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Also known as Foluwashola Ameobi, Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi

Nigerian footballer (born 1981)

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Shola Ameobi was born on 12 October 1981 in Zaria and holds citizenship of Nigeria and the United Kingdom. He played as a forward, wearing squad number 9, for Newcastle United, Stoke City, Gaziantep F.K. and Crystal Palace in the Premier League, and he took part in the 2014 FIFA World Cup for Nigeria. He speaks English, Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin, with Yoruba as his native language. His siblings are Sammy Ameobi and Tomi Ameobi.

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom

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Total plays
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Key facts

2008
→ Stoke City (loan)
2015
Crystal Palace
Full name
Foluwashola Ameobi
Date of birth
( 1981-10-12 ) 12 October 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth
Zaria , Nigeria
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position
Striker
1995 2000
Newcastle United
Years
Team
2000 2014
Newcastle United
2014 2015
Gaziantep BB
2015 2016
Bolton Wanderers
2016 2017
Fleetwood Town
2017 2018
Notts County
2000 2003
England U21
2012 2014
Nigeria

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Centre-Forward
Nationality
Nigeria

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Zaria
Languages spoken
Nigerian Pidgin
Native language
Yoruba
Participant in
2014 FIFA World Cup
Member of team
Gaziantepspor
Position played
forward
Country for sport
Nigeria
Mass
80
Image
Shola Ameobi 1.png
Height
191
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Commons category
Shola Ameobi
date of birth
1981-10-12
sport number
9
start of work period
2000-00-00
name in native language
Shola Ameobi
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Encyclopedic overview

Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobilisten (born 12 October 1981) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He spent 14 years at Newcastle United, making 397 official appearances and scoring 79 goals, and received a winner's medal when they won the Championship in 2010. He has the fifth most appearances as a substitute in the Premier League. On leaving Newcastle in 2014, he briefly represented Gaziantep BB in Turkey, before brief spells at Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers, Fleetwood Town, and Notts County.

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