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{{Short description|Equatoguinean footballer (born 1989)}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Family name hatnote|Nsue|López|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emilio Nsue
| image = Emilio Nsue (2017).jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Nsue with [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in 2017
| full_name = Emilio Nsue López<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/84136|title=Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed|publisher=[[Premier League]]|date=1 September 2016|access-date=15 September 2016|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090943/https://www.premierleague.com/news/84136|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|9|30|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf|title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Spain|publisher=FIFA|page=17|date=6 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf|archive-date=13 October 2009}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Palma de Mallorca]], Spain<ref>{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929052231/http://rcdmallorca.es/ElClub/Ficha_Jugador.aspx?IdJugador=788|url=http://rcdmallorca.es/ElClub/Ficha_Jugador.aspx?IdJugador=788|title=Emilio Nsue López|website=RCD Mallorca|language=es-es|archive-date=29 September 2010}}</ref>
| height = 1.82m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city/players/emilio-nsue/ |title=Emilio Nsue |publisher=[[Birmingham City F.C.]] |access-date=5 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105202237/https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city/players/emilio-nsue/ |archive-date=5 January 2018}}</ref>
| position = [[Right-back]], [[winger (football)|winger]]
| currentclub = [[CF Intercity|Intercity]]
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[CD Atlético Baleares|Atlético Baleares]]
| youthyears2 = 2004–2006
| youthclubs2 = [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]
| years1 = 2006–2008
| clubs1 = [[RCD Mallorca B|Mallorca B]]
| caps1 = 55
| goals1 = 26
| years2 = 2008–2014
| clubs2 = [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]
| caps2 = 142
| goals2 = 13
| years3 = 2008–2009
| clubs3 = → [[CD Castellón|Castellón]] (loan)
| caps3 = 38
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2009–2010
| clubs4 = → [[Real Sociedad]] (loan)
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2014–2017
| clubs5 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| caps5 = 70
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
| caps6 = 36
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2018–2019
| clubs7 = [[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
| caps7 = 26
| goals7 = 10
| years8 = 2019–2020
| clubs8 = [[Apollon Limassol FC|Apollon Limassol]]
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2020–2021
| clubs9 = [[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
| caps9 = 27
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2022
| clubs10 = [[FK Tuzla City|Tuzla City]]
| caps10 = 7
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2022–
| clubs11 = [[CF Intercity|Intercity]]
| caps11 = 81
| goals11 = 18
| nationalyears1 = 2005
| nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-16 football team|Spain U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2005–2006
| nationalteam2 = [[Spain national under-17 football team|Spain U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2008
| nationalteam3 = [[Spain national under-19 football team|Spain U19]]
| nationalcaps3 = 21
| nationalgoals3 = 7
| nationalyears4 = 2009
| nationalteam4 = [[Spain national under-20 football team|Spain U20]]
| nationalcaps4 = 10
| nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalyears5 = 2009–2011
| nationalteam5 = [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21]]
| nationalcaps5 = 8
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalyears6 = 2013–
| nationalteam6 = [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]]
| nationalcaps6 = 46
| nationalgoals6 = 22
| club-update = 19 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 9 June 2025
}}
'''Emilio Nsue López''' (born 30 September 1989) is a professional [[association football|football]]er who plays for [[Primera Federación]] club [[CF Intercity|Intercity]]. Born in Spain, he is the [[captain (association football)|captain]] and all-time leading scorer of the [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea national team]]. A versatile player, he plays mainly as a [[right-back]] but can also play as a [[winger (football)|winger]].

Nsue began his career at [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]], where he appeared in 153 competitive games and four [[La Liga]] seasons, and spent time on loan at [[Real Sociedad]] and [[CD Castellón|Castellón]]. In 2014, he joined English club [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], and helped them gain promotion to the [[Premier League]] in 2016. Nsue signed for [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in January 2017, and a year later moved into Cypriot football, spending 18 months with [[APOEL FC|APOEL]], a season with [[Apollon Limassol FC|Apollon Limassol]], and another season with APOEL. After six months without a club, he joined [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Premier League]] club [[FK Tuzla City|Tuzla City]] in 2022, before joining Spanish club Intercity later in the same year.

