Tomi Ameobi

Tomi Ameobi
Ameobi with FC Edmonton after a game in 2014
Personal information
Full name Oluwatomiwo Ameobi[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-16) 16 August 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward[4]
Youth career
2003–2005 Newcastle United
2005–2007 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Leeds United 0 (0)
2007–2008Scunthorpe United (loan) 9 (0)
2008–2009 Doncaster Rovers 1 (0)
2008Grimsby Town (loan) 2 (0)
2009Mansfield Town (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2010 Forest Green Rovers 27 (4)
2010–2011 Whitley Bay 4 (3)
2011 BÍ/Bolungarvík 22 (11)
2012 Grindavík 17 (3)
2013 VPS 30 (9)
2013–2014 Whitley Bay 4 (2)
2014–2017 FC Edmonton 94 (21)
2018 FC Cincinnati 4 (0)
2019–2020 FC Edmonton 30 (4)
2023- Edmonton Scottish
Total 248 (57)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2020

Oluwatomiwo Ameobi (born 16 August 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Having come through the youth academy at Leeds United, he went on to play in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town and Mansfield Town before appearing for Non-League sides Forest Green Rovers and Whitley Bay. In 2011 he moved to play in Europe and had spells in Iceland and Finland with BÍ/Bolungarvík, Grindavík and VPS. In 2014 Ameobi moved to North America and had spells with both FC Edmonton and FC Cincinnati.

  1. ^ "Tomi Ameobi". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "T. Ameobi: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "24 – Tomi Ameobi". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Tomi Ameobi". ESPN FC. Retrieved 2 June 2019.