Nkem Ezurike

Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike (born March 19, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player. She has played as a forward for the Canada women's national soccer team and Israeli club ASA Tel Aviv.

Nkem Ezurike

Personal information
Full name	Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike[1]
Date of birth	(1992-03-19) March 19, 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Michigan Wolverines
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Laval Comets
2014–2015	Boston Breakers	23	(3)
2016	Vittsjö GIK[2]	18	(1)
2017	Mallbackens IF	25	(7)
2019–	ASA Tel Aviv
International career‡
2008	Canada U-17	7	(2)
2012	Canada U-20	6	(3)
2014–2015	Canada	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 28, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 14, 2015

Early life

Ezurike was born in Halifax, Nova scotia, and attended Sackville High School in Lower Sackville.^[3]

University of Michigan

Ezurike attended the University of Michigan where she played for the Wolverines from 2010 to 2013.^[1]

Club career

In 2012 and 2013, she played with the Laval Comets in the USL W-League.^[4][5]

Ezurike was selected eighth overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and later signed with the team.^[6][7]

On January 14, 2016 she signed with Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan.^[8]

Ezurike signed with Mallbackens IF for the 2017 season.^[9]

International career

Ezurike made her debut for the Canada women's national soccer team in 2014.^[3] She was named to Canada's squad for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.^[10]

Honours

Canada U-20

Runner-up

• CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2012