Nsue was born in Spain to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother and initially played for Spain at youth level, winning European championships at [[2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|under-19 level in 2007]] and [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|under-21 level in 2011]]. In 2013, he made his senior international debut for [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]], his father's country, despite not having Equatoguinean nationality nor permission to switch allegiances.<ref name="AP-FIFA"/> He played in three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments in [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]], [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021]], and [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]], being the top scorer of the latter and receiving the Golden Boot as a result.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Okafor |first=Obidike |date=2024-02-12 |title=AFCON: Here is the full list of award winners - Businessday NG |url=https://businessday.ng/news/article/afcon-here-is-the-full-list-of-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=Businessday NG |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, FIFA judges ruled that Nsue was ineligible to play for the Equatorial Guinea national team for his entire career and handed him a playing ban.<ref name="AP-FIFA"/> However, his official change of international allegiance to Equatorial Guinea was approved by FIFA the following year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=FIFA Jurisprudence Database |url=https://knowledge.fifa.com/change-of-association-platform |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=knowledge.fifa.com}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Mallorca===
Nsue was born in [[Palma, Majorca]], in the [[Balearic Islands]], and began his football career as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] in the youth system of [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]. He made his professional debut for the club on 3 February 2008, playing the last few minutes of a 1–1 draw at [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diariosdefutbol.com/2008/02/04/emilio-nsue-savia-nueva-para-el-ataque-mallorquinista/|title=Emilio Nsue, savia nueva para el ataque mallorquinista|trans-title=Emilio Nsue, new blood for Mallorcan attack|first=Borja|last=Barba|publisher=Diarios de Fútbol|language=es|date=4 February 2008|access-date=11 January 2018|archive-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201153317/http://www.diariosdefutbol.com/2008/02/04/emilio-nsue-savia-nueva-para-el-ataque-mallorquinista/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He added a few more minutes the following week, in a goalless home draw with [[UD Almería|Almería]].<ref name=BDF0708>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j4039.html?temp=2007-08 |title=Nsue: Emilio Nsue López: Matches: 2007–08 |publisher=BDFutbol |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113092951/http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j4039.html?temp=2007-08 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Emilio-Nsue.jpg|thumb|left|Nsue in training with [[Real Sociedad]] in 2010]]
For [[2008–09 Segunda División|2008–09]], Nsue was loaned to [[CD Castellón|Castellón]] of the [[Segunda División]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/20080823/deportes/mas-futbol/nsue-nuevo-jugador-castellon-20080823.html|title=Nsue, nuevo jugador del Castellón|language=es|trans-title=Nsue, new player for Castellón|first=Xavi|last=Sidro|newspaper=[[Las Provincias]]|location=Valencia|date=23 August 2008|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112214906/http://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/20080823/deportes/mas-futbol/nsue-nuevo-jugador-castellon-20080823.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Regularly used in a comfortable campaign{{clarify|date=January 2018}} for the [[Valencian Community|Valencians]], he scored twice in a 4–1 win at home to [[Levante UD|Levante]] on 18 October 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/cronica/es/desarrollo/1176520.html|title=El Castellón golea en el derbi ante el Levante|trans-title=Castellón rout Levante in derby|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|agency=[[EFE]]|language=es|date=18 October 2008|access-date=5 January 2018|archive-date=3 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303074527/http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/cronica/es/desarrollo/1176520.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Nsue joined another second-tier club, [[Real Sociedad]], on loan for the [[2009–10 Segunda División|2009–10 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2009/12/10/futbol/equipos/real_sociedad/1260447604.html|title=Nsue: "Tengo mucho cariño al Castellón, pero está claro que acerté al venir aquí"|language=es|trans-title=Nsue: "I'm very fond of Castellón, but it's clear that I was right to come here"|first=Óscar|last=Badallo|newspaper=Marca|date=10 December 2009|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035552/http://www.marca.com/2009/12/10/futbol/equipos/real_sociedad/1260447604.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Although rarely a starter, he was an important member of the attack as the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque]] team returned to [[La Liga]] after a three-year absence.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

Nsue returned to Mallorca for [[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]] and began the season in the starting eleven, the first match being a 0–0 home draw with [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=302066&cc=5739 |title=Slow start for Mourinho |publisher=[[ESPN Soccernet]] |date=29 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628234803/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=302066&cc=5739 |archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref> On 3 October 2010 he scored his first competitive goal for the club, heading in from a corner in a 1–1 draw at [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302013?cc=5739 |title=Nsue shocks Barca |publisher=ESPN Soccernet |date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628233912/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302013?cc=5739 |archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref> He appeared in all 38 league games and netted four times as his team narrowly avoided relegation.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

In [[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]] Nsue played in several matches as an attacking [[right back]], and totalled nearly 2,000 minutes of action (20 starts) to help Mallorca rank eighth.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} After conversations with manager [[Joaquín Caparrós]] during pre-season, it was agreed that he would start [[2012–13 La Liga|the following campaign]] in that position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=31595&idmenu=3 |title=Nsue: "Empezaré en el lateral" |trans-title=Nsue: "I will start as a fullback" |publisher=[[RCD Mallorca]] |language=es |date=13 July 2012 |access-date=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302012658/http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=31595&idmenu=3 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>

===Middlesbrough===
On 1 August 2014, Nsue joined English [[Football League Championship]] club [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], signing a three-year contract as a [[free agent]]. He was signed by [[Aitor Karanka]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28612713|title=Emilio Nsue: Middlesbrough sign Real Mallorca winger|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=1 August 2014|access-date=18 January 2015|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810213817/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28612713|url-status=live}}</ref> who knew him from the Spanish youth set-up.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Dominic |title=Boro reportedly chase Real Mallorca utility man Emilio Nsue |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/boro-reportedly-chasing-emilio-nsue-7537938 |access-date=22 April 2020 |publisher=Teesside Live |date=31 July 2014 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125162649/https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/boro-reportedly-chasing-emilio-nsue-7537938 |url-status=live }}</ref> Eight days later he made his debut, coming on as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[Albert Adomah]] for the last 23 minutes of a 2–0 win over [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] at the [[Riverside Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28646508|title=Middlesbrough 2–0 Birmingham|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 August 2014|access-date=18 January 2015|archive-date=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813100757/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28646508|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 August he made his first start, playing the whole of a 3–0 win at [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] in the first round of the [[2014–15 Football League Cup|2014–15 League Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28652491|title=Oldham 0–3 Middlesbrough|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 August 2014|access-date=18 January 2015|archive-date=22 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122044606/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28652491|url-status=live}}</ref>

