Elderson Uwa Echiejile

Publié le 17 July 2002 à 00h36 by Bastien

Recruited after a trial in August 2007, Elderson Echiejiele had already been spotted by the Rennes scouts during the Junior World Cup, a couple of months earlier. Originally a forward and having progressively evolved to become a left full back, Echiejiele kept his attacking abilities but he had to get used to the European style of playing. Therefore, he had to spend time with the reserves team before having a chance to star in Ligue 1. His first professional appearance eventually came in December 2007, for a league game in Toulouse, with a first start as a left back. Following this first appearance, Echiejiele was regularly part of the rotation under Guy Lacombe’s management. However, he did not experience the same success under Frederic Antonetti, playing most of his football with the reserves.

Surname : Echiejile

Name : Elderson Uwa

Nationality : Nigeria

Date of Birth : 20/01/1988

Place of Birth : Benin City (Nigeria)

Height : 1,84 m

Weight : 76 kg

Position : Left Back or Midfielder

Number : 2

International : Nigeria (A : 2 caps)

Career

Amateur :
Pepsi Football Academy (Nigeria)
Wikki Tourists FC (Nigeria)

Professional :
Bendel Insurance FC (Nigeria)
Stade Rennais FC (since August 2007)

Achievements :
2009 Coupe de France finalist with Rennes

Contracted with Rennes until : June 2010

Statistics :

First Ligue 1 and Rennes game: Toulouse - Rennes (0-0), December 23rd 2007

2007-2008 season :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 4 4 0 2 0 313
Coupe de France 1 1 0 1 0 90
Coupe de la Ligue 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coupe d’Europe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 5 0 3 0 403
Competition Played Started Goals Minutes
CFA 15 15 0 1347

Saison 2008-2009 :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 15 5 0 0 0 605
Coupe de France 4 1 0 0 0 108
Coupe de la Ligue 2 2 0 1 0 210
European Cup 2 0 0 0 0 37
Total 23 8 0 1 0 960
Competition Played Started Goals Minutes
CFA 9 9 1 783

2009-2010 Season :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coupe de France 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coupe de la Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 90
European Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 1 0 0 0 90
Competition Played Started Goals Minutes
CFA 9 9 0 794

Total :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 19 9 0 2 0 918
Coupe de France 5 2 0 1 0 198
Coupe de la Ligue 3 3 0 1 0 300
European Cup 2 0 0 0 0 37
Total 29 14 0 4 0 1453