1. Aide Brown Ideye was born on 11 October 1988 and is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Enyimba.
18 Facts About Brown Ideye
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Brown Ideye represented the Nigeria national team at international level, winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Brown Ideye was a member of the Ocean Boys team that won the Nigeria Premier League in 2006.
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In January 2008 Brown Ideye moved to Europe to sign with Swiss Super League club Neuchatel Xamax.
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On 6 July 2011, Brown Ideye signed a five-year deal with Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv.
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On 7 August 2012, Brown Ideye scored the winner in a UEFA Champions League qualifying third round second-leg game against Feyenoord, in which Dynamo ultimately progressed.
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Brown Ideye scored against Borussia Monchengladbach in the second-leg of the play-off round.
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The prospect of featuring in the Champions League again was rumoured to play a crucial role in convincing Brown Ideye to move to the Athens-based club.
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On 20 October 2015, Brown Ideye scored a goal in Olympiacos' Champions League group stage victory over Dinamo Zagreb.
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Brown Ideye scored the 79th-minute winner with a superb finish from a tight angle, redeeming himself for an astonishing miss earlier in the second half.
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On 9 March 2016, Brown Ideye received a lucrative offer from China during the January transfer window, however he rejected the offer as he preferred to stay with the reigning Superleague Greece champions.
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Brown Ideye left Olympiakos for Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda in the January 2017 transfer window.
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On 29 January 2018, Brown Ideye joined Spanish La Liga side Malaga on loan for six months.
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Brown Ideye represented his country at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
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Brown Ideye played five games in the tournament and scored one goal, against Costa Rica.
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Brown Ideye was not part of the final 23-man squad, but was called up after a knee injury to Mikel John Obi ruled the midfielder out of the competition.
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Brown Ideye was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, playing in most of their games at the tournament.
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Brown Ideye was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.