With Anzhi in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lorenzo Leroy Ebecilio | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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APOEL | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Ajax | 38 | (9) |
2013–2015 | Metalurh Donetsk | 6 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Gabala (loan) | 32 | (8) |
2014–2015 | → Mordovia Saransk (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 38 | (3) |
2017– | APOEL | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Netherlands U-17 | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Netherlands U-19 | 8 | (1) |
2011 | Netherlands U-21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2011 |
Lorenzo Ebecilio (born 24 September 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for APOEL FC.
Ebecilio started his career with VV de Blokkers, an amateur club from Hoorn. He would later play in the youth teams of HVV Hollandia and AZ.
On 27 October 2005, several months following the death of his father, the fourteen-year-old Ebecilio had a heart attack and had to have a defibrillator surgically implanted. He was forced to leave AZ due to these health concerns, and the player returned to HVV Hollandia. He no longer has any problems related to his heart following the surgery. Ajax subsequently offered him a place in their youth academy.
At Ajax, Ebecilio played for Jong Ajax under manager Frank de Boer. On 12 December 2010, six days after the departure of Martin Jol and the installation of De Boer as caretaker manager, Ebecilio made his debut in the first team of Ajax, being in the starting line-up in an away victory over Vitesse Arnhem. The player also appeared in the starting line-up in the last game of 2010, in a 1–0 victory over former club AZ, playing the full 90 minutes. He was named man-of-the-match in the game against his former club.
2011 began much like 2010 had ended, with the player being in the starting line-up for the league matches against Feyenoord, FC Utrecht, NAC Breda, and De Graafschap. On 17 February 2011, Ebecilio made his European debut in the 3–0 Europa League away victory over Anderlecht. Ebecilio participated in most of Ajax matches during the second half of the season, ultimately leading to the Dutch league championship. Ebecilio also appeared in the KNVB Cup final against FC Twente. Ajax lost the final with 3–2, despite one goal of Ebecilio. On 4 March 2012, Ebecilio scored his first hat-trick for Ajax in a 4–1 win over Roda JC.