Ezequiel Ponce

Ezequiel Ponce (Spanish pronunciation: [eseˈkjel ˈponse]; born 29 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Spartak Moscow. He also holds Spanish citizenship.

Club Career

Newell's Old Boys

Ponce is a youth exponent from his hometown club Newell's Old Boys. Predictably, Ponce was snapped up by local club Newell’s Old Boys at the age of eight, progressing through the youth set-up to eventually break into the senior squad in 2013. He made his league debut at 5 October 2013 against Quilmes in a 0–2 away win. At 16 March 2014, he scored his first league goal for the club against Racing Club in a 2–0 home win.

Roma

In August 2015, Italian club Roma announced the signing of Ponce from Newell's Old Boys for a fee of €4.2 million. Ponce started well with Roma by tallying three goals in the UEFA Youth League group stages, but disaster struck in December, as the striker received a torn ligament in his knee which kept him on the sidelines for four months. He returned to action with a bang in the spring, playing in their reserve squad, winning the Campionato Nazionale Primavera and scoring nine goals in ten matches. He was also summoned to Roma’s senior team without ever given a chance on the pitch.

Granada (loan)

On 5 August 2016, Ponce was loaned to La Liga club Granada CF, for one year. Fifteen days later he scored on his club debut, in a 1–1 home draw against Villarreal CF.

Lille (loan)

On 10 July 2017, after being identified by then Manager Marcelo Bielsa, Ponce was loaned to Ligue 1 club Lille. He made his debut in a 3–0 win against Nantes on 6 August 2017. He scored his first goal on 17 November in a 3–1 win against AS Saint-Etienne.

AEK Athens (loan)

On 19 July 2018, Ponce was loaned to Greek Super League club AEK Athens, for one year with a €6 million buy-out

This page also has a version in other languages :  Эсекьель Понсе (russian)