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Shola Ameobi
Foluwashola (Shola) Ameobi (born October 12, 1981 in Zaria , Nigeria) is an English-Nigerian football player. He currently plays for Newcastle United in the English Premiership as a centre forward.
Ameobi signed for the Newcastle United Academy on 1st of July 1995, but did not make his debut for the senior team until 5 years later, 1st of September 2000, in a home game against Chelsea. He made 22 appearances for Newcastle that season, aided by injuries to first choice strike partnership Alan Shearer and Carl Cort . His reputation has continued to grow on Tyneside, and he is currently contracted to the club until 2006.
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