Sammy Ameobi

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Sammy Ameobi
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Oluwaseyi J. Ameobi[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992
Place of birthNewcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[2][3]
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current clubNewcastle United
Number28
Youth career
2008–2010Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–Newcastle United25(0)
2013→ Middlesbrough (loan)9(1)
National team‡
2011Nigeria U202(0)
2011–England U215(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:50, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Samuel Oluwaseyi J. "Sammy" Ameobi (born 1 May 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Newcastle United as a winger. He is the younger brother of fellow players Shola and Tomi Ameobi.

Club career

Newcastle United

Early career

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear,[2] Ameobi joined the Newcastle United Academy in July 2008 after finishing school[4] and made his reserve team debut on 29 September 2008 against Blackburn Rovers.[4] He made his first-team debut on 15 May 2011 as a second-half substitute against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a 2–2 draw, alongside his brother Shola, coming on for Peter Løvenkrands just before Chelsea made the game 2–1. This prompted Newcastle fans to change a favourite chant from "There's only one Ameobi" to "There's only two Ameobis". They became the first pair of brothers to play for Newcastle in a league match since George and Ted Robledo in 1952.[5][6]

2011–12 season

Ameobi scored his first senior goal on 15 July 2011 in a pre-season friendly against Darlington. Prior to the goal, supporters chanted, "If Sammy scores we're on the pitch" and thus the goal was followed by a pitch invasion which caused the game to be delayed for 10 minutes.[7] He scored his first competitive goal on 25 August 2011, scoring the winner in extra time against Scunthorpe United in the second round of the Football League Cup.[8]

On 17 November 2011 Ameobi signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract extension with Newcastle United, keeping him at the club until 2015.[9] On 19 November 2011 he started his first-ever Premier League match, away to Manchester City.

Loan to Middlesbrough

Ameobi joined Middlesbrough on 25 February 2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. On 2 March, Ameobi scored on his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory over Cardiff City.[10]

International career

Ameobi opted to play for the Nigeria national football team and joined Nigeria U-20 squad training in Turkey ahead of the 2011 African Youth Championship.[11] He appeared in two friendly games for the Nigeria U20s against Saudi Arabia and Egypt.[12] However, in November 2011, he was called up to the England U-21 squad for matches against Iceland and Belgium by Stuart Pearce. He met up with his team mates for the first day of training on 7 November. On 10 November Ameobi made his England Under-21 debut against Iceland in a 5–0 win to maintain England's perfect start to their Euro 2013 Under-21 Qualifying group. On 14 November Ameobi made his first start against Belgium Under-21s. England were winning 1–0 when Ameobi was subbed off after 67 minutes, the game eventually ended 2–1 to Belgium.

Personal life

Ameobi has two older brothers who are also footballers: Shola, his current teammate at Newcastle, and Tomi, who plays for Vaasan Palloseura in Finland.[4] He attended Heaton Manor School in Newcastle and Grindon Hall Christian School in Sunderland, and finished school with 11 GCSEs prior to joining the Newcastle academy on a scholarship.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 February 2014[13]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11Newcastle UnitedPremier League100000–10
2011–12900031–121
2012–1380100050140
2012–13MiddlesbroughChampionship910000–91
2013–14Newcastle UnitedPremier League7000210091
Career total 341105250453

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". Premier League. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sammy Ameobi". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Ameobi, SOJ (Sammy)", English National Football Archive 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Sam Ameobi". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  5. ↑ Ryder, Lee (16 May 2011). "Shola and Sammy Ameobi tell of NUFC pride". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Newcastle United's Shola and Sammy Ameobi revel in shared ambition". The Guardian. 20 May 2011. 
  7. ↑ Marhsall, Anthony (15 July 2011). "Darlington 0 Newcastle 2". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Scunthorpe 1–2 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Sammy Signs Up!". Newcastle United F.C. 17 November 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Middlesbrough 2–1 Cardiff" BBC Sport. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  11. ↑ Adewuyi, Lolade (8 March 2011). "Newcastle's Sam Ameobi Joins Nigeria U-20's". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  12. ↑ Ryder, Lee (24 September 2011). "Stuart Pearce keeping tabs on Sammy Ameobi". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Sammy Ameobi". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 

External links

Newcastle United F.C. – current squad
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