Boro reached the [[2015 Football League Championship play-off Final|play-off final]] at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] on 25 May 2015. They lost 2–0 to [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], and Nsue played the second half in place of [[Dean Whitehead]] after both goals had already been conceded.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32776552|title=Middlesbrough 0–2 Norwich|publisher=BBC Sport|last1=Shepka|first1=Phil|date=25 May 2015|access-date=25 May 2015|archive-date=31 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731222655/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32776552|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite Karanka's insistence that the player would only be used in defence as an emergency procedure,<ref name=Gazette>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/emilo-nsue-boro-attacking-role-7556213 |title=Boro will use Emilio Nsue in attacking role confirms head coach Aitor Karanka |first=Philip |last=Tallentire |newspaper=[[Teesside Gazette|Evening Gazette]] |location=Middlesbrough |date=4 August 2016 |access-date=7 May 2017 |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201153338/https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/emilo-nsue-boro-attacking-role-7556213 |url-status=live }}</ref> he played much of [[2015–16 Middlesbrough F.C. season|his second season]] at right back.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/emilio-nsue-aitor-karanka-adam-forshaw-2854431.aspx|title=Aitor Karanka praises the efforts of Adam Forshaw and Emilio Nsue|publisher=[[Middlesbrough F.C.]]|date=16 December 2015|access-date=8 January 2016|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306125233/http://www.mfc.co.uk//news/article/2014/emilio-nsue-aitor-karanka-adam-forshaw-2854431.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 November 2015, he scored his first goal in English football to complete a 2–0 win at [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34887078|title=Huddersfield 0–2 Middlesbrough|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 November 2015|access-date=28 November 2015|archive-date=1 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201010437/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34887078|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 December, he netted the only goal of a home win over [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] that put Middlesbrough top of the table.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35035929|title=Middlesbrough 1–0 Burnley|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 December 2015|access-date=15 December 2015|archive-date=15 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215221138/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35035929|url-status=live}}</ref>

Nsue played 37 of 46 league games in 2015–16 as Boro achieved automatic promotion to the [[Premier League]]. He played the first three undefeated matches in the top flight, before being dropped for [[Antonio Barragán]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Jonathon |title=Birmingham's Emilio Nsue on Middlesbrough's supporters, that 'Ain't Nobody' chant & his Riverside return |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birminghams-emilio-nsue-middlesbroughs-supporters-13933750 |access-date=22 April 2020 |publisher=Teesside Live |date=21 November 2017 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805112011/https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birminghams-emilio-nsue-middlesbroughs-supporters-13933750 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Birmingham City===
Nsue signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] of the Championship on 18 January 2017;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38671317 |title=Emilio Nsue: Birmingham City sign Middlesbrough winger |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 January 2017 |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-date=20 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120150130/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38671317 |url-status=live }}</ref> the fee, officially undisclosed, was believed by the ''[[Birmingham Mail]]'' to be £1m with a further £1m in add-ons.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/birmingham-city-transfer-news-blues-12473003 |title=Blues complete signing of Middlesbrough defender Emilio Nsue |first=Joseph |last=Chapman |newspaper=[[Birmingham Mail]] |date=18 January 2017 |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201153056/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/birmingham-city-transfer-news-blues-12473003 |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his debut in the starting eleven for the league visit to Norwich City on 28 January, playing at right back; Birmingham lost 2–0.<ref name=sb1617/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/norwich-vs-birmham/358439 |title=Norwich 2–0 Birmingham: Blues woes continue under Gianfranco Zola |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |agency=[[PA Sport]] |date=28 January 2017 |access-date=5 January 2018 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113092944/http://www.skysports.com/football/norwich-vs-birmham/358439 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was an unused substitute for the next match, but appeared in every match thereafter, and "single-handedly tred to drag Blues up the pitch"<ref name=TimeToGo>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/birmingham-city-transfer-comment-blues-14127546 |title=Birmingham City transfer comment: The Blues brief changed for Emilio Nsue |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=8 January 2018 |access-date=10 January 2018 |archive-date=11 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111155713/http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/birmingham-city-transfer-comment-blues-14127546 |url-status=live }}</ref> in the final fixture of the season, away to [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]], which his team needed to win to avoid relegation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38940112 |title=Bristol City 0–1 Birmingham City |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2017 |access-date=5 January 2018 |archive-date=21 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221071600/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38940112 |url-status=live }}</ref> His only goal of the campaign came against [[Queens Park Rangers]] on 18 February in [[stoppage time]] in a 4–1 home defeat.<ref name=sb1617/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38940112 |title=Birmingham City 1–4 Queens Park Rangers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 February 2017 |access-date=19 February 2017 |archive-date=20 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220192536/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38940112 |url-status=live }}</ref> Changes of management and personnel, and the need to stabilise a struggling team, meant Nsue was no longer a first choice in the 2017–18 side. He played regularly under [[Harry Redknapp]]'s management in the early part of the season, but [[Steve Cotterill]] preferred the more defensive [[Maxime Colin]] at right back, and in the January 2018 transfer window, Nsue was allowed to leave.<ref name=TimeToGo/>

