Philip Chijoke Ejimadu (born August 31, 1999) is an American

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player who plays as a

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for the Kansas City Comets in the

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Career

Club

Ejimadu played in the youth academy of Nacional Atlético Clube in

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before returning to the United States to go pro. He signed with

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outfit,

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on February 21, 2019. On March 29, 2019, Ejimadu went on a season-long loan to third-division,

FC Tucson FC Tucson is an American soccer club based in Tucson, Arizona that plays in USL League Two. The club has an amateur women's team, FC Tucson Women, that play in the WPSL. Organized in 2010, the club first fielded a team in March 2011, then joine ...

. The next day, Ejimadu made his professional debut for FC Tucson starting the entire match in a 3–1 victory at

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. On September 23, 2020, Ejimadu moved on loan to

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side San Diego Loyal. On April 5, 2021, Ejimadu joined

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ahead of the 2021 season. On March 13, 2022, Ejimadu signed with

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side

Rochester New York FC Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup sinc ...

for the 2022 season. Ejimadu signed with the

's Kansas City Comets on October 17, 2023.

International

Ejimadu is eligible to represent Brazil, Nigeria, and the United States on the international level. In 2018, he was called into the training camp for the United States under-20 national team.

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* 1999 births Living people American sportspeople of Brazilian descent African-American soccer players American sportspeople of Nigerian descent American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriates in Brazil Men's association football goalkeepers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil FC Tucson players Los Angeles FC players Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players San Diego Loyal SC players Las Vegas Lights FC players USL League One players American men's soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players Sportspeople from Minneapolis Soccer players from Hennepin County, Minnesota MLS Next Pro players Kansas City Comets (2010–) players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub