| Kingsley Ehizibue | |
| Fullname: | Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue |
| Birth Date: | 1995 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Munich, Germany |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Right back |
| Currentclub: | Udinese |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs1: | CSV'28 |
| Youthyears2: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | PEC Zwolle |
| Years1: | 2014–2019 |
| Caps1: | 125 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Clubs1: | PEC Zwolle |
| Years2: | 2019–2022 |
| Caps2: | 69 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs2: | 1. FC Köln |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Clubs3: | Udinese |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18:06, 15 April 2016 (UTC) |
Kingsley Osezele Ehizibue (born 25 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Udinese. Born in Germany and raised in the Netherlands, he represented the latter internationally at youth level.[2]
Ehizibue was born in Germany to Nigerian parents,[3] but moved to the Netherlands at 2 years of age, growing up in Zwolle.[4] He started playing football at local amateur outfit CSV'28.[5]
Ehizibue made his professional debut for PEC Zwolle on 29 October 2014 against HHC Hardenberg in a Dutch Cup game and made his Eredivisie debut on 13 December 2014 against Willem II.[5]
On 31 May 2019, it was announced that Ehizibue would be transferred to Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln, where he signed a four-year contract until 2023.[6]
On 30 August 2022, Udinese Calcio announced that Ehizibue would join the club on a contract until 2026.[7]
On 3 March 2020, Ehizibue was called up by the Nigerian national team head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players lined up for the fixture against the Sierra Leone national team.[8]
Ehizibue is an evangelical Christian who regularly attends Hillsong Church and other evangelical churches.[9] [10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| PEC Zwolle | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| Total | 125 | 8 | 10 | 1 | – | 135 | 9 | ||||
| FC Köln | 2019–20[11] | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 1 | |||
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 42 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 235 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 253 | 12 | |||