===Cyprus===
Nsue signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with [[Cypriot First Division]] champions [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] in January 2018; the fee was undisclosed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2018/emilio-nsue-joins-apoel-fc/ |title=Emilio Nsue joins Apoel FC |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=8 January 2018 |access-date=8 January 2018 |archive-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426172344/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2018/emilio-nsue-joins-apoel-fc/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He went straight into the starting eleven for the visit to [[Doxa Katokopias FC|Doxa]] on 14 January; his headed goal after 26 minutes was Apoel's third in an 8–0 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=16855&amp;tt=graphic&amp;lang=l2 |title=Doxa 0–8 APOEL FC (A20) |publisher=APOEL FC |date=14 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2015 }}<br>{{cite web |url=http://goal.philenews.com/podosfero/kypros/a-katigoria/apoel/ntebouto-oniro-gia-ton-ensoue/ |title=Ντεμπούτο "όνειρο" για τον Ενσούε! |language=el |trans-title="Dream" debut for Nsue! |website=Goal.com.cy |date=14 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |archive-date=15 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115185450/http://goal.philenews.com/podosfero/kypros/a-katigoria/apoel/ntebouto-oniro-gia-ton-ensoue/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He made 26 league appearances in his first 13 months with the club,<ref name=Soccerway/> before a dispute with manager [[Paolo Tramezzani]] led to his contract being terminated for disciplinary reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=20293&tt=graphic&lang=l1 |title=Απόφαση Πειθαρχικού Συμβουλίου για ποδοσφαιριστή Emilio Nsue |language=el |trans-title=Decision of the Disciplinary Board on footballer Emilio Nsue |publisher=APOEL FC |date=28 February 2019 |access-date=8 March 2019 |archive-date=1 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301201615/http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=20293&tt=graphic&lang=l1 |url-status=live }}<br>{{cite news |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2019/02/24/crucial-clash-in-limassol-between-top-two-sides/ |title=Crucial clash in Limassol between top two sides |first=Iacovos |last=Constantinou |newspaper=Cyprus Mail |date=24 February 2019 |access-date=8 March 2019 |archive-date=25 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225132415/https://cyprus-mail.com/2019/02/24/crucial-clash-in-limassol-between-top-two-sides/ |url-status=live }}<br>{{cite news |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2019/03/02/top-six-cyprus-teams-fighting-for-spots-in-europe/ |title=Top six Cyprus teams fighting for spots in Europe |first=Iacovos |last=Constantinou |newspaper=Cyprus Mail |date=2 March 2019 |access-date=8 March 2019 |archive-date=3 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303133717/https://cyprus-mail.com/2019/03/02/top-six-cyprus-teams-fighting-for-spots-in-europe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Having spent the [[2019–20 Cypriot First Division|2019–20 season]] with another First Division club, [[Apollon Limassol FC|Apollon Limassol]], Nsue returned to APOEL in September 2020 on a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Φιρμάνι για Ενσούε στον ΑΠΟΕΛ! |trans-title=Nsue signs for APOEL! |url=https://sportime.sigmalive.com/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/121771_firmani-gia-ensoye-ston-apoel |access-date=4 September 2020 |publisher=Sigma Live |date=3 September 2020 |language=el |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518193902/https://sportime.sigmalive.com/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/121771_firmani-gia-ensoye-ston-apoel |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Tuzla City===
Having been a free agent since leaving APOEL at the end of the 2020–21 season,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/59667069 |title=Afcon 2021: 'Cinderella' Equatorial Guinea set for landmark tournament |website=BBC Sport Africa |date=28 December 2021 |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209162459/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/59667069 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nsue signed for [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Premier League]] club [[FK Tuzla City|Tuzla City]] on 9 February 2022 until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/futbol-internacional/2022/02/09/6203e3eb46163fcb018b4647.html |title=Emilio Nsue ficha por el FK Tuzla City bosnio |language=es |trans-title=Emilio Nsue signs for Bosnian club FK Tuzla City |website=Marca |agency=EFE |date=9 February 2022 |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209160332/https://www.marca.com/futbol/futbol-internacional/2022/02/09/6203e3eb46163fcb018b4647.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

