Happy birthday, Ebere Eze!
The attacking midfielder will be celebrating the landmark day away with the England international squad, who are ramping up towards Sunday’s UEFA Euro Round of 16 clash with Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen.
Eze enjoyed another fine individual campaign in the build-up to the tournament to earn his place in Gareth Southgate’s squad: his brace against Aston Villa in Crystal Palace’s five-goal final day victory – and it was oh so close to being a hat-trick – were his 50th and 51st club career goals, a milestone well-earned.
The brace took him into double figures for the Premier League campaign, meaning that – with Michael Olise’s 10 goals and Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 16 – Palace had three players hitting double figures in the top-flight in the same season for the first time in history.
After an injury-disrupted start to the season, Eze hit a new level in April as he regained full fitness, scoring the winner against Anfield to see Palace record a famous victory over Liverpool. His first-time finish capped a 21-pass move and was voted the Eagles’ Goal of the Season.
An assist and a goal – the latter a stunning bicycle kick – against West Ham United followed in the next outing, before finishing the season with a strike against Wolves and a brace against Villa.
Relive the best bits of Ebere Eze’s 2023/24 season in the video player above – and happy birthday, Ebs!
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