Ikechukwu Ezenwa

Ikechukwu Ezenwa Biography / Profile

Ikechukwu Ezenwa was born on October 16th, 1988, in Yenagoa, Nigeria. He is a Nigerian international football player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Nigerian national team and Enyimba FC of Aba.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa Age

Ikechukwu Ezenwa is 36 years old.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa Early Life

In his childhood, Ezenwa served as the altar boy in the Roman Catholic Church. He officially stated that his late father did not want him to become a footballer. He grew up with his younger brother. His father was a former footballer.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa Career

In 2008, Ezenwa started his professional career with the Nigerian football club, Ocean Boys F.C. He played 56 games until 2008. On September 1, 2008, Ezenwa was transferred to FC Heartland on a free transfer. For the club, he played 61 games before leaving the club in 2011. On July 1, 2011, Ezenwa moved to Sharks F.C. while his market value was estimated at £45 thousand. Before ending his career in a team, he made 45 appearances until 2014. He then signed a two-year contract with the Sunshine Stars F.C. Until 2016, he played 38 matches for the team. On July 2016, Ezenwa signed was signed by Ifeanyi Ubah. As claimed by sources, his contract with Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. ended in 2017. In November 2017, he completed his transfer to Enyimba FC of Aba. Ezenwa was a free agent after his contract with Ifeanyi Ubah ended.

Ezenwa got his first international cap with the Nigeria U-20 team in 2007 with whom he played three matches. He then represented the Nigeria U-23 team in one matches. He represented the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics winning the silver medal with the team. He later got called up to the senior team of Nigeria under coach Sunday Oliseh. Ezenwa 's first senior match came on September 8, 2015. He was named to the squad for the 2018 African Nations Championship and called up in February 2018 along with Dele Ajiboye. He captained the home-based Super Eagles to a second place finish at the 2018 African Nations Championship in Morocco. Haven been injured in the Semi Final game, he could not feature in the final game against the host, which the Eagles lost 4-nil.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa Personal Life

Ezenwa got married to his wife, Amaka Ezenwa in October 2013. The couple shares three sons together including twins named Vincent and Michael Obinna Ezenwa born on May 17, 2014. Their other child was born on July 20, 2016.

Ezenwa's market value is estimated at £45 thousand. His current salary is estimated to be N600,000 month. His net worth of estimated to be around $1 million.