 Konsa playing forAston Villa in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ezri Ngoyo Konsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back,right-back[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2008 | Senrab | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | Charlton Athletic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Charlton Athletic | 71 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Brentford | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Aston Villa | 208 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | England U21 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | England | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:30, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:57, 13 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ezri Ngoyo Konsa (born 23 October 1997) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back orright-back forPremier League clubAston Villa and theEngland national team.
Konsa came through the academy atCharlton Athletic, and later joinedBrentford and Aston Villa. He played for England at youth level, winning the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with theunder-20 team and the2018 Toulon Tournament with theunder-21s, before making his senior debut in March 2024.
Ezri Ngoyo Konsa was born on 23 October 1997 inNewham, Greater London, to a DR Congolese father and an Angolan mother.[3][1][4][5] He attendedCumberland Sports College and is a boyhoodTottenham Hotspur F.C. supporter.[5][6]
Konsa began his career withSenrab and joinedCharlton Athletic at the age of 11.[5] He began a scholarship in July 2014 and progressed sufficiently to sign a "long term" professional contract on 11 December 2015.[7][8] Eight days later, he received his maiden call into thefirst-team squad for aChampionship match versusBurnley and remained an unusedsubstitute during the 4–0 defeat.[9] Konsa was an unused substitute on one further occasion during the2015–16 season,[9] which culminated in Charlton's relegation toLeague One.[10]
Konsa broke into the squad during thepre-season of their2016–17 season and made his debut on 9 August 2016 with a start in a 1–0EFL Cup first round defeat toCheltenham Town.[11][12] He was a regular throughout the 2016–17 season and finished the campaign with 39 appearances.[12] He also showed his versatility by deputising inmidfield and atfull-back.[11] For his efforts, Konsa was named the club's Young Player of the Year.[13] He signed a new three-year contract in March 2017 and was again a regular during the2017–18 season,[14] making 47 appearances as Charlton reached theLeague One play-off semi-finals.[10][15]
On 12 June 2018, Konsa signed for Championship clubBrentford on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee,[16] reported to be £2.5 million.[17] He was a first choice in central defence throughout the2018–19 seasonand scored the first senior goal of his career in a 3–0 victory overPreston North End on the final day.[18]
On 11 July 2019, 21-year-old Konsa signed for newly promotedPremier League clubAston Villa, for an undisclosed fee.[19] The move reunited Konsa withDean Smith, who signed him for Brentford one year earlier, andRichard O'Kelly. He scored on his debut for Villa in an EFL Cup tie againstCrewe Alexandra on 27 August 2019.[20] On 21 January 2020, Konsa assistedTyrone Mings to set up the winning goal in a 2–1 victory againstWatford.[21] He scored his first Premier League goal on 16 July 2020, in a 1–1 away draw atEverton.[22]
On 2 April 2021, Konsa signed a contract extension with Aston Villa until 2026.[23][24] On 5 December 2021, Konsa scored twice in a 2–1 Premier League victory overLeicester City, becoming the first defender to score twice in a Premier League match for Aston Villa since 2010.[25]
On 15 May 2022, Konsa suffered a serious knee injury in a home game againstCrystal Palace.[26] Scans confirmed, that although Konsa would miss the remaining two games of the2021–22 season, he was expected to be fit again in August or September 2022.[27]
Konsa returned from injury on the opening day of the2022–23 season on 6 August 2022, and once again established himself as a first-team regular for Aston Villa.[28] On 20 September 2023, he signed a new long-term contract at the club.[29] On 15 April 2025, he scored his firstUEFA Champions League goal in a 3–2 victory overParis Saint-Germain during thequarter-finals of the competition.[30]
On 6 November 2025, Konsa captained Aston Villa in a 2–0UEFA Europa League victory overMaccabi Tel Aviv. After the match managerUnai Emery confirmed that Konsa had been made Villa's new vice captain, deputisingJohn McGinn.[31]
Konsa was a member of the England squad that won the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup with his only appearance of the tournament coming as a 93rd-minute substitute during the 3–1 semi-final victory overItaly.[32]
Konsa was named in theunder-21 squad for the2018 Toulon Tournament and made two appearances.[33][34] He was an unused substitute during the 2–1 victory overMexico in the final.[33] Konsa scored his first international goal on his fourth cap, in a 7–02019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win overAndorra on 11 October 2018.[33] He was named in the squad for the tournamentfinals,[18] but made just one appearance, as a substitute in the Young Lions'dead rubber final group stage match.[33]
Konsa received his first call-up for theEngland senior team in November 2023 ahead of theirUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches againstMalta andNorth Macedonia,[35] but did not play in either match. He made his debut on 23 March 2024, as a 20th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat toBrazil atWembley Stadium in afriendly.[36]
On 6 June 2024, Konsa was named in England's 26-man squad forUEFA Euro 2024.[37] He made his competitive debut in theround of 16 win overSlovakia, playing the second half of extra time after replacingJude Bellingham.[38] In the quarter-final againstSwitzerland, he was selected to start in place of the suspendedMarc Guéhi, playing 78 minutes before being substituted forCole Palmer as England eventually won via apenalty shootout.[39]
Konsa scored his first senior international goal, the third in a 5–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification victory away atSerbia.[40]
A right-footed centre-back[41] who can also be deployed as a right-back,[42][43] Konsa is considered a quick defender[44] who frequently carries the ball up the field[45] and gets blocks in on shots.[46] He is noted to have a high clean tackle percentage rate compared to other defenders, rarely going in for last-chance tackles,[46] and in April 2024 he had a 91 percent tackle rate, the highest of any defender in the big five leagues.[43] He is also noted as a player who frequently wins duels, both aerially and on the ground.[47][48][45]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16[49] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[12] | League One | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[15] | League One | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 86 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 2018–19[50] | Championship | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 1 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2019–20[51] | Premier League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21[52] | Premier League | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22[53] | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23[54] | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[55] | Premier League | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[56] | Premier League | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[d] | 1 | — | 50 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26[57] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 208 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | 253 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 321 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 386 | 11 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September 2025 | Red Star Stadium,Belgrade, Serbia | 14 |  Serbia | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [40] |
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