Chizaram Ezenwata
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chizaram Nathan-Rowland Ezenwata[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2021–2023 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 2023– | Chelsea | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | England U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2025– | England U18 | 10 | (6) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:42, 3 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Chizaram Nathan-Rowland Ezenwata (born 5 September 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chelsea.
Early life
Ezenwata was born on 5 September 2008 in London, England to a Cameroonian mother, Mbeng-Nchang Ashu Egbe and a Nigerian father, Endy Ezenwata.[2]
Club career
Ezenwata initially trained at Tottenham Hotspur Academy as a pre-teen and then spent two years with Charlton Athletic.[3] After impressing during his stint there, Ezenwata joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea in 2023.[3][4]
International career
Ezenwata is an England youth international. During November 2025, he played for England under-17 at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3] He scored a Hat-trick during the group stage victory against Haiti.[3][5] Ezenwata started their knockout phase victory over South Korea and was then an unused substitute in their next match as England were eliminated at the round of sixteen by Austria.[6][7]
Style of play
Ezenwata plays as a forward. The Athletic wrote in 2025 that he "is a stocky, muscular striker who uses his body well to hold off defenders... he demonstrated he certainly has an end product to his game".[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 September 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea U21s | 2025–26 | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Chelsea U18
- U18 Premier League – National Champions: 2025–26
- U18 Premier League – Southern Champions: 2025–26
References
- ↑ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ Orekoya, Oluwamayomikun (2 February 2024). "YOUNG & GIFTED: Ezenwata eyes Golden Eaglets amid England, Cameroon interest". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Tanner, Rob (14 November 2025). "The Prospects: Chizaram Ezenwata, Chelsea and England Under-17s". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ↑ "Chizaram Ezenwata". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ "England 8-1 Haiti". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "South Korea 0-2 England". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "Austria 4-0 England". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ "Chizaram Ezenwata". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
External links
- Chizaram Ezenwata at WorldFootball.net