Shola Ameobi

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Shola Ameobi
Personal information
Full name Foluwashola Ameobi
Date of birth (1981-10-12) 12 October 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Zaria, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Newcastle United
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000-
2008
Newcastle United
Stoke City (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shola Ameobi (born 12 October 1981) is an Nigerian-English football player. He plays for Newcastle United.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Scource:[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2000–01 Premier League 20 2 2 0 0 0 22 2
2001–02 Premier League 15 0 1 0 3 2 6[c] 3 25 5
2002–03 Premier League 28 5 1 0 0 0 10[d] 3 39 8
2003–04 Premier League 26 7 1 0 1 0 13[e] 3 41 10
2004–05 Premier League 31 2 5 3 2 1 7[f] 1 45 7
2005–06 Premier League 30 9 3 0 0 0 1[c] 0 34 9
2006–07 Premier League 12 3 0 0 0 0 4[g] 2 16 5
2007–08 Premier League 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
2008–09 Premier League 22 4 0 0 0 0 22 4
2009–10 Championship 18 10 2 0 1 1 21 11
2010–11 Premier League 28 6 0 0 2 3 30 9
2011–12 Premier League 27 2 2 0 1 0 30 2
2012–13 Premier League 23 1 1 0 1 0 10[h] 3 35 4
2013–14 Premier League 26 2 1 0 2 1 29 3
Total 312 53 19 3 15 8 51 15 397 79
Stoke City (loan) 2007–08 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Gaziantep BB 2014–15 TFF First League 11 4 0 0 11 4
Crystal Palace 2014–15 Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Bolton Wanderers 2015–16 Championship 8 2 2 0 0 0 10 2
Fleetwood Town 2015–16 League One 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Notts County 2016–17 League Two 17 4 0 0 0 0 17 4
2017–18 League Two 34 6 2 0 0 0 36 6
Total 51 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 53 10
Career total 402 70 23 3 15 8 51 15 491 96
  1. England – FA Cup; Turkey – Turkish Cup
  2. England – League Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
  5. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League; Eleven appearances, three goals in the UEFA Cup.
  6. Appearances in the UEFA Cup.
  7. Two appearances, two goals in the UEFA Intertoto Cup; Two appearances in the UEFA Cup.
  8. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

International[change | change source]

As of 10 August 2014.[2]
Nigeria
Year Apps Goals
2012 1 0
2013 4 2
2014 5 0
Total 10 2

Honours[change | change source]

Newcastle United

Individual

References[change | change source]

  1. Shola Ameobi at Soccerbase
  2. Shola Ameobi at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Chris Hughton praises team and fans as Newcastle United clinch title". The Guardian. Press Association. 20 April 2010.
  4. "Newcastle United – News – Latest News – Latest News – NUFC Season Stats – 2009/10". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  5. "Intertoto Cup Winners 2006: Where are they now?". givemesport.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. "Shola rises to the occasion". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror North East. 28 February 2001. Retrieved 23 April 2019.