He made his debut for the club on 26 February, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 1–1 away draw against city rivals [[FK Sloboda Tuzla|Sloboda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/fudbal/premijer-liga-bih/sloboda-i-tuzla-city-podijelili-bodove-u-gradskom-derbiju-na-tusnju-737727|title=Sloboda i Tuzla City podijelili bodove u gradskom derbiju na Tušnju|date=26 February 2022|access-date=26 February 2022|language=bs|publisher=Sport1.ba|archive-date=26 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226145122/https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/fudbal/premijer-liga-bih/sloboda-i-tuzla-city-podijelili-bodove-u-gradskom-derbiju-na-tusnju-737727|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 March 2022, he scored his first goal for Tuzla City in his fourth appearance in a 2–1 away win over [[FK Velež Mostar|Velež Mostar]] in the Bosnian Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/nsue-prvijencem-sokirao-velez-i-donio-tuzla-cityju-vrijedan-trijumf-u-mostaru/220312076|title=Nsue prvijencem šokirao Velež i donio Tuzla Cityju vrijedan trijumf u Mostaru|date=12 March 2022|access-date=12 March 2022|language=bs|author=D.P.|publisher=Klix.ba|archive-date=13 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313143437/https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/nsue-prvijencem-sokirao-velez-i-donio-tuzla-cityju-vrijedan-trijumf-u-mostaru/220312076|url-status=live}}</ref> Only two months after joining the club, Nsue left Tuzla City in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/fudbal/premijer-liga-bih/zvanicno-emilio-nsue-vec-otisao-iz-tuzla-cityja-almir-husic-pojasnio-zasto-755289|title=Emilio Nsue već otišao iz Tuzla Cityja, Almir Husić pojasnio zašto|date=28 April 2022|access-date=28 April 2022|language=bs|publisher=Sport1.ba|archive-date=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428135531/https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/fudbal/premijer-liga-bih/zvanicno-emilio-nsue-vec-otisao-iz-tuzla-cityja-almir-husic-pojasnio-zasto-755289|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Intercity ===
On 17 June 2022, Nsue became the first signing of [[CF Intercity|Intercity]] for the 2022–23 season, signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=Emilio Nsue se convierte en el primer fichaje del CF Intercity – CF Intercity Alicante |url=https://cfintercity.com/emilio-nsue-se-convierte-en-el-primer-fichaje-del-cf-intercity/ |access-date=2023-06-29 |language=es |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629150216/https://cfintercity.com/emilio-nsue-se-convierte-en-el-primer-fichaje-del-cf-intercity/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International career==
===Spain===
Nsue represented his native Spain at all under-age levels. He was a member of the [[Spain national under-17 football team|under-17 squad]] for the [[2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship|2006 European Championships]], but was injured in their opening match and took no further part in the finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cddbc142b18-1e1059213a88-1000--injured-nsue-out-of-finals/ |title=Injured Nsue out of finals |first=Paul |last=Saffer |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=4 May 2006 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=19 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119210444/http://www.uefa.com/under17/news/newsid=418918.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He started all five matches as [[Spain national under-19 football team|Spain's under-19s]] won the [[2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2007 European Championships]],<ref name=BDF0708/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0252-0cddb5ed5951-91785d882c69-1000--parejo-the-hero-as-spain-reign-again/ |title=Parejo the hero as Spain reign again |first=Andrew |last=Haslam |publisher=UEFA |date=28 July 2007 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=19 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119210442/https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/newsid=564819.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was again part of the squad for the [[2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|following year's tournament]]. Spain failed to progress past the group stage, losing to both [[Germany national under-19 football team|Germany]] and [[Hungary national under-19 football team|Hungary]]{{snd}}according to [[UEFA]]'s technical report, "one of the poignant images of the tournament was provided by striker Emilio Nsue who was so upset by missed chances that he played the closing minutes [against Hungary] weeping disconsolately."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Publications/uefa/UEFAMedia/75/74/64/757464_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship technical report |publisher=UEFA |date=2009 |page=4 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=15 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415001945/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Publications/uefa/UEFAMedia/75/74/64/757464_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored twice in a 4–0 defeat of [[Bulgaria national under-19 football team|Bulgaria]] in the third group match that meant they still qualified for the [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0257-0de765556b95-694e4dfab7ff-1000--clinical-spain-finish-with-a-flourish/ |title=Clinical Spain finish with a flourish |first=Andrew |last=Haslam |publisher=UEFA |date=20 July 2008 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=19 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119210439/http://www.uefa.com/under19/news/newsid=733702.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nsue played in two of the three group stage matches, scoring twice in an 8–0 win against [[Tahiti national under-20 football team|Tahiti]], and played the whole of the round of 16 match in which Spain were eliminated by [[Italy national under-20 football team|Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=306970/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117153956/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=306970/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2015 |title=FIFA Tournaments: Emilio Nsue |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=12 January 2017}}</ref> Nsue made his [[Spain national under-21 football team|under-21]] debut in 2009. He was part of the [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final|2011 European title]]-winning squad, but appeared only once, as a substitute in the group stages against the [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j4039.html?temp=2011-12 |title=Nsue: Emilio Nsue López: Matches: 2011–12 |publisher=BDFutbol |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112214822/http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j4039.html?temp=2011-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=U21Final>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13917258 |title=Spain beat Switzerland to win Euro Under-21 Championship |first=Jonathan |last=Stevenson |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 June 2011 |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-date=3 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703232900/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13917258 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Equatorial Guinea===
Nsue's father hailed from [[Ebibeyin]],<ref>{{YouTube|id=IngVzEqKkns&t=3954s|title=Emilio Nsue e Ivan nos cuentan toda la verdad}}</ref> He claimed to have turned down an invitation to represent the country at the [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations]] as he wanted to be a part of the [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spanish team]] for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympics]], but he did not make the final cut.<ref name=AmesLay>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/25/equatorial-guinea-emilio-nsue-africa-cup-of-nations |title=Equatorial Guinea's Emilio Nsue stealing hearts at Africa Cup of Nations |first1=Nick |last1=Ames |first2=Taimour |last2=Lay |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=25 January 2015 |access-date=11 January 2018 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035532/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/25/equatorial-guinea-emilio-nsue-africa-cup-of-nations |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2013, he signed a contract with the [[Equatoguinean Football Federation]] (FEGUIFUT), committing himself to attend all call-ups in which he was included, all expenses paid.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=3579&lang=en|title=Emilio Nsue will play with the National Nzalang|first=David|last=Monsuy Senior|publisher=Equatorial Guinea's Press and Information Office|date=7 March 2013|access-date=11 January 2018|archive-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113093038/http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=3579&lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Nsue did not gain Equatoguinean nationality until after playing official matches for Spain and did not ask FIFA for [[FIFA eligibility rules|permission to switch allegiances]].<ref name="AP-FIFA"/>

[[File:Dribble de joueur Guinéen.jpg|thumb|Nsue (left) playing for Equatorial Guinea at the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]].]]

