Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike (born March 19, 1992) is a

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player. She plays as a forward for the

Canada women's national soccer team The Canada women's national soccer team (french: Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer) represents Canada in international soccer competitions. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. The ...

and Israeli club

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Early life

Ezurike was born in

Halifax, Nova scotia Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The ...

, and attended

Sackville High School Sackville High School is a Canadian public high school located in Lower Sackville, a suburban community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is operated by the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE). Sackville Hig ...

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University of Michigan

Ezurike attended the University of Michigan where she played for the Wolverines from 2010 to 2013.

Club career

In 2012 and 2013, she played with the Laval Comets in the USL W-League. Ezurike was selected eighth overall by the Boston Breakers in the

2014 NWSL College Draft The 2014 NWSL College Draft was the second annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 17, 2014, at the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was ope ...

and later signed with the team. On January 14, 2016 she signed with Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan. Ezurike signed with Mallbackens IF for the 2017 season.

International career

Ezurike made her debut for the

in 2014. She was named to Canada's squad for the

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in Toronto.

Honours

;Canada U-20 Runner-up * CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship:

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References

External links

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Boston Breakers player profile

* 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Soccer people from Nova Scotia Canadian women's soccer players Women's association football forwards Canada women's international soccer players Canadian expatriate women's soccer players Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Michigan Wolverines women's soccer players Boston Breakers draft picks Boston Breakers players Vittsjö GIK players Mallbackens IF players National Women's Soccer League players Damallsvenskan players Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent Black Canadian women's soccer players Laval Comets players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden {{Canada-women-footy-bio-stub