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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Monaco | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pepsi Football Academy | |||
2001–2004 | Wikki Tourists | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Bendel Insurance | 35 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Rennes | 19 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Braga | 73 | (5) |
2014– | Monaco | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Nigeria U20 | 8 | (1) |
2009– | Nigeria | 40 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2014 |
Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé (born 20 January 1988), simply known as Elderson, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for AS Monaco FC in France, as a left defender.
Club career
Rennes
Born in Benin City, Elderson began his senior career at Bendel Insurance FC. In August 2007 he was sold to Stade Rennais F.C. in France, playing his first Ligue 1 game on 23 December in a 0–0 draw at Toulouse FC.
During his spell with the club, however, he appeared mostly for the reserve team.[2]
Braga
On 16 June 2010 Elderson signed for S.C. Braga from Portugal for €2,5 million, on a four-year contract.[3] He scored on his official debut for the club, netting from a corner kick in a 3–0 home win against Celtic for the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League (4–2 aggregate win).[4]
Elderson played his first game in the top division on 13 August 2010, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 home success over Portimonense SC. He scored four goals in 26 matches in his second year, helping the Minho side finish in third position.
Monaco
On 17 January 2014 Elderson returned to France and its top flight, penning a four-and-a-half-year deal with AS Monaco FC.[5]
International career
Elderson was a member of the Nigerian U-20 team at the 2007 World Cup in Canada, playing five matches and scoring once. Having made his debuts for the senior side in 2009, he was picked for the following year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, appearing in two group stage matches in an eventual group stage exit.[6]
Elderson was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] Also that year he was selected for the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil,[8] scoring in the group stage opener against Tahiti.[9]
Elderson was included in Stephen Keshi's list for the 2014 World Cup, but sustained an injury in a warm-up game against Greece[10] and was replaced by Ejike Uzoenyi.
International goals
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 February 2013 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | Mali | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
2. | 17 June 2013 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Tahiti | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
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Honours
Club
- Braga
Country
References
- ^ "Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Elderson Echiejile" (in French). Stade Rennais Online. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ Il Braga si assicura Echiéjilé (Braga secures Echéjilé); UEFA.com, 16 June 2010 Template:It icon
- ^ Braga bow leaves Celtic reeling; UEFA.com, 28 July 2010
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (17 January 2014). "Nigeria defender Elderson Echiejile joins Monaco". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Uwa Elderson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Nigeria ease to victory as Tahiti win friends". FIFA.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Nigeria's Elderson Echijiele out with injury". BBC Sport. 7 June 2014.
- ^ "U. Echiejile – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
External links
- Uwa Elderson – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- Elderson.html Elderson Echiéjilé at National-Football-Teams.com
- Soccerway profile