Efe Ambrose
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| Date of birth | 18 October 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back / Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Hibernian (on loan from Celtic) |
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| Number | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002-2006 | Kaduna United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Kaduna United | 89 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Bayelsa United (loan) | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Ashdod | 67 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Celtic | 113 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | → Hibernian (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Nigeria U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Nigeria | 51 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:46, 2 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:16, 13 June 2016 (UTC) |
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Efetobore "Efe" Ambrose Emuobo (born 18 October 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a centre back or a right back for Hibernian on loan from Celtic. He also plays in the Nigeria national football team.
Ambrose has represented Nigeria at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, the Summer Olympics and the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ambrose started his professional career at Kaduna United in 2006 and two years later, he was loaned to Bayelsa United for the 2008–09 season but remained with Kaduna United after helping them win promotion.
Ambrose joined Israeli Premier League club FC Ashdod in June 2010 and left in 2012.
Ambrose joined Scottish Premier League club Celtic in the summer 2012 transfer deadline day, signing a three-year contract. After joining the club, Ambrose praised his new teammates at Celtic for helping him settle down in Glasgow quickly. Ambrose also revealed he studied British football in order to join Celtic by watching both Scottish Premier League and English Premier League games on TV upon hearing about Celtic's interest in him.
Ambrose made his debut on 22 September 2012 as a substitute for Celtic captain Scott Brown against Dundee in the Scottish Premier League, a 2–0 victory. He made his full début against Raith Rovers in the Scottish League Cup, in a 4–1 victory. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5–0 win over St Mirren on 20 October 2012, celebrating the goal with a quadruple somersault. Ambrose went on to make his Champions League debut for Celtic, where he played 90 minutes in a 3–2 win over Spartak Moscow. On 4 November 2012, Ambrose headed in an own goal, in a 2–2 draw against Dundee United. After the match, Ambrose said he let himself down and felt that he could have cleared the ball away. On 7 November 2012, ahead of a Champions League game against Barcelona, Ambrose made a vow to give his best ever performance for the club. After a stunning performance by the Celtic players, they won 2–1 and Ambrose said that winning against Barcelona was the 'perfect way to celebrate Celtic's 125th anniversary.
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