Emmanuel Ebiede

Nigerian professional footballer (1978–2023)

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

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

Career

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]

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

^ ^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.
^ "Ex-Eagles star Emmanuel Ebiede is dead". Peoples Gazette. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "Oud-speler Emmanuel Ebiede (47) overleden)". sc Heerenveen. 15 April 2023.