Their 2026 World Cup
A goal in the third-place play-off against France and seven starts in the England defence, with 660 minutes spread across the tournament.
Match by match
E. Konsa played 8 matches for England: 7 as a starter and 1 off the bench. His only goal came in the third-place play-off against France.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group L | vs Croatia 4-2 | Started, played the full match |
| Group L | vs Ghana 0-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Group L | vs Panama 2-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs DR Congo 2-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 16 | vs Mexico 3-2 | Started, played the full match |
| Quarter-finals | vs Norway 2-1 | Started, off on 89′ |
| Semi-finals | vs Argentina 1-2 | Came on in the 72′ |
| Third-place play-off | vs France 6-4 | Started, played the full match · 1 goal |
Who he is
- Born
- 23 October 1997 · aged 28 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- London Borough of Newham
- Club
- Arsenal F.C.
- Height
- 1.83 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Ezri Ngoyo Konsa (born 23 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Konsa came through the academy at Charlton Athletic, and later joined Brentford and Aston Villa. He played for England at youth level, winning the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the under-20 team and the 2018 Toulon Tournament with the under-21s, before making his senior debut in March 2024.
Early life Ezri Ngoyo Konsa was born on 23 October 1997 in Silvertown, London, to a DR Congolese father and an Angolan mother. He attended Cumberland Sports College and is a boyhood Tottenham Hotspur supporter.
Charlton Athletic Konsa began his career with Senrab and joined Charlton Athletic at the age of 11. He began a scholarship in July 2014 and progressed sufficiently to sign a "long term" professional contract on 11 December 2015. Eight days later, he received his maiden call into the first-team squad for a Championship match versus Burnley and remained an unused substitute during the 4–0 defeat.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)