Malcolm Perewari Ebiowei (born 4 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Crystal Palace. He has also been deployed as a winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Malcolm Perewari Ebiowei[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 19) | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2015 | Chelsea | ||
2015–2019 | Arsenal | ||
2020–2021 | Rangers | ||
2021–2022 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Derby County | 16 | (1) |
2022– | Crystal Palace | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2022- | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:25, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Initially signed by Chelsea at the age of five, Ebiowei would go on to represent the Arsenal and Rangers academies.[3] He joined Derby County in 2021.[4]
Ebiowei made his senior debut on 8 February 2022 when he came on as a substitute in the 93rd minute of a 3–1 win against Hull City, replacing Luke Plange.[5] On 30 April 2022, Ebiowei scored a first senior goal when he gave already relegated Derby the lead in a 2–0 victory away at Blackpool.[6]
On 26 June 2022, Ebiowei agreed to join Premier League club Crystal Palace on a five-year contract from the expiration of his Derby County contract on 1 July.[7] He made his club debut in the opening match of the 2022–23 season as an 86th-minute substitute for Eberechi Eze.[8]
Ebiowei is of Nigerian descent and has represented the Netherlands and England at youth international level.[9] He featured in two under-15 games for the Netherlands, both against Italy, and one game for the England under-16s against Turkey.[4][10][11][12]
On 21 September 2022, Ebiowei made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 3-0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derby County | 2021–22[15] | Championship | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Crystal Palace | 2022–23[16] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Career total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
Crystal Palace F.C. – current squad | |
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