Efan Ekoku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Efangwu Goziem Ekoku | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Sutton United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Sutton United | ? | (?) |
| 1990–1993 | Bournemouth | 62 | (21) |
| 1993–1994 | Norwich City | 38 | (16) |
| 1994–1999 | Wimbledon | 123 | (37) |
| 1999–2001 | Grasshopper | 28 | (19) |
| 2000–2001 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 2001–2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | (7) |
| 2003 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | Dublin City | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 323 | (109) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1998 | Nigeria | 20 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Efangwu Goziem "Efan" Ekoku (born 8 June 1967) is an English-born Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker.
During his club career, he played for Merton FC, Sutton United, Bournemouth, Norwich City, Wimbledon, Grasshopper, Sheffield Wednesday and Dublin City.
He began his professional career in 1990 when he signed for Harry Redknapp's Bournemouth, who had just been relegated to the Third Division. His start in the Football League was unspectacular, as he managed just 20 games and three goals during the 1990–91 season for a Cherries side who finished mid table. He did better in 1991–92, scoring 11 goals in 28 league games. He managed seven goals from 14 games in 1992–93 before a £500,000 move to Norwich City on 26 March 1993 took him to the Premier League.
He arrived at Carrow Road when Norwich were in the thick of the title race under the management of Mike Walker. Ekoku scored three goals in ten games in what was left of that exciting campaign, and although Norwich were beaten to the title by Manchester United, Ekoku and his teammates had achieved a third-place finish and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
He scored Norwich's first ever goal in European competition, against Vitesse Arnhem in the UEFA Cup on 15 September 1993. Just 10 days later he scored four goals as Norwich beat Everton 5–1 at Goodison Park, becoming the first player to score more than three goals in a Premier League game. He managed a total of 27 league games that season, scoring on 12 occasions.
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