Medy Ekofo Elito (born 20 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Zaire (now DR Congo), he represented England internationally at youth levels U17 through U19. Elito is also a rapper who performs under the name Don EE.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Medy Ekofo Elito[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Colchester United | 19 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 115 | (17) |
| 2014–2015 | VVV-Venlo | 28 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Newport County | 38 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Cambridge United | 55 | (9) |
| 2018–2020 | Barnet | 40 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Wealdstone | 20 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Welling United | 29 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ramsgate | 30 | (4) |
| 2024 | Hythe Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ramsgate | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:39, 22 July 2009 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAs a teenager, Elito played in the Colchester United Academy. He signed a professional contract with the U's in May 2007, having already played for the U's at youth and reserve team level.[2] He was given the number 30 shirt for the 2007–08 season and made his Colchester debut as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle on 4 March 2008. On 29 March 2008, he scored his first professional goal, against West Bromwich Albion in the Championship. At the time it gave Colchester a 2–0 lead, although following a half-time substitution, Elito was helpless as they went on to lose 4–3,[3] and eventually lose their Championship status. On 4 September 2009, he signed a new two-year contract with Colchester United.
Elito signed a monthlong loan at Cheltenham Town on 5 March 2010,[4] and made he debut against Chesterfield a day later. After increasing that loan to the end of the season, Elito scored goals against Darlington, Port Vale as well as a well-timed strike from the edge of the box against Burton Albion, in the 6–5 win.
In November 2010, Elito joined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until 3 January 2011.[5] He made his debut for Dagenham and scored on 13 November in a 3–1 away win against Yeovil Town.[6]
On 25 February 2011, Elito signed on loan to Cheltenham until the end of the season.[7]
On 28 April, Colchester announced that he would be one of three players who would be released at the end of the season.[8]
On 28 June 2011, Elito signed for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-year deal. On 7 January 2013, Elto signed a two-year contract extension.[9] In the summer of 2014, Elito was released from his contract at Dagenham & Redbridge at his own request and was transferred to Dutch side VVV-Venlo in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football.[10]
On 25 June 2015, Elito signed for League Two club Newport County. He made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2015 versus Cambridge United, missing a penalty in the 72nd minute in a 3–0 defeat. Elito scored his first goal for Newport on 19 April 2016 against Oxford United.[11] He was offered a new contract by Newport at the end of the 2015–16 season but the offer was withdrawn and he was released after he failed to accept the contract by the deadline of 10 June 2016.[12]
Elito signed for Cambridge United on 13 June 2016.[13] He scored his first goal for Cambridge in a 2–1 EFL Cup loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 August 2016.[14] He was released at the end of the 2018 season.[15] Elito joined Barnet on a two-year deal on 27 July 2018.[16] He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season, having scored twice in 55 games.[17]
After a year out of football, Elito signed for Wealdstone in August 2021.[18] On 11 September 2021, he scored his first goal for Wealdstone, a 101st minute winner from the penalty spot against Altrincham.[19] On 27 July 2022, it was announced that Elito left Wealdstone after his contract was not renewed.[20]
Elito joined Welling United for the 2022–23 season.[21]
In July 2024, following a season with Ramsgate, Elito joined fellow Isthmian League South East Division side Hythe Town.[22] Just one week into the season however, having failed to make an appearance, he returned to Ramsgate on 16 August 2024,[23] before departing again two months later in search for more playing time.[24]
International career
editIn the summer of 2007, he was selected to represent England at the FIFA U17 World Cup in Korea, having previously represented them in the Algarve Tournament, a round-robin tournament held in Portugal.[25] He made a substitute appearance in England's 5–0 win against New Zealand, winning praise from the U17's Head Coach, John Peacock, and also made an appearance in the tournament in the quarter final game with Germany.[26][27] He received further praise, this time from ex-Us player Perry Groves when he was selected for the England U18 side to face Ghana in November 2007 at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium,[28] a match in which he came on as a half time substitute for Nathan Porritt, the final result being a 2–0 England win.[29]
Music career
editPerforming as Don EE, Elito first emerged on the music scene in 2011, when he first featured on Mover's Ouchchea Vol.1 mixtape on the song 'Weather's Not Nice'. He also featured on Mover's 2nd mixtape Ouchchea Vol.2, singing the hook of song 'Goodman Move'. However, his first musical breakthrough was when he released his first single, with Pascoli, named "Balenciaga" alongside Kojo Funds, gaining local success. However, Elito is widely known for his single, "You Alright Yeah?", which was released in 2017. The song gained traction after being shared by Beyoncé on Instagram.[30] He has also released tracks featuring Davido and Ms Banks, and performed at Wireless Festival and Wembley Arena.[31]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 5 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2007–08[32] | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2008–09[33] | League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[34] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[35] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2009–10[34] | League Two | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2010–11[35] | League One | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2010–11[35] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2011–12[36] | League Two | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 2012–13[37] | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14[38] | 45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 50 | 8 | ||
