Tyronne Efe Ebuehi (born 16 December 1995) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club Empoli. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Nigeria national team.

Club career

Born in Haarlem, Ebuehi played for Dutch youth teams of several amateur clubs before joining professional team ADO Den Haag from amateur side

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in 2013. He made his

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debut on 10 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat to

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. Three seasons later, on 19 May 2018, he signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club

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. Due to injury, however, he missed the whole 2018–19 season. On 28 June 2021, Ebuehi joined newly promoted

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side

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on a season-long loan. On 5 July 2022, Ebuehi signed a contract with Empoli in Italy until June 2025.

International career

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In November 2016, Ebuehi was called up for the first time to the Nigeria national team for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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. However, he declined the call-up by stating that he needed some time to settle into his team ADO Den Haag. He was later called up for friendlies against

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and

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in March 2017 and joined up with the squad. He made his senior debut for Nigeria in a 3–0 friendly win over

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on 1 June 2017. Ebuehi was in Nigeria's 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia. He came on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–0 victory over Iceland on 22 June 2018. On 5 October 2019, Ebuehi got a late invite to play for the Super Eagles in a friendly against

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after defender

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got injured while on club duty. This marked his return to the national team since the match against Iceland in the

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Personal life

Ebuehi was born in the Netherlands to a Nigerian father and a Dutch mother.

Career statistics

Honours

Benfica *

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* 1995 births Living people Footballers from Haarlem Citizens of Nigeria through descent Dutch people of Nigerian descent Nigerian people of Dutch descent Association football fullbacks Nigerian footballers Nigeria international footballers Dutch footballers Eredivisie players Liga Portugal 2 players Serie A players ADO Den Haag players S.L. Benfica B players FC Twente players Venezia F.C. players Empoli F.C. players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Expatriate footballers in Portugal 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub