Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Osemudiamen Ehibhatiomhan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Reading | 60 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 29 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kelvin Osemudiamen Ehibhatiomhan (born 23 April 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Reading.
Club career
[edit]Reading
[edit]Ehibhatiomhan signed his first professional contract on 2 July 2021 with Reading.[2]
He made his professional debut with the club in a 3–0 EFL Cup loss to Swansea City on 10 August 2021. He 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.[3][4]
Ehibhatiomhan scored his first goal for Reading in an EFL Cup tie against Stevenage on 9 August 2022.[5]
2023-2024 season
[edit]Having made just eight appearances for Reading in the Championship in the 2022-2023 season, Ehibhatiomhan was a regular in the Reading side in the 2023-2024 season. He made 47 appearances in all competitions, scoring 11 goals.[6]
In February 2024, Reading manager Rubén Sellés praised him for his performances, saying: "He has been exceptional."[7]
On 8 May 2024, Reading activated a one-year extension to Ehibhatiomhan's contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.[8]
2024-2025 season
[edit]Ehibhatiomhan was in the starting 11 for Reading's opening League One game of the season at Birmingham City and scored Reading's goal in a 1-1 draw. He was named in football statistics website Whoscored's EFL League One Team of the Week.[9][10]
Ehibhatiomhan scored again as Reading won 2-0 at home to Wigan Athletic in their second League One game of the season.[11]
He was in the starting line up for all of Reading's first nine League One games.[12]
He was sent off for a second yellow card in Reading's game at Rotherham United on 5 October.[13] After the game, Reading's manager Rubén Sellés said he was "let down" by Ehibatiomahn, adding: "It is not acceptable".[14]
On 2 November, it was announced that Ehibatiomahn had suffered a hip injury and is likely to be out of action for three months.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Ehibhatiomhan was born in Benin City, Nigeria but lived his teenage years in England.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2021–22[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[18] | Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24[19] | League One | 40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 11 | |
| 2024–25[20] | League One | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Total | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 15 | ||
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 2-1 Cardiff City: Player Ratings". thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/. The Tilehurst End. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Reading vs. Swansea City - 10 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Reading 1-2 Stevenage". BBC. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan in 2023/2024". readingfc.co.uk. Soccerbase. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Reading FC boss on Oxford draw and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan role". Reading Chronicle. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "READING FC RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham City 1-1 Reading". BBC. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Reading striker Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan named in EFL League One Team of the Week". All Nigeria Soccer. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Reading 2-0 Wigan Athletic". BBC. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Rotherham United v Reading". BBC. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Reading FC boss 'let down' by duo as Rotherham United win". Reading Chronicle. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Reading FC star out for three months with hip injury". Reading Chronicle. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 14 December 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.
- ^ "Games played by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen