Emilio Nsue

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Nsue and the second or maternal family name is López.

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Emilio Nsue
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Nsue in training with Real Sociedad in 2010
Personal information
Full name Emilio Nsue López
Date of birth (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Palma, Spain
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Position(s) Forward / Wingback
Team information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 24
Youth career
Atlético Baleares
2004–2006 Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Mallorca B 55 (26)
2008–2014 Mallorca 142 (13)
2008–2009 → Castellón (loan) 38 (7)
2009–2010 → Real Sociedad (loan) 33 (5)
2014– Middlesbrough 45 (2)
International career‡
2005 Spain U16 3 (3)
2005–2006 Spain U17 9 (5)
2006–2008 Spain U19 21 (7)
2009 Spain U20 10 (4)
2009–2011 Spain U21 8 (1)
2013– Equatorial Guinea 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2015

Emilio Nsue López (born 30 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for English club Middlesbrough. A versatile player, he can play as a winger, right back, and forward.[1]

He began his career at Mallorca, where he appeared in 153 competitive games and four La Liga seasons, also spending time on loan at Real Sociedad and Castellón.

Nsue represented Spain at youth level, winning European championships in 2007 and in 2011. In 2013 he made his senior international debut for Equatorial Guinea, and two years later represented the nation at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

Mallorca

Nsue was born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands. An RCD Mallorca youth graduate, he made his professional debut for the club on 3 February 2008, playing injury time in a 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF.[2] He added five more minutes the following week, in a goalless home draw against UD Almería.

For 2008–09, Nsue was loaned to CD Castellón in the second division. Regularly used in a comfortable campaign for the Valencians, he scored twice in a home game against Levante UD on 18 October 2008 (4–1).[3]

On 17 July 2009 Nsue was loaned to Real Sociedad, on a season-long move. Although rarely a starter, he was an important offensive unit as the Basque side ultimately returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.

Nsue returned to Mallorca for 2010–11 and begun the season in the starting XI, the first match being a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[4] On 3 October 2010 he scored his first official goal for the club, heading in from a corner at FC Barcelona in an eventual 1–1 draw;[5] he appeared in all 38 league games and netted four times, with his team narrowly avoiding relegation.

In 2011–12 Nsue played in several matches as an attacking right back, and totalled nearly 2,000 minutes of action (20 starts) to help Mallorca rank eighth. After conversations with manager Joaquín Caparrós during pre-season, it was agreed that he would start the following campaign in that position.[6]

Middlesbrough

On 1 August 2014, Nsue joined English Football League Championship club Middlesbrough, signing a three-year contract as a free agent – he was signed by Aitor Karanka, who knew him from the Spanish youth set-up.[7] Eight days later he made his official debut, coming on as a substitute for Albert Adomah for the last 23 minutes of a 2–0 win over Birmingham City at the Riverside Stadium.[8] On 12 August he made his first start, playing the entire 3–0 success at Oldham Athletic in the first round of the League Cup.[9] Boro reached the play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2015, a 0–2 defeat to Norwich City where Nsue played the second half in place of Dean Whitehead after both goals had already been conceded.[10]

Despite Karanka's insistence that Nsue would only be put in defence as an emergency procedure,[1] he played much of his second season at right back.[11] On 28 November, he scored his first goal in English football, concluding a 2–0 win against Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium;[12] on 15 December, he netted the only goal of a home win over Burnley, putting his team into first place.[13]

International career

Spain

Born to an Equatoguinean father, Nsue rejected during several years the offer to represent the Equatorial Guinea national team at senior level. In 2009, after having appeared for Spain at various youth levels, he started playing with its under-21s.

Three years later, Nsue refused to play the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with Equatorial Guinea as he wanted to be a part of the Spanish under-23 team that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but ultimately did not make the final cut.

Equatorial Guinea

In March 2013, accompanied by Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol president Domingo Mituy and footballer Benjamín Zarandona, he signed a contract with the Federation and committed himself to attend all call-ups in which he was included, with the federation responsible for covering the costs and incentives.[14][15]

Nsue scored on his debut for Equatorial Guinea in an unofficial friendly with Benin on 21 March 2013, being team captain and playing the first 45 minutes. He was again captain on his first official appearance, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–3 win over Cape Verde in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier; both games against the latter opponent would later be considered invalid and FIFA awarded two 0–3 losses to the Nzalang, stating the player was not eligible.[16]

Nsue was Equatorial Guinea's captain as they hosted the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, eventually coming fourth. He scored the tournament's first goal, netting in a 1–1 draw against the Republic of the Congo on 17 January at the Estadio de Bata.[17]

Club statistics

As of 20 March 2015
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mallorca 2007–08[18] La Liga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2010–11[18] La Liga 38 4 4 2 — 42 6
2011–12[18] La Liga 30 3 4 1 — 34 4
2012–13[18] La Liga 32 2 2 0 — 34 2
2013–14[18] Segunda División 40 4 1 0 — 41 4
Total 142 13 11 3 — 153 16
Castellón (loan) 2008–09[18] Segunda División 38 7 3 1 — 41 8
Real Sociedad (loan) 2009–10[18] Segunda División 33 5 1 0 — 34 5
Middlesbrough 2014–15[19] Championship 22 0 2 0 — 24 0
Career total 235 25 17 4 0 0 252 29

Honours

Country

Spain U19
Spain U20
Spain U21

References

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  4. ↑ Slow start for Mourinho; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
  5. ↑ Nsue shocks Barca; ESPN Soccernet, 3 October 2010
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  14. ↑ Oficial: Emilio Nsue, nuevo internacional del Nzalang (Official: Emilio Nsue, Nzalang's new international); Football of Equatorial Guinea, 7 March 2013 (Spanish)
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  20. ↑ Parejo the hero as Spain reign again; UEFA.com, 27 July 2007
  21. ↑ ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0); Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009

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