He scored on his debut for Equatorial Guinea in an unofficial [[Exhibition game|friendly]] with [[Benin national football team|Benin]] on 21 March 2013; he [[Captain (association football)|captained]] the team and played the first 45 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=3628&lang=en|title=The National Nzalang wins 3–0 against Benin|first=David|last=Monsuy Senior|publisher=Equatorial Guinea's Press and Information Office|date=21 March 2013|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113093124/http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=3628&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was again captain on his first competitive appearance, when he scored a [[hat-trick (association football)|hat-trick]] in a 4–3 win over [[Cape Verde national football team|Cape Verde]] in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2014 World Cup qualifier]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4622/africa/2013/03/24/3850029/africa-world-cup-2014-qualifying-resultsliberia-equatorial |title=Africa World Cup 2014 qualifying results:Liberia, Equatorial Guinea join winners Mali & Ethiopia |first=Kingsley |last=Kobo |website=[[Goal.com]] |date=24 March 2013 |access-date=11 January 2018 |archive-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112214834/http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4622/africa/2013/03/24/3850029/africa-world-cup-2014-qualifying-resultsliberia-equatorial |url-status=live }}</ref> [[FIFA]] later declared him ineligible for that match and for the return fixture, awarding both games to Cape Verde by a 3–0 scoreline.<ref name="sanction">{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2013/m=7/news=equatorial-guinea-sanctioned-for-fielding-ineligible-player-2138188.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709055256/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2013/m=7/news=equatorial-guinea-sanctioned-for-fielding-ineligible-player-2138188.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2014|title=Equatorial Guinea sanctioned for fielding ineligible player|publisher=FIFA|date=19 July 2013|access-date=5 January 2018}}</ref>

Nsue continued to play for Equatorial Guinea despite FIFA declaring his ineligibility.<ref name="AP-FIFA"/> He captained Equatorial Guinea's team as they hosted and finished fourth in the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations]]. He scored the tournament's opening goal in a 1–1 draw with the [[Republic of the Congo national football team|Republic of the Congo]] on 17 January at the [[Estadio de Bata]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30758380|title=Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Congo|publisher=BBC Sport|last1=Hughes|first1=Ian|date=17 January 2015|access-date=18 January 2015|archive-date=20 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120160700/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30758380|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/orangeafricacupofnations,equatorialguinea2015/news.aspx/NewsDetails?id=eD%2f3ukLtnjFVpYnWoapFEA%3d%3d |title=DR Congo finish third after shootout |publisher=[[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) |date=7 February 2015 |access-date=11 January 2018 }}</ref>

Nsue also captained Equatorial Guinea at the delayed [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]]. He became the first player to score a [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] in the Cup of Nations since [[Soufiane Alloudi]] in 2008, after scoring three goals against [[Guinea-Bissau national football team|Guinea-Bissau]] on 18 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/nsue-hat-trick-earns-equatorial-guinea-handsome-win-over-guinea-bissau-2024-01-18/ |title=Nsue hat-trick earns Equatorial Guinea handsome win over Guinea Bissau |publisher=Reuters |date=18 January 2024 }}</ref> He finished the group stage as top scorer of the competition with five goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/africa-cup-of-nations/articles-video/afcon-2023-emilio-nsue-the-top-scorer-of-the-tournament-born-in-mallorca-2024-01-27 |title=AFCON 2023: Emilio Nsue, The Top Scorer of the Tournament, Born in Mallorca |publisher=beIN SPORTS |date=27 January 2024 }}</ref> In the round of 16 match against [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]], he missed a penalty with the score deadlocked at goalless draw; however, the opponent managed to clinch the victory in stoppage time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/2024/africa-cup-of-nations-2023-guinea-into-quarter-finals-with-late-winner-after-10-man-equatorial-guine_sto9999648/story.shtml |title=Africa Cup of Nations 2023: Guinea into quarter-finals with late winner after 10-man Equatorial Guinea miss penalty |publisher=Eurosport |date=28 January 2024 }}</ref> However, he eventually managed to win the "Golden Boot" as the [[Africa Cup of Nations awards#Top Goalscorer|top scorer]] for the tournament.<ref name="auto1"/> Following the tournament, Nsue was suspended indefinitely by the FEGUIFUT after he was involved in "several episodes of serious indiscipline".<ref>{{cite news |title=Equatorial Guinea suspend striker for 'indiscipline' at Afcon 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=14 February 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/68294064 |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> In response, he made a live broadcast on his Instagram account, accompanied by [[Iban Salvador]] (also suspended), where he referred to various sport officials as, "suckers, cancers and corrupt."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/20240216/nsue-explota-federacion-guinea-ecuatorial-chupopteros-canceres-corruptos_300246271.html|title=Nsue explota contra la Federación de Guinea Ecuatorial: "Son unos chupópteros, cánceres y corruptos"|date=16 February 2024 }}</ref>

