Shola Ameobi
Ameobi warming up for Newcastle United in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Foluwashola Ameobi | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaria, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Notts County | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2000 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2014 | Newcastle United | 312 | (53) |
| 2008 | → Stoke City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Gaziantep BB | 11 | (4) |
| 2015 | Crystal Palace | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | (2) |
| 2016 | Fleetwood Town | 10 | (1) |
| 2017– | Notts County | 14 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2003 | England U21 | 20 | (7) |
| 2012–2014 | Nigeria | 10 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 20 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi (born 12 October 1981) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Notts County.
He spent 14 years at Newcastle United, where he received a winner's medal in 2010 when Newcastle lifted the Championship trophy. He holds the record for the most appearances as a substitute in the Premier League. On leaving Newcastle in 2014, he briefly represented Gaziantep BB in Turkey and back in England with Crystal Palace before joining Bolton Wanderers.
Born in Nigeria but raised in England, Ameobi was capped by the England under-21 team before making his Nigeria debut in 2012 and representing them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Born in Zaria, Nigeria to a family from Ijumu Local Government Area in modern-day Kogi State, Ameobi moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, England when he was five. His initial promise was spotted whilst attending the Walker Central Boys Club, before he was invited to attend Newcastle United's Academy.
Ameobi signed a pre-contract with Newcastle on 1 July 1997. He progressed through the youth setup, making his debut in the reserves in 1998 on 11 October against Sunderland. He made his first team debut two years later, 9 September 2000, in a home game against Chelsea. He went on to make 22 appearances for Newcastle that season, in lieu of the injured Alan Shearer and Carl Cort.
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