Joshua Eze
Midfielder · Verl · №6
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Verl
Hamburger SV
DFB Pokal
|
0:3 | |
Alemannia Aachen
Verl
3. Liga
|
4:1 | |
Verl
FC Viktoria Koln
3. Liga
|
2:0 | |
Erzgebirge AUE
Verl
3. Liga
|
1:1 | |
Verl
Hansa Rostock
3. Liga
|
1:2 | |
SSV Ulm 1846
Verl
3. Liga
|
1:0 | |
Verl
FC Saarbrücken
3. Liga
|
3:0 | |
Verl
FC Schweinfurt 05
3. Liga
|
4:0 | |
FC Ingolstadt 04
Verl
3. Liga
|
1:2 | |
Verl
Jahn Regensburg
3. Liga
|
1:2 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Liga | 2025 | 10 |
| 3. Liga | 2026 | 1 |
| DFB Pokal | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
The club's first cup win since 2007 came in Joshua Eze's first season at the club. Verl beat Sportfreunde Lotte in the Westfalenpokal final on 23 May 2026.
Eze arrived at Verl in May 2025 on a free transfer, signing until 30 June 2027.
He worked through the U17 and U19 sides and wore the captain's armband for the U19s in 2021/22. In May 2022 Leverkusen gave him his first professional contract, but the step up never followed: he stayed in the youth and reserve setups and did not play a senior match for the first team.
In August 2023 he and Leverkusen agreed to terminate the contract, and he left as a free agent for SC Fortuna Köln in the Regionalliga West. He made 38 appearances there across two seasons before Verl signed him for the 3. Liga.
Eze holds both German and Nigerian citizenship. Neither federation has capped him at youth level, so the choice of national side has not yet been put to him.
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now Verl 41 matches
- 2024 — 2025 Fortuna Köln 43 matches
- 2023 Bayer 04 Leverkusen UEFA U19 6 matches
- 2021 — 2022 Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 22 matches
- 2019 — 2020 Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 30 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Verl | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| 26/27 | Verl | Landespokal Westfalen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 26/27 | Verl | Germany Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 25/26 | Verl | 3. Liga | 32 | 1 | 4 | 2 015 |
| 25/26 | Verl | Landespokal Westfalen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| 24/25 | Fortuna Köln | Regionalliga West | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 397 |
| 24/25 | Fortuna Köln | Landespokal Mittelrhein | 4 | 0 | 0 | 306 |
| 23/24 | Fortuna Köln | Regionalliga West | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 347 |
| 23/24 | Fortuna Köln | Landespokal Mittelrhein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen UEFA U19 | UEFA Youth League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 480 |
| 21/22 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 | A-Junioren Bundesliga West (- 23/24) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 112 |
| 21/22 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 | A-Junioren Ligapokal West | 3 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 21/22 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 | DFB-Pokal der Junioren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 | A-Junioren Bundesliga West (- 23/24) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 20/21 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 | DFB-Pokal der Junioren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 | B-Junioren Bundesliga West (- 23/24) | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 520 |
| 18/19 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 | B-Junioren Bundesliga West (- 23/24) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 448 |
| Total | Fortuna Köln | 43 | 1 | 2 | 3 140 | |
| Total | Verl | 41 | 1 | 4 | 2 456 | |
| Total | Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 968 | |
| Total | Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 922 | |
| Total | Bayer 04 Leverkusen UEFA U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 480 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Fortuna Köln Verl
- 23/24 Leverkusen Fortuna Köln
- 22/23 Leverkusen U19 Leverkusen
- 20/21 Leverkusen U17 Leverkusen U19
- 18/19 Leverkusen Yth. Leverkusen U17
