Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kelvin Osemudiamen Ehibhatiomhan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Reading | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Reading | 49 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 16 August 2024 (UTC) |
Kelvin Osemudiamen Ehibhatiomhan (born 23 April 2003, pronounced e-hi-batch-u-man) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Reading.
Career
[edit]On 2 July 2021, Ehibhatiomhan signed his first professional contract with Reading.[2] Ehibhatiomhan made his professional debut with the club in a 3–0 EFL Cup loss to Swansea City on 10 August 2021,[3] and then made his league debut for Reading on 6 August 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Shane Long in Reading’s 2-1 victory over Cardiff City.[4]
Ehibhatiomhan scored his first goal for Reading in an EFL Cup tie against Stevenage on 9 August 2022.[5]
On 8 May 2024, Reading activated a one-year extension to Ehibhatiomhan's contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Ehibhatiomhan was born in Benin City, Nigeria but lived his teenage years in England.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 27 April 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2021–22[8] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23[9] | EFL Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 2 | ||
2023–24[10] | EFL League One | 40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 11 | |
Total | 48 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 13 | ||
Career total | 48 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL Professional retain list 2021-22" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ FC, Reading. "Seven sign on with new deals". Reading FC.
- ^ "Reading vs. Swansea City - 10 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Reading 2-1 Cardiff City: Player Ratings". thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/. The Tilehurst End. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Reading 1-2 Stevenage". BBC. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "READING FC RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Two Players of Nigerian Descent Sign New Reading Deals". July 3, 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Benin City
- Nigerian men's footballers
- English men's footballers
- Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Reading F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- Naturalised association football players
- Black British sportsmen
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent