as one of the most talented teenagers in Finland.

Early years

Ezeh was born in Helsinki to Finnish mother and Nigerian father from Imo State, and was raised in Puistola and Oulunkylä. He started playing football in a youth team of IF Gnistan, after his family had moved to Oulunkylä. Before choosing football, his first sport was Greco-Roman wrestling, which lasted only six months. He moved to the youth team of Helsingin Palloseura (HPS) in 2015, and after four years with the team, he joined the HJK Helsinki youth academy after the 2018 season.

Club career

HJK

On 14 January 2022, Ezeh signed his first professional contract with HJK, at the age of 15. He made his senior debut on 19 April 2022 with the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in the third tier level Kakkonen, in a 3–3 draw against Honka II. He made 19 appearances in total for Klubi 04 in the 2022 season, scoring four goals.

Ezeh's contract was extended on 4 January 2023 until the end of 2025, after he had trialed with Midtjylland for a week. He made his Veikkausliiga debut on 29 April 2023 against Haka at the age of 17, coming in from the bench for the final minutes, as a substitute for Bojan Radulović. In the 2023 season, Ezeh mostly played for Klubi 04, scoring 18 goals in 24 matches in the division, making him the top goalscorer in Kakkonen Group A. He was also the named the player of the year in the Group A.

Ezeh was part of the HJK Youth squad in the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League campaign, scoring three goals and providing an assist in four matches, against Malmö FF Youth and Nantes Youth.

International career

A regular Finnish youth international, Ezeh has represented Finland in various age brackets from U16 to U19 level, scoring at every level.

In March 2022, Ezeh was part of the Finland U17 squad in the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification Elite round matches against Portugal, Bulgaria and Ireland.

In September 2022, Ezeh was named in the Finland U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament against Greece, Italy and Kosovo, scoring one goal in three games. Finland finished 2nd in the group and qualified to the Elite round in March 2023.

Ezeh was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023, scoring two goals in three games.

In October 2023, Ezeh was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, scoring three goals in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cupШаблон:Efn		Other		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Klubi 04	2022	Kakkonen	18	4	1	0	—		—		19	4
	2023	Kakkonen	24	18	0	0	—		—		24	18
	Total		42	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	43	22
HJK	2023	Veikkausliiga	1	0	0	0	4Шаблон:Efn	0	0	0	5	0
	2024	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	2Шаблон:Efn	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			43	22	1	0	6	0	0	0	51	22

Honours

HJK

• Veikkausliiga: 2023
• Finnish League Cup: 2023

Finland U18

• Baltic Cup: 2023

Individual

• Kakkonen, Group A: Player of the Year 2023
• Kakkonen, Group A: Top Goalscorer 2023

External links

• Шаблон:Soccerway
• Шаблон:WorldFootball.net