On 24 May 2024, Nsue was once again ruled as ineligible by FIFA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inside.fifa.com/legal/media-releases/fifa-disciplinary-committee-sanctions-the-equatorial-guinean-football-association|title=FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions the Equatoguinean Football Federation and the player Emilio Nsue López on grounds of ineligibility}}</ref> He had allegedly use a fraudulent Equatoguinean passport in which it is stated that he was born in [[Malabo]], instead of [[Palma de Mallorca]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diariorombe.es/deportes/cnedoge-emitio-un-pasaporte-en-fraude-de-ley-segun-el-cual-emilio-nsue-lopez-nacio-en-malabo-y-no-en-palma-de-mallorca/|title=CNEDOGE emitió un pasaporte en fraude de Ley, según el cuál, Emilio Nsue López nació en Malabo y no en Palma de Mallorca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528011539/https://diariorombe.es/deportes/cnedoge-emitio-un-pasaporte-en-fraude-de-ley-segun-el-cual-emilio-nsue-lopez-nacio-en-malabo-y-no-en-palma-de-mallorca/|trans-title=CNEDOGE issued a passport in fraud of Law, according to which, Emilio Nsue López was born in Malabo and not in Palma de Mallorca|archive-date=28 May 2024|language=es-gq|website=Diario Rombe|url-status=live|last=Rombe |first=Diario |date=2024-05-27 |access-date=2024-06-14}}</ref> In June 2024, FIFA judges ruled that Nsue was never eligible to play for Equatorial Guinea throughout his entire career.<ref name="AP-FIFA">{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/fifa-emilio-nsue-ineligible-acfon-a2a77d3a529793dd5e9b8ba6a992f637 |title=FIFA ruling shows AFCON star Emilio Nsue was ineligible for entire career with Equatorial Guinea |first=Graham |last=Dunbar |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=3 June 2024 |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> He was ruled to have continued playing for Equatorial Guinea "while undoubtedly knowing that he was ineligible" and was given a further six-month ban from playing international matches.<ref name="AP-FIFA"/>

