Chidera Ejuke (born 2 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC on loan from Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow and the Nigeria national team.[1]
![]() Ejuke with CSKA Moscow in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Zaria, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
Supreme Court FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Gombe United | ||
2017–2019 | Vålerenga | 59 | (13) |
2019–2020 | Heerenveen | 25 | (9) |
2020– | CSKA Moscow | 55 | (10) |
2022– | → Hertha BSC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
Nigeria U17 | 5 | (0) | |
Nigeria U20 | 3 | (0) | |
2020– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021 |
In March 2017, Ejuke signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien side Vålerenga. In July 2019, he moved to the Netherlands to play for SC Heerenveen, ignoring interest from clubs as Besiktas JK and Lazio Roma.[2]
On 28 August 2020, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Ejuke from Heerenveen on a four-year contract.[3]
On 30 September 2020, He scored the third goal in a 3–1 derby win over Spartak Moscow[4]
On 3 July 2022, Ejuke suspended his contract with CSKA Moscow for the 2022–23 season, having taken advantage of the FIFA ruling relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5] On 13 July 2022, Ejuke joined Hertha BSC in Germany for the 2022–23 season, He came on in the 56th minute of Hertha Berlins 3 -1 loss to Union Berlin for his debut on the 6th of August 2022.[6]
Ejuke debuted for the Nigeria national team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Tunisia on 13 October 2020.[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vålerenga | 2017 | Eliteserien | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 21 | 5 | |
2018 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | |||
2019 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 16 | 7 | |||
Total | 59 | 13 | 10 | 2 | – | 69 | 15 | |||
Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | – | 29 | 10 | |
CSKA Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 5 |
2021–22 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 5 | |||
Total | 55 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 10 | ||
Career total | 139 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 35 |
Hertha BSC – current squad | |
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Nigeria squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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