![]() Ekpai with Zlín in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 October 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Uyo, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Akwa | |||
Kano Pillars | |||
2016 | Akwa | ||
2016–2017 | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Zlín | 28 | (7) |
2018–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | 12 | (0) |
2019 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2020 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2021– | Slavia Prague | 12 | (1) |
2021 | → Slavia Prague B | 1 | (1) |
2022 | → Baník Ostrava (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023 |
Ubong Moses Ekpai ⓘ (born 17 October 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club Slavia Prague.[1]
Ekpai left his home town club Akwa United to join Kano Pillars. After the 2016 season he returned to Akwa United,[2] but was quickly signed by Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League and immediately sent on loan to the Czech First League side Slovan Liberec.[3] He transferred to another Czech side Fastav Zlín in July 2017 for and undisclosed fee.[4] After one year in Zlín, Ubong was traded to Czech First League champion Viktoria Plzeň for an unspecified amount in May 2018.[5]
On 23 June 2021, Ekpai signed for Czech champions Slavia Prague, following the expiry of his contract with Viktoria Plzeň.[6] On 21 January 2022, as part of the deal to sign compatriot Yira Sor, Ekpai was loaned to follow Czech First League club Baník Ostrava.[7] On 25 August 2022, Ekpai was loaned to follow Czech First League club Mladá Boleslav.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kano Pillars | 2015 | NPFL | 18 | 7 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
Akwa United | 2016 | NPFL | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | |||
Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |
Zlín | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |
Viktoria Plzeň | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
České Budějovice (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | |
Baník Ostrava (loan) | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 133 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 27 |