
Eberechi Eze
English footballer
Date of Birth | : | 29 June, 1998 (Age 27) |
Place of Birth | : | Greenwich, United Kingdom |
Profession | : | Footballer |
Nationality | : | English, Nigerian |
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Eberechi Oluchi Eze (এবরশি এজ) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the England national team.
A product of numerous English academies, Eze began his senior career with Queens Park Rangers in 2016. His breakthrough came in the 2019–20 season, in which he scored 14 goals and was named the club's Player of the Year. He was subsequently signed by Crystal Palace for £17 million; he has since gone on to make over 150 appearances for the club, as well as scoring the only goal in the 2025 FA Cup final to win the club's first ever major trophy.
International career
Youth
Because Eze is of Nigerian descent, he has trained with the Nigeria national team. On 5 October 2018, he was called up to the England national under-20 team, and made his debut on 11 October 2018 in a 2–1 win against Italy in the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League. He went on to make six appearances for the under-20 side.
In 2019, Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick met with Eze in an attempt to persuade him to switch his allegiance to Nigeria. Eze said that he was undecided on who to represent, but Pinnick stated: "It appears to me that he would want to play for Nigeria, but again, there is a lot of pressure on these players who play in England". Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr later stated in January 2021 that he contacts Eze on a weekly basis.
On 3 September 2019, Eze was called up to the England under-21 squad by manager Aidy Boothroyd for the upcoming 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Turkey and Kosovo. He was an unused substitute on both occasions. Eze eventually made his under-21 debut on 15 November as an 81st-minute substitute for Phil Foden during a 3–0 victory over Albania in 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualification.
Senior
In May 2021, Eze was called up to the senior England squad for the first time, as part of Gareth Southgate's 33-man provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2020, but on the same day was injured during a training session.
In May 2023, Southgate again called Eze up to the England squad. He made his senior debut on 16 June, appearing as a 70th-minute substitute for James Maddison in a 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win against Malta. This appearance meant he could no longer represent Nigeria after this point.
On 3 June 2024, in a pre-UEFA Euro 2024 friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eze made his first start for England, playing 63 minutes before being substituted for Jack Grealish. He was named in England's 26-man squad for the tournament on 6 June. On 20 June, he made his European Championship debut, coming on in the 69th minute of England's 1–1 draw against Denmark at Waldstadion in Frankfurt. He appeared as an 84th-minute substitute for Kobbie Mainoo in the round of 16 match against Slovakia in 30 June; in the first minute of extra time, he played a pass to Ivan Toney, who crossed the ball into the box for Harry Kane's winner. His third appearance of the tournament came in the 78th minute of England's quarter-final match against Switzerland, which England won 5–3 on penalties.
Personal life
Eze is a Christian. He is a cousin of American comedian Ego Nwodim, a cast member on Saturday Night Live.
Eze is a keen chess player, having been taught the game by former Crystal Palace teammate Michael Olise; the two were frequently seen on Palace's social media channels playing against each other at the club's training ground. On 3 May 2025, he won PogChamps 6, an online amateur chess tournament organized by Chess.com, defeating gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and YouTuber Sapnap along the way and earning a prize of $20,000.
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