Sunny Ekeh Kingsley
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Sunny Ekeh Kingsley is a Nigeria
n football
forward
. He played for the Cypriot First Division
club AEK Larnaca
prior to joining Metalurh Donetsk for a transfer fee of 620,000 euro. In 2010, he returned to AEK Larnaca
as a King.
in the season 2001–2002. In the season 2003–2004 he moved from Liga de Honra
outfit Caldas
to SuperLiga side SC Beira-Mar where he scored five goals in 33 appearances. In the season 2004–2005 he began the season brightly as he was included in SC Beira-Mar's starting lineup regularly but later started coming off the bench. He scored three goals in 28 appearances.
The next season he left Portugal
and moved to Egyptian
side El Zamalek in the summer. He signed a two year contract with the club for $422,024. In January 2007 he signed with the football club AEK
and with his four goals
in ten appearances help AEK
to reach the semifinals of the Cypriot Cup.
In July 2008 he was transferred to Ukrainian Premier League
side Metalurh Donetsk. In July 2010 he returned to AEK Larnaca
.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He played for the Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
club AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca FC |Kition]] Athletic Union") is a Cypriot Sports club, based in the port of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club has football section, basketball sections for men AEK Larnaca B.C...
prior to joining Metalurh Donetsk for a transfer fee of 620,000 euro. In 2010, he returned to AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca FC |Kition]] Athletic Union") is a Cypriot Sports club, based in the port of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club has football section, basketball sections for men AEK Larnaca B.C...
as a King.
Career
Kingsley started playing as a professional in Liga de Honra club CaldasCaldas
Caldas may refer to:*Çaldaş, Azerbaijan* Caldas Department, in Colombia.* Caldas, Antioquia, a town in Antioquia, Colombia.* Caldas, Minas Gerais, a town in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil...
in the season 2001–2002. In the season 2003–2004 he moved from Liga de Honra
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
outfit Caldas
Caldas
Caldas may refer to:*Çaldaş, Azerbaijan* Caldas Department, in Colombia.* Caldas, Antioquia, a town in Antioquia, Colombia.* Caldas, Minas Gerais, a town in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil...
to SuperLiga side SC Beira-Mar where he scored five goals in 33 appearances. In the season 2004–2005 he began the season brightly as he was included in SC Beira-Mar's starting lineup regularly but later started coming off the bench. He scored three goals in 28 appearances.
The next season he left Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and moved to Egyptian
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
side El Zamalek in the summer. He signed a two year contract with the club for $422,024. In January 2007 he signed with the football club AEK
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca FC |Kition]] Athletic Union") is a Cypriot Sports club, based in the port of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club has football section, basketball sections for men AEK Larnaca B.C...
and with his four goals
Goal (sport)
Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs....
in ten appearances help AEK
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca FC |Kition]] Athletic Union") is a Cypriot Sports club, based in the port of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club has football section, basketball sections for men AEK Larnaca B.C...
to reach the semifinals of the Cypriot Cup.
In July 2008 he was transferred to Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
side Metalurh Donetsk. In July 2010 he returned to AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca FC |Kition]] Athletic Union") is a Cypriot Sports club, based in the port of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club has football section, basketball sections for men AEK Larnaca B.C...
.