Uwa Echiejile
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting Gijón (on loan from Monaco) |
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| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pepsi Football Academy | |||
| 2001–2004 | Wikki Tourists | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Bendel Insurance | 35 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Rennes | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Braga | 73 | (5) |
| 2012 | Braga B | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Monaco B | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Monaco | 37 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2009– | Nigeria | 53 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2017 |
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Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé (born 20 January 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Sporting de Gijón on loan from AS Monaco FC as a left back.
He began his career at Bendel Insurance and moved to Europe in 2007, joining Rennes where he was mainly a reserve. He spent four seasons in Portugal's top flight with Braga, before returning to France to join Monaco in 2014.
A full international for Nigeria since 2009, Echiéjilé played at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, winning the 2013 edition, and also played at the 2010 World Cup.
Born in Benin City, Echiéjilé began his senior career at Bendel Insurance FC. In August 2007 he was sold to Stade Rennais F.C. in France, playing his first Ligue 1 game on 23 December in a 0–0 draw at Toulouse FC.
During his spell with the club, however, he appeared mostly for the reserve team.
On 16 June 2010, Echiéjilé signed for S.C. Braga from Portugal for €2.5 million, on a four-year contract. He scored on his official debut for the club, netting from a corner kick in a 3–0 home win against Celtic for the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League (4–2 aggregate win).
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