Thierry Ekwalla
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Treviso | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Città di Jesolo | 15 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Čukarički | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| 2008 | Câmpina | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | San Donà Jesolo | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Città di Concordia | 36[1] | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Opitergina | 27 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Gruaro | ||
| 2015 | La Salute | ||
| 2016 | San Donà Jesolo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thierry Ekwalla (born 28 November 1983) is a Cameroonian footballer who played in Italy, Serbia and Romania. He also holds Italian citizenship.[2]
Career
[edit]Ekwalla left Cameroon at age 17 and arrived to Italy first playing in the youth team of Treviso F.B.C.[3][4] and then, as a senior, between 2002 and 2004, with U.S. Città di Jesolo.[5] Ekwalla then signed a professional contract in Serbia with FK Čukarički and played in the 2004-05 season.[6][7] In summer 2005 he had trials at French side Olympique de Marseille and Romanian side CSM Jiul Petroșani but Čukarički was asking for a too high price.[3] He played the season 2005–06 in Serbian second level, the Serbian First League. A year later, he became free-agent and moved to Romania[3] signing with FC Universitatea Cluj. Later he also played in Romania with CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea[8] and FCM Câmpina.[9]
He returned to Italy in 2008 to play with S.S.D. Calcio San Donà for one season.[5] He then played two seasons with A.C.D. Città di Concordia.[10][9]
In season 2011–12 he played with U.S. Opitergina in the Eccellenza Veneto.[11]
In season 2012–13, after making 6 appearances with Città di Concordia,[2] he left the club and joined A.C.D. Gruaro[2][9] also playing in Eccellenza Veneto league.[12] Gruaro got relegated, but Ekwalla still played till the winter-break of the 2014–15 season when he moved to La Salute.[13] A year later, in the following winter-break, he moved to Jesolo.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Note: stats only for the 2009/10 season.
- ^ a b c Insulti razziali a un compagno, Michielet sospeso dal Gruaro at portogruaro.net, 31-1-2013, retrieved 18-11-2016 (in Italian)
- ^ a b c FC Arges testează un camerunez fost la Treviso at topsport.ro, 18-8-2006, retrieved 18-11-2016 (in Romanian)
- ^ Profile at Srbijafudbal.net
- ^ a b Ekwalla: Derby deciso da un episodio. Peccato ma vogliamo ancora lottare per il secondo posto at U.S. Opitergina official website, 28-2-2012, retrieved 18-11-2016 (in Italian)
- ^ "Serbia and Montenegro 2004/05 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ Godišnjak 2004-05 pag. 34
- ^ U Cluj 2007/08 at romaniansoccer.ro
- ^ a b c Thierry Ekwalla at zerozero.pt
- ^ Ekwalla signs with Concordia at Calciomercato
- ^ Thierry Ekwalla at fcdolo1909.it
- ^ Ekwalla: insulti razzisti? Io non li ho sentiti at qdpnews.it, 1-2-2013, retrieved 18-11-2016 (in Italian)
- ^ a b Thierry Ekwalla at tuttocampo.it
External links
[edit]- Thierry Ekwalla stats at fullsoccer.eu
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Douala
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- FK Čukarički players
- First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Serbian First League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- FC Universitatea Cluj players
- SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea players
- FCM Câmpina players
- Liga I players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Men's association football midfielders