Tyronne Efe Ebuehi (born December 16, 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Italian Serie A club Empoli. He also plays for the Nigeria national team Super Eagles.
Early Life
Tyronne Efe was born on the 16th of December, 1995, in Haarlem, Netherlands, to a Nigerian father and a Dutch mother.
Career
Professional Career
Before switching from aspirant youthful side HFC EDO to professional team ADO Den Haag in 2013, Ebuehi played for youth teams of numerous amateur clubs in the Netherlands. He made his Eredivisie debut on August 10, 2014, in a 1-0 home loss to Feyenoord. On May 19, 2018, three years after that, he secured a five-year contract with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. But due to an injury, he was sidelined for the full 2018–19 campaign.
On June 28, 2021, Ebuehi agreed to a one-season loan with Venezia, a freshly promoted Serie A team. On July 5, 2022, Ebuehi struck a deal with Empoli in Italy that was good until June 2025.
International Career
Prior to a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria in November 2016, Tyronne Ebuehi received his first call-up to the Nigerian national team. He joined the team in March 2017 after being called up for friendlies against Senegal and Burkina Faso. He made his senior debut for Nigeria on June 1, 2017, in a 3-0 friendly victory against Togo.
Ebuehi was one of the 23 players in Nigeria’s World Cup squad in Russia. He came on as a replacement on June 22, 2018, in the second half of a 2-0 win over Iceland.
After defender Kenneth Omeruo suffered an injury while doing club duty on October 5, 2019, Ebuehi received a last-minute invitation to represent the Super Eagles in a friendly match against Brazil. The FIFA World Cup match against Iceland marked his return to the national squad.
Honors
Benfica
- 2019: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Net Worth
According to different sources online, Tyronne Efe is estimated to have a net worth of $1 million.
