Izzy Iriekpen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ezomo Iriekpen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2003–2007 | Swansea City | 123 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | (5) |
| 2009 | Bristol City | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | Hamilton Academical | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 185 | (14) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ezomo "Izzy" Iriekpen (born 14 May 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Newham, London, Iriekpen joined West Ham United as a trainee in August 1998. He captained their FA Youth Cup-winning team of 1999 that included the likes of Michael Carrick and Joe Cole.
After a knee injury, he joined East London neighbours Leyton Orient, managed by former Hammer Paul Brush on a six-week loan. On 22 October 2002, he made his professional debut in the first round of the season's Football League Trophy, at home to Peterborough United. In the 11th minute, he scored the first goal of a 3–2 victory. Four days later, he played his first game in The Football League, a 2–1 win away to Bristol Rovers in the Third Division; on 29 October he scored his first league goal in the second minute of a win by the same score against local rivals Southend United at Brisbane Road.
He returned to the same league on loan at Cambridge United in March 2003, playing 13 games and scoring to open a 3–1 loss at York City on 8 March. In June, West Ham released him.
Iriekpen joined Swansea City on a free transfer in August 2003, signing an 18-month contract in November 2003. An ankle injury requiring surgery in July 2004 meant that he missed pre-season training but despite this, he helped Swansea to automatic promotion from League Two in May 2005. He signed a further two-year contract in May 2005, tying him to the club until 2007. A serious knee injury sustained during a match against Nottingham Forest in February 2006, which saw Iriekpen stretchered off and needing an operation, ruled him out for the rest of the 2005–06 season. At the end of the 2007 season, Iriekpen left Swansea by mutual consent having made a total of 137 league and cup appearances for Swansea, scoring eight goals.
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