Jimmy Ekua

This name uses Fang people from Equatorial Guinea naming customs: his surname is Ekua, his father's surname is Iala and his mother's surname is Mangue. The surnames are chosen by their respective parents.

Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue (born 29 November 1999), known as Jimmy Ekua, is an Equatorial Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Tercera Federación club Rápido de Bouzas and the Equatorial Guinea national team.^[1]

Jimmy Ekua

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue
Date of birth	(1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rápido Bouzas
Youth career
	Huracán
	Internazionale
2016	Las Palmas
2016–2017	CEF Puertos Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Oliveirense	17	(1)
2020–2021	Marco	11	(0)
2021	Espinho	7	(0)
2022	Serpa	8	(0)
2022	Moncarapachense	0	(0)
2023–	Rápido Bouzas	0	(0)
International career^‡
2021–	Equatorial Guinea	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Early life

Ekua was born in Equatorial Guinea and raised in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, where he moved being too young.^[2] Subsequently, he became a naturalized citizen of Spain.

Club career

Ekua is a product of AD Huracán in his hometown. He left good impressions during that time, managing to move to the Inter Milan Youth Sector in Italy. He completed his youth formation back in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for UD Las Palmas and CEF Puertos Las Palmas.^[3][4] He has developed his senior career in Portugal, for UD Oliveirense, AD Marco 09, SC Espinho and Rabo do Peixe.

International career

Ekua was selected to represent the Canary Islands youth team in late February 2017.^[5]

In August 2021, Ekua received maiden call-up to Equatorial Guinea national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Tunisia and Mauritania.^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 3 September 2021^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Equatorial Guinea	2021	1	0
Total		1	0

Personal life

Ekua's younger brother, José Nneme, is also a footballer and plays for Austrian club ATSV Stadl-Paura.

References

1. Jimmy Ekua at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
2. "La UD incorpora al guineano Jimmy Ekua para el Juvenil B" [The UD incorporates the Guinean Jimmy Ekua for Juvenil B]. udlaspalmas.net (in Spanish). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
3. "Un ex canterano de la UD, a la selección de Guinea Ecuatorial" [A former youth squad from UD, to the Equatorial Guinea team]. TintaAmarilla.es (in Spanish). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021. Jimmy Ekua
4. "MIGUEL EKUA IALA "JIMMY", CONVOCADO CON LA SELECCIÓN CANARIA SUB 18" [MIGUEL EKUA IALA "JIMMY", CALLED WITH THE CANARY SUB 18 SELECTION]. eteranosdelpilar.com (in Spanish). 13 January 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
5. Ripoll, Cristina (23 February 2017). "Las selecciones autonómicas vuelven a escena" [The regional teams return to the scene]. futboljuvenil.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2021. Miguel Ekua Iala Mangue 'Jimmy'
6. Rubén Darío Ndumu Bengono Elugu (30 August 2021). "El seleccionador del Nzalang Nacional, publica la convocatoria para las eliminatorias del Mundial Qatar 2022" [The National Nzalang coach publishes the call for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers]. ahoraeg.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2021. Jimmy Ekua

External links

• at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Jimmy Ekua at Global Sports Archive