Jimmy Ekua
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rápido Bouzas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán | |||
| Internazionale | |||
| 2016 | Las Palmas | ||
| 2016–2017 | CEF Puertos Las Palmas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Oliveirense | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Marco | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | Espinho | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Serpa | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Moncarapachense | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Rápido Bouzas | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 | |||
Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue (born 29 November 1999), known as Jimmy Ekua, is an Equatorial Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Tercera Federación club Rápido de Bouzas and the Equatorial Guinea national team.[1]
Early life
[edit]Ekua was born in Equatorial Guinea and raised in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, where he moved being too young.[2] Subsequently, he became a naturalized citizen of Spain.
Club career
[edit]Ekua is a product of AD Huracán in his hometown. He left good impressions during that time, managing to move to the Inter Milan Youth Sector in Italy. He completed his youth formation back in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for UD Las Palmas and CEF Puertos Las Palmas.[3][4] He has developed his senior career in Portugal, for UD Oliveirense, AD Marco 09, SC Espinho and Rabo do Peixe.
International career
[edit]Ekua was selected to represent the Canary Islands youth team in late February 2017.[5]
In August 2021, Ekua received maiden call-up to Equatorial Guinea national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Tunisia and Mauritania.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 3 September 2021[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Personal life
[edit]Ekua's younger brother, José Nneme, is also a footballer and plays for Austrian club ATSV Stadl-Paura.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jimmy Ekua at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "La UD incorpora al guineano Jimmy Ekua para el Juvenil B" [The UD incorporates the Guinean Jimmy Ekua for Juvenil B]. udlaspalmas.net (in Spanish). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Un ex canterano de la UD, a la selección de Guinea Ecuatorial" [A former youth squad from UD, to the Equatorial Guinea team]. TintaAmarilla.es (in Spanish). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
Jimmy Ekua
- ^ "MIGUEL EKUA IALA "JIMMY", CONVOCADO CON LA SELECCIÓN CANARIA SUB 18" [MIGUEL EKUA IALA "JIMMY", CALLED WITH THE CANARY SUB 18 SELECTION]. eteranosdelpilar.com (in Spanish). 13 January 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Ripoll, Cristina (23 February 2017). "Las selecciones autonómicas vuelven a escena" [The regional teams return to the scene]. futboljuvenil.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue 'Jimmy'
- ^ Rubén Darío Ndumu Bengono Elugu (30 August 2021). "El seleccionador del Nzalang Nacional, publica la convocatoria para las eliminatorias del Mundial Qatar 2022" [The National Nzalang coach publishes the call for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers]. ahoraeg.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
Jimmy Ekua
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Ekua at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Jimmy Ekua at Global Sports Archive
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Fang people
- Equatoguinean men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Inter Milan players
- U.D. Oliveirense players
- S.C. Espinho players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Equatoguinean emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Footballers from Las Palmas
- Spanish men's footballers
- UD Las Palmas players
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Equatoguinean football biography stubs
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