On 5 March 2025, Nsue's request to change allegiances was accepted by FIFA, clearing him to play for Equatorial Guinea.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-07 |title=Emilio Nsue: 'Ineligible' Equatorial Guinea skipper cleared to play by Fifa |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cy5n0l2wz7ro |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|match played 21 January 2024}}<ref name=Soccerway/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa del Rey]], [[FA Cup]], [[Cypriot Cup]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup|Bosnian Cup]]}}
!colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup/EFL Cup]]}}
!colspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=6|[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]
|[[2007–08 RCD Mallorca season|2007–08]]<ref name="BD">{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j4039.html|title=Nsue: Emilio Nsue López|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=20 March 2015|archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015103911/http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j4039.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|rowspan=4|[[La Liga]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0
|-
|[[2010–11 RCD Mallorca season|2010–11]]<ref name="BD"/>
|38||4||4||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||42||6
|-
|[[2011–12 RCD Mallorca season|2011–12]]<ref name="BD"/>
|30||3||4||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||34||4
|-
|[[2012–13 RCD Mallorca season|2012–13]]<ref name="BD"/>
|32||2||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||34||2
|-
|[[2013–14 RCD Mallorca season|2013–14]]<ref name="BD"/>
|[[Segunda División]]
|40||4||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||41||4
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!142||13||11||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||153||16
|-
|[[CD Castellón|Castellón]] (loan)
|[[2008–09 Segunda División|2008–09]]<ref name="BD"/>
|Segunda División
|38||7||3||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||41||8
|-
|[[Real Sociedad]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 Segunda División|2009–10]]<ref name="BD"/>
|Segunda División
|33||5||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||34||5
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|[[2014–15 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name=sb1415>{{soccerbase season|54151|2014|access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|26||0||0||0||2||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs]]}}||0||29||0
|-
|[[2015–16 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name=sb1516>{{soccerbase season|54151|2015|access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref>
|40||3||1||0||5||0||colspan=2|—||46||3
|-
|[[2016–17 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name=sb1617/>
|[[Premier League]]
|4||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||5||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!70||3||1||0||8||0||1||0||80||3
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|[[2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|54151|2016|access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|Championship
|18||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||18||1
|-
|[[2017–18 Birmingham City F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|54151|2017|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>
|18||0||0||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||20||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!36||1||0||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||38||1
|-
|rowspan=3|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
|[[2017–18 Cypriot First Division|2017–18]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|rowspan=2|[[Cypriot First Division]]
|17||7||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||18||7
|-
|[[2018–19 Cypriot First Division|2018–19]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|9||3||0||0||colspan=2|—||4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||13||3
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!26||10||1||0||colspan=2|—||4||0||31||10
|-
|[[Apollon Limassol]]
|[[2019–20 Cypriot First Division|2019–20]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|Cypriot First Division
|14||1||4||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||20||1
|-
|APOEL
|[[2020–21 APOEL FC season|2019–20]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|Cypriot First Division
|27||3||5||0||colspan=2|—||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||35||3
|-
|[[FK Tuzla City|Tuzla City]]
|[[2021–22 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2021–22]]<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/emilio-nsue/22899/ |title=Nsue |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=20 April 2022 |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324141627/https://uk.soccerway.com/players/emilio-nsue%2F22899/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Premier League]]
|7||1||3||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||2
|-
|rowspan=3|[[CF Intercity|Intercity]]
|[[2022–23 Primera Federación|2022–23]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|rowspan=2|Spanish Primera Federación
|29||5||3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||32||5
|-
|[[2023–24 Primera Federación|2023–24]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|15||7||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||15||7
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!44||12||3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||47||12
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!437||56||32||5||10||0||10||0||489||61
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
:''Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nsue goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Emilio Nsue<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|51950|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|—{{efn|name=ineligible|Nsue was officially deemed an ineligible player by [[FIFA]] for this match, and thus his goals in it are not included in his tally.<ref name="sanction"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/fifa-disciplinary-committee-sanctions-equatorial-guinea-nsue-lopez|title=FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions the Equatorial Guinean Football Association and Emilio Nsue López|date=24 May 2024|accessdate=15 March 2025|website=FIFA}}</ref>}} || rowspan="3"|24 March 2013 || rowspan="3"|[[Estadio de Malabo]], [[Malabo]], Equatorial Guinea || rowspan="3"|{{fb|CPV}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style=text-align:center|0–3{{efn|Match forfeited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258334/match=300181915/report.html|title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Equatorial Guinea-Cape Verde Islands - Report|website=FIFA}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>}} || rowspan="3"|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|—{{efn|name=ineligible}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1
|-
| style="text-align:center"|—{{efn|name=ineligible}} || style="text-align:center"|3–2
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 17 January 2015 || [[Estadio de Bata]], [[Bata, Equatorial Guinea|Bata]], Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|CGO}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style=text-align:center|1–1 || [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group A|2015 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 14 June 2015 || Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|BEN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C|2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 4 September 2016 || Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|SSD}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || rowspan="2"|9 October 2017 || rowspan="2"|Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MRI}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || style="text-align:center"|3–1
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || 8 September 2018 || Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|SUD}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A|2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || rowspan="2"|22 March 2019 || rowspan="2"|[[Al-Hilal Stadium]], [[Omdurman]], Sudan || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SUD}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1 || rowspan="2"|2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|8 || style="text-align:center"|2–1
|-
| style="text-align:center"|9 || rowspan="2"|25 March 2019 || rowspan="2"|[[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|KSA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|10 || style="text-align:center"|2–3
|-
| style="text-align:center"|11 || 8 September 2019 || Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|SSD}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|12 || 25 March 2021 || Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|TAN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|13 || 7 October 2021 || Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|ZAM}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)#Group B|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|14 || 28 March 2023 || [[Obed Itani Chilume Stadium]], [[Francistown]], Botswana || {{fb|BOT}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–2 || [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J|2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|15 || 6 September 2023 || Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|TUN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|—{{efn|name=ineligible}} || 15 November 2023 || Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|NAM}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|0–3{{efn|name="2026 Qual"|Match forfeited<ref name="EQG 2026 forfeit">{{cite web |title=Equatorial Guinea must default wins in World Cup qualifying over same ineligible player as in 2013 |url=https://apnews.com/article/fifa-equatorial-guinea-nsue-ineligible-b2ee51a1771a25f4275b41d4690e29bf |website=apnews.com |publisher=Associated Press |first=Graham |last=Dunbar |date=24 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024}}</ref>}} || [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)#Group H|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|—{{efn|name=ineligible}} || 20 November 2023 || [[Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex]], [[Monrovia]], Liberia || {{fb|LBR}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|0–3{{efn|name="2026 Qual"}} || 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|16 || rowspan=3|18 January 2024 || rowspan=3|[[Alassane Ouattara Stadium]], [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast || rowspan=3|{{fb|GNB}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center" rowspan=3|4–2 || rowspan=3|[[2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group A|2023 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|17 || style="text-align:center"|3–1
|-
| style="text-align:center"|18 || style="text-align:center"|4–1
|-
| style="text-align:center"|19 || rowspan=2|22 January 2024 || rowspan=2|Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast || rowspan=2|{{fb|CIV}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center" rowspan=2|4–0 || rowspan=2| 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
|-
| style="text-align:center"|20 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|21 || 21 March 2025 || Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|STP}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|22 || 9 June 2025 || [[Stade de Marrakech]], [[Marrakech]], Morocco || {{fb|CMR}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || Friendly
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Spain U19'''
*[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]: [[2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2007]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/8598029/European-Under-21-Championship-Spains-young-diamonds-dazzle-in-the-spotlight.html |title=European Under-21 Championship: Spain's young diamonds dazzle in the spotlight |first=Henry |last=Winter |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |date=24 June 2011 |access-date=10 January 2018 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113041024/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/8598029/European-Under-21-Championship-Spains-young-diamonds-dazzle-in-the-spotlight.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Spain U20'''
*[[Mediterranean Games]]: [[Football at the 2009 Mediterranean Games|2009]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pescara2009.it/results/pdf/FB/FB_C73_FB040060100001ENG.pdf |title=Football: Men: Gold Medal Match |publisher=Pescara 2009 |date=4 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215081712/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/pdf/FB/FB_C73_FB040060100001ENG.pdf |archive-date=15 February 2012}}</ref>
'''Spain U21'''
*[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]: [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2011]]<ref name=U21Final/>
'''Individual'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations awards#Top Goalscorer|Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot]]: [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=11 February 2024 |title=TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Awards |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/totalenergies-caf-afcon-cote-d-ivoire-2023-awards/ |access-date=12 February 2024 |website=CAF |language=}}</ref>
*[[Africa Cup of Nations awards#Team of the Tournament|Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament]]: [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations#Best XI|2023]]<ref>{{cite web |date=14 February 2024 |title=CAF TSG Group releases TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Best XI |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/caf-tsg-group-releases-totalenergies-caf-africa-cup-of-nation-cote-d-ivoire-2023-best-xi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214121627/https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/caf-tsg-group-releases-totalenergies-caf-africa-cup-of-nation-cote-d-ivoire-2023-best-xi/ |archive-date=14 February 2024 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=CAF Online |publisher=Confederation of African Football}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
[[Category:Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent]]
[[Category:Equatoguinean sportspeople of Spanish descent]]
[[Category:CF Intercity players]]
[[Category:20th-century Spanish people]]
[[Category:21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen]]