Ubong Ekpai
Nigerian footballer (born 1995)
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Ubong Moses Ekpai ⓘ (born 17 October 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club České Budějovice.[1][2]
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Ekpai with Zlín in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ubong Moses Ekpai | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Uyo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | České Budějovice | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Akwa | |||
| 2014–2015 | Kano Pillars | 18 | (7) |
| 2016 | Akwa | 13 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Zlín | 28 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2020 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Slavia Prague | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Slavia Prague B | 1 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Baník Ostrava (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | Liria Prizren | 15 | (2) |
| 2024– | České Budějovice | 24 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2025 | |||
Career
Ekpai left his home town club Akwa United to join Kano Pillars. After the 2016 season he returned to Akwa United,[3] but was quickly signed by Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League and immediately sent on loan to the Czech First League side Slovan Liberec.[4] He transferred to another Czech side Fastav Zlín in July 2017 for and undisclosed fee.[5] After one year in Zlín, Ekpai was traded to Czech First League champion Viktoria Plzeň for an unspecified amount in May 2018.[6]
On 23 June 2021, Ekpai signed for Czech champions Slavia Prague, following the expiry of his contract with Viktoria Plzeň.[7] On 21 January 2022, as part of the deal to sign compatriot Yira Sor, Ekpai was loaned to follow Czech First League club Baník Ostrava.[8] On 25 August 2022, Ekpai was loaned to follow Czech First League club Mladá Boleslav.[9]
On 19 September 2024, Ekpai signed a one-year contract with Czech First League club České Budějovice.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 25 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kano Pillars | 2015 | NPFL | 18 | 7 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| Akwa United | 2016 | NPFL | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |
| Zlín | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| Baník Ostrava (loan) | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 27 | ||
- Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League
