Eberechi Eze

Eberechi Eze

Eberechi Oluchi Eze is an English professional footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Eze started his football career at Arsenal before being released when he was thirteen. He then went on to join Fulham and Reading before signing for Millwall. In January 2017, Eze joined League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on loan until January 2018. He scored his first ever senior goal on 7 October 2017, netting a brace for Wycombe against Cambridge United. In March 2018, he signed a three-year contract with QPR.

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Summary Eberechi EzeEberechi Oluchi Eze is an English professional footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Eze started his football career at Arsenal before being released when he was thirteen. He then went on to join Fulham and Reading before signing for Millwall. He was released by Millwall at the end of the 2015–16 season after not being offered a professional contract. In January 2017, Eze joined League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on loan until January 2018. He scored his first ever senior goal on 7 October 2017, netting a brace for Wycombe against Cambridge United. In March 2018, he signed a three-year contract with QPR, keeping him at the club until June 2021. In August 2018, Steve McClaren handed Eze the number 10 shirt for the club. Since the start of the 2018–19 season, he has continued to be a first team regular for the side. He set up two goals in two matches against Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday on October 23 and November 24, 2018 respectively.

His performance was praised by McClaren who said: ‘Eze has great talent but he did great work off the ball in terms of helping the team defend and defend the ball.’ Eze scored his second goal for QPR on 10 March 2018 against Sunderland, the only goal of the match. His second goal came in a 4–1 home win against Norwich City. He has scored two consecutive goals between 15 September 2018 and 19 September 2018 against Bolton Wanderers and his former club, Millwall and his first goal for Crystal Palace was against Sheffield United on 24 October 2018. His goal against CambridgeUnited earned him a nomination for Sky Bet League 2 Goal of the Month for October. He made a total of 20 appearances and played a part in Wycombe gaining promotion that season. He also played a further four times in total for the team, putting in some eye-catching performances before returning to QPR in January. He played 18 minutes before being injured and replaced by Yeni Ngbakoto.