Ededem Essien

Ededem Edem Essien (born 14 April 1998) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kazakh club Tobol.

Ededem Essien

Personal information
Full name	Ededem Edem Essien
Date of birth	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ikono, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tobol
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Van	49	(0)
2022	Al-Nasr Benghazi
2022–2023	Al Akhdar
2023–2024	Pari Nizhny Novgorod	6	(0)
2024–	Tobol	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2024

Career

On 2 August 2023, Essien signed a two-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Pari Nizhny Novgorod.^[1] He made his debut for Pari on 8 August 2023 in a Russian Cup game against Spartak Moscow.^[2] Essien made his Russian Premier League debut on 14 August 2023 against Akhmat Grozny.^[3]

On 9 January 2024, Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol announced the signing of Essien.^[4]

References

1. "Эссьен Эдедем – в «Пари Нижний Новгород»" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 2 August 2023.
2. "Spartak v Pari game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 8 August 2023.
3. "Pari NN v Akhmat game report". 14 August 2023.
4. "Эссьен Эдедем – «Тобыл» ойыншысы". facebook.com/FcTobol (in Kazakh). FC Tobol Facebook. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

External links

• Ededem Essien at Soccerway
• Ededem Essien at FootballDatabase.eu