| Total | 115 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 18 | ||
| VVV-Venlo | 2014–15[39] | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Newport County | 2015–16[40] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Cambridge United | 2016–17[41] | League Two | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| 2017–18[42] | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Total | 55 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 11 | ||
| Barnet | 2018–19 | National League | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
| Wealdstone | 2021–22 | National League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Welling United | 2022–23 | National League South | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ramsgate | 2023–24[43] | Isthmian League South East Division | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 4 | 41 | 8 | |
| 2024–25[44] | Isthmian League South East Division | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 401 | 40 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 472 | 47 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League playoffs
- ^ One appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, three appearances and four goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League South East play-offs
- ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
References
edit- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ^ "Elito handed Colchester contract". BBC Sport. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ^ "West Brom 4–3 Colchester". BBC Sport. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Colchester United | News | Latest News | Latest News | U's Flash: Medy Heads West". www.cu-fc.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Medy Elito joins Dagenham & Redbridge in loan switch". BBC Sport. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Yeovil 1 – 3 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cheltenham sign Medy Elito and Jake Thomson on loan". BBC Sport. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Colchester United release Elito, Corcoran and Knudsen". BBC Sport. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Saunders and Elito sign new deals at Daggers". Hackney Gazette. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Winger Elito set to go Dutch". Sky Sports. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Newport County 1 Oxford United 1". BBC Sport. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Newport players released
- ^ "Medy Elito: Cambridge United sign Newport County winger". BBC Sport. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Wolves 2–1 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Cambridge United: David Forde to stay while Barry Corr in contract talks". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ Transfer | Medy Elito signs for Barnet FC
- ^ Club update
- ^ Stones make quintuple signing
- ^ "MATCH REPORT | Wealdstone 1-0 Altrincham". 11 September 2021.
- ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/wealdstonefc/status/1552251454722916353. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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- ^ @hythetownfc (26 July 2024). "We are pleased to announce that Medy Elito has joined the Cannons. Sammy Moore said "it's great to bring in a player of Medy's calibre and experience, he will strengthen the midfield and adds an attacking threat."" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @RamsgateFC (16 August 2024). "Welcome back Medy! Ramsgate FC can confirm the return of Medy Elito who will be available for tomorrow's @EmiratesFACup game vs @FCSouthall. 🔴⚪️ #COYR #inthistogether" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @RamsgateFC (15 October 2024). "We are delighted to confirm the signing of young forward Kai Garrett. A former Gillingham academy player, Kai played for Dover Athletic in National South last season and goes straight into the squad for tonight's game away at Steyning Town. We can also confirm that Medy Elito has left the club to secure more game time. Medy has been a popular figure both on and off the pitch since joining in the Summer of 2023, and we wish him all the best for the future" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 November 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Medy Gets England Nod". Colchester United. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Staves, Russell (1 September 2007). "Club Med". The FA. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ^ FA Website retrieved 1 March 2008 Archived 14 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FA website retrieved 1 March 2008 Archived 16 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Essex County Standard article retrieved 1 March 2008
- ^ You Alright Yh? Beyonce reveals love for UK grime newcomer Don-E with Instagram post
- ^ From 4-3-3 to 808s: When Football and Rap Music Collide
- ^ "Games played by Medy Elito in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Medy Elito in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Games played by Medy Elito in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Medy Elito in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Dag & Red 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Dag & Red 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Dag & Red 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "M. Elito – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Newport 2015/2016 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Cambridge 2016/2017 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Cambridge 2017/2018 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Ramsgate – Appearances – Medy Elito – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Ramsgate – Appearances – Medy Elito – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
External links
edit- Medy Elito at Soccerbase
- Medy Elito player profile at cu-fc.com
