| Position: | Midfielder |
| Height: | 5’9″ |
| Weight: | 159 lbs |
| Age: | 32 |
| DOB: | 12/10/1990 |
| Country of Birth: | Ivory Coast |
| Hometown: | Paris, France |
| Previous Club: | Charlotte Independence |
| Pronunciation: | yahn eck-ruh |
Yann Ekra signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 7, 2018.
Ekra has 18 goals and 18 assists in his USL career. He’s appeared in 34 matches for the Rowdies over the last two seasons.
Ekra, 27, spent four seasons with Penn FC (then the Harrisburg City Islanders) from 2012 to 2015 before joining the Charlotte Independence for the last three seasons. A durable player, Ekra made at least 21 appearances in each of his seven professional seasons so far. Ekra has 18 goals and 18 assists in his USL career.
Born in Côte d’Ivoire, Ekra began his career in Europe with the academy and reserve teams of Olympique Lyonnais, Châteauroux and Hull City before moving to the United States in 2012.
