George Ekeh (born 10 July 1980 in Festac Town, Lagos State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-Swedish former footballer.

George Ekeh
Personal information
Date of birth 10 July 1980
Place of birth Festac Town, Lagos State, Nigeria[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
xxxx–20xx Indian Telephone Industries[2]
20xx–2002[4] Indian Telephone Industries[3]
2002–2003[5] Mohun Bagan[4]
Stade Tunisien
2005–20xx[7] Carlstad United BK[6]
2005 Trelleborgs FF (trial)[8]
20xx–2007[11] Churchill Brothers S.C.[9][7][10]
2008–2009[12] Gröndals IK (8)
2009 Ljungskile SK (trial)[13]
2009–2010 Arameisk-Syrianska IF[12][14] (4)
2010 Atlantis FC
2011 Örebro Syrianska IF[15] (9)
2012[17] Bangkok Glass F.C.[16]
Delta Örebro IF[18]
Vivalla SK[19]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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India

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He scored hat tricks twice for Mohun Bagan, scoring all his team's goals in a 3-3 draw with JCT in 2002[20] and a 3-1 victory over defending champion HAL in 2003.[21] In September 2003, however, he complained that Mohun Bagan had not paid him the amount they owed him, taking the case to FIFA, which ordered the Mariners to pay the Nigerian the $6500 he was due.[22]

In 2007, he played as a forward for Churchill Brothers S.C.[23][24]

Finland

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He topped the scoring charts of the 2010 Kakkonen with Atlantis by May 2010, scoring nine goals.[25]

Personal life

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He is the brother of Emmanuel and Charles Ekeh Kingsley Ekeh.[1] He is also uncle to Ekeh Manuchimso.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Boys From Festac Thy Glory O' Nigeria..!
  2. ^ Season ending transfers 1999 Archived 2020-02-17 at the Wayback Machine IndianFootball.Com
  3. ^ Season ending transfers 2001 IndianFootball.Com
  4. ^ a b Season ending transfers 2002 IndianFootball.Com
  5. ^ Season ending transfers 2003 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine IndianFootball.Com
  6. ^ Silly Season Carlstad United SvenskaFans.com
  7. ^ a b Rapport inför Div. 1 Södra SvenskaFans.com
  8. ^ Provspelare imponerade inte på TFF Trelleborgs Allehanda
  9. ^ Season ending transfers 2006 IndianFootball.Com
  10. ^ Churchill storm into quarters - George Ekeh nets a brace in 3-0 win over Air India The Telegraph (Calcutta)
  11. ^ Season ending transfers 2007 IndianFootball.Com
  12. ^ a b Västerås vinner ettan dt.se
  13. ^ Dags för den första träningsmatchen SvenskaFans.com
  14. ^ Arameiska/Syrianska ännu obesegrade i årets serie Mitt i Botkyrka Salem
  15. ^ George Ekeh klar för Örebro Syrianska Örebro Syrianska IF
  16. ^ กระต่ายแก้ว ไม่หยุดช็อปเซ็น จอร์จ เอ็คเค่ หอกไนจีเรียเสริมคม[usurped] Smmsport
  17. ^ Transfers Thai Premier League 2012-2013 Thai Fussball
  18. ^ Statistik - Div. 5 Herrar Fogis.se
  19. ^ George Ekeh i målform när Vivalla vann mot Bobby Nerikes Allehanda
  20. ^ Bagan draw despite Ekeh hattrick The Telegraph (Calcutta)
  21. ^ George Ekeh's hat-trick helps Bagan beat HAL Rediff.com
  22. ^ Fifa order on Bagan again The Telegraph (Calcutta)
  23. ^ "Churchill Brothers: Season 2007/2008". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  24. ^ "NFL: Churchill hold Mahindra United". The Times of India. 31 March 2007.
  25. ^ uutiset 1.-31.5.2010 - George Veikkauspörssin kärjessä Atlantis FC
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