30 Facts About Sammy Ameobi

Samuel Oluwaseyi Jesutoromo Ameobi was born on 1 May 1992 and is a professional footballer who played most recently for Championship club Middlesbrough, although he has since been made a free agent.

Sammy Ameobi is the younger brother of fellow players Shola and Tomi Ameobi.

Sammy Ameobi began his career with Newcastle United, joining the club's youth academy in 2008.

Sammy Ameobi was released by Newcastle in 2017 and returned to Bolton on a permanent deal.

Sammy Ameobi has two older brothers, both of whom are footballers: Shola and Tomi.

Sammy Ameobi has asthma, having been diagnosed with the condition at the age of twelve.

Sammy Ameobi said in a 2011 interview that football "wasn't [his] thing" as a child, but seeing his older brother Shola make his first team debut for Newcastle against Chelsea in September 2000 spurred on his enthusiasm for the game.

Sammy Ameobi joined the Newcastle United Academy in July 2008 after finishing school.

Sammy Ameobi has stated that he "had to learn to run all over again" after recovering from the injury.

Sammy Ameobi made his reserve team debut on 29 September 2008 against Blackburn Rovers.

Sammy Ameobi scored his first senior goal on 15 July 2011, in a pre-season friendly against Darlington.

Sammy Ameobi scored his first senior league goal for Newcastle on 26 October 2014, within eight seconds of the start of second half against Tottenham Hotspur.

Former Newcastle striker Michael Owen, tipped Sammy Ameobi to become one of the Premier League's "most exciting players".

Sammy Ameobi made 58 league appearances during his seven-year spell with Newcastle the majority were made as a substitute.

Sammy Ameobi made nine appearances during his loan spell, scoring once, before returning to Newcastle.

On 7 July 2015, Sammy Ameobi joined Championship team Cardiff City on a season-long loan.

Sammy Ameobi made 39 appearances in all competitions during his loan spell with Cardiff as the club fell short of a play-off place, but only 11 of these were starts.

Cardiff manager Russell Slade stated that the club felt the need to manage Sammy Ameobi's playing time as the winger was suffering from asthma and had been struggling to breathe in training sessions during the early part of his loan spell prior to a change of medication to manage the problem.

Sammy Ameobi was initially restricted to substitute appearances following his late arrival to the squad but was quickly tipped by manager Phil Parkinson to be a "game-changer" for Bolton.

Sammy Ameobi scored his first goal for Bolton in an EFL Trophy tie against Blackpool on 4 October 2016.

Sammy Ameobi returned to Newcastle in January 2017 after they rejected Bolton's request to extend the loan deal over unpaid fees from his original loan.

Sammy Ameobi featured four times for Newcastle during the second half of the season before being released by the club at the end of the season following the expiration of his contract, ending a ten-year association.

On 14 July 2017, Sammy Ameobi signed a permanent deal to return to Bolton, who had been promoted to the Championship, on a one-year contract.

Sammy Ameobi signed a two-year extension to his contract in June 2018, turning down offers from several other Championship clubs.

Sammy Ameobi became a key player for Forest during the season, making over 45 appearances in all competitions, scoring 5 goals and assisting 9.

Sammy Ameobi was released in June 2022 without making an appearance for the club.

Sammy Ameobi joined the Nigeria U-20 squad training in Turkey ahead of the 2011 African Youth Championship.

Sammy Ameobi appeared in two friendly games for the side against Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Four days later, Sammy Ameobi made his first start for the side against Belgium under-21s.

On 6 August 2014, Sammy Ameobi confirmed that he has chosen to follow elder brother Shola in declaring for Nigeria.