Sammy Ameobi

They became the first pair of brothers to play for Newcastle in a league match since George and Ted Robledo in 1952.

His parents, John and Margaret Ameobi, had moved to Newcastle from Nigeria in October 1986.

After originally settling in the city centre, the family later relocated to Fenham as John, who had worked as a teacher in Nigeria, undertook a PhD in agricultural engineering.

His father later went on to become the pastor of Newcastle Apostolic Church in Spital Tongues and Sammy also became a devout Christian.

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

He also has three sisters, Tolu, Titi and Ife.

Their father later stated how the family were victims of racist abuse after arriving in Britain, nearly returning to Nigeria before claiming that God told him to remain in Newcastle.

Sammy later recalled his own experiences, commenting "There was the odd time when I was chased by someone riding a bike, and had to run home and lock the door behind me."

As their father's visa did not allow him to work, the family survived on the £15 a week wages brought in by their mother's part-time job.

On the advice of teachers in order to integrate the children into English society, the Ameobis spoke only English at home, and the children eventually lost fluency in their native Yoruba.

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

Samuel Oluwaseyi Jesutoromo Ameobi (born 1 May 1992) is a professional footballer who is currently a free agent.

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

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

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

His youth career was severely disrupted after suffering a serious hip injury, taking a year to recover from surgery in Colorado.

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

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

After progressing into the first team, he made his senior debut in May 2011.

However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team, making 70 appearances during a seven-year spell and spending time on loan with Middlesbrough, Cardiff City and Bolton Wanderers.

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.

He made his first-team debut on 15 May 2011 in Newcastle's penultimate match of the 2010–11 season as a second-half substitute against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a 2–2 draw, alongside his brother Shola, coming on for Peter Løvenkrands just before Chelsea made the game 2–1.

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

Prior to the goal, supporters chanted, "If Sammy scores we're on the pitch" and thus the goal was followed by a pitch invasion which caused the game to be delayed for 10 minutes.

He scored his first competitive goal on 25 August 2011, scoring the winner in extra time against Scunthorpe United in the second round of the Football League Cup in his first appearance of the 2011–12 season.

His breakthrough into the first team impressed the club enough that, on 17 November 2011, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2015.

Having made twelve appearances in his first full season by December, he was ruled out for the remainder of the 2011–12 season after sustaining a knee injury.

His second goal for the club came two years after his first, scoring in a 2–0 victory over Morecambe in the League Cup.

His brother Shola scored Newcastle's other goal, making the pair the first brothers to score in the same match in the club's history.

Ameobi joined Championship Middlesbrough on 25 February 2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.

On 2 March, Ameobi scored on his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory over Cardiff City.

Born in England, Ameobi was capped by Nigeria at under-20 level and England at under-21 level before switching his allegiance to Nigeria in August 2014.

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Ameobi attended Heaton Manor School in Newcastle and Grindon Hall Christian School in Sunderland, and finished school with 11 GCSEs prior to joining the Newcastle academy on a scholarship.

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.

The goal was the fastest goal scored by a substitute from open play in the history of the Premier League.

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

However, despite being highly regarded at the club, he struggled to establish himself in the first team.

He made 58 league appearances during his seven-year spell with Newcastle, however, the majority were made as a substitute.

Having not featured for Newcastle in over a month, manager Alan Pardew confirmed that Ameobi had been made available for loan and several clubs had shown interest.

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