Nsue in training with Real Sociedad in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emilio Nsue López | ||
Date of birth | 30 September 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Wingback / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Birmingham City | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Baleares | |||
2004–2006 | Mallorca | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Mallorca B | 55 | (26) |
2008–2014 | Mallorca | 142 | (13) |
2008–2009 | → Castellón (loan) | 38 | (7) |
2009–2010 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 33 | (5) |
2014–2017 | Middlesbrough | 70 | (3) |
2017– | Birmingham City | 6 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Spain U16 | 3 | (3) |
2005–2006 | Spain U17 | 9 | (5) |
2006–2008 | Spain U19 | 21 | (7) |
2009 | Spain U20 | 10 | (4) |
2009–2011 | Spain U21 | 8 | (1) |
2013– | Equatorial Guinea | 13 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:18, 25 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:09, 19 February 2017 (UTC) |
Emilio Nsue López (born 30 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. A versatile player, he can operate as a right back, winger and forward.
He began his career at Mallorca, where he appeared in 153 competitive games and four La Liga seasons, also spending time on loan at Real Sociedad and Castellón. In 2014, he joined English club Middlesbrough, and helped them gain promotion to the Premier League in 2016. He signed for Birmingham City in January 2017.
Nsue represented Spain at youth level, winning European championships in 2007 and in 2011. In 2013, he made his senior international debut for Equatorial Guinea, and two years later represented the nation at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nsue was born in Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. An RCD Mallorca youth graduate, he made his professional debut for the club on 3 February 2008, playing injury time in a 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF. He added five more minutes the following week, in a goalless home draw against UD Almería.