Emmanuel Ebiede (27 March 1978 – 14 April 2023) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Emmanuel Ebiede
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-03-27)27 March 1978
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Date of death 14 April 2023(2023-04-14) (aged 45)
Place of death Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Sharks
1995–1997 Eendracht Aalst 34 (4)
1997–1999 SC Heerenveen 36 (2)
1999–2001 Al Jazira
2001–2002 Al Ain
2002 Al Dhafra
2003–2004 Al-Wasl
2004–2006 Ashdod 64 (13)
2006–2007 Maccabi Petah Tikva 3 (0)
2007–2008 Hapoel Bnei Lod 18 (3)
International career
1998 Nigeria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Ebiede joined Belgian First Division side SC Eendracht Aalst at the age of 16.[1]

In 1997, he moved to SC Heerenveen of the Dutch Eredivisie.[1]

Death

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Ebiede died on 14 April 2023, at the age of 45.[2] He suffered from an enlarged liver.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Volkers, John (15 December 1997). "Ebiede beleeft ellendig jaar en 'n rot week" [Ebiede experiences a miserable year and a rotten week]. De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Ex-Eagles star Emmanuel Ebiede is dead". Peoples Gazette. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Oud-speler Emmanuel Ebiede (47) overleden)". sc Heerenveen. 15 April 2023.
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