Quick Facts

Efe Eric Ambrose, a defender for Scottish Premiership team St Johnstone on loan to Scottish Championship team Dunfermline Athletic, is a professional football player from Nigeria. His past clubs include Kaduna United, Bayelsa United, Ashdod of Israel, Celtic, Hibernian, Livingston, and Derby County of England. Also, He has represented Nigeria at various ages on the international stage. He has competed for Nigeria at the senior, U20, and U23 levels. He competed for Nigeria in the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup, which was held in Canada.

Later, he competed in two games for Nigeria U23 at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On March 27, 2011, he made his Nigerian debut with an international team. He has competed for Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, and Africa Cup of Nations. He was a member of Nigeria’s 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winning team. Also, He received 51 caps between 2008 and 2016 and contributed 4 goals to Nigeria.

How much is the Net Worth of Efe Ambrose?

Efe Ambrose makes money playing football professionally. Contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements provide the majority of his revenue. His income is £67,600, however his net worth has not yet been made public. Also, His cost of sale is about 350 Th. His net worth will soon be updated here if there are any changes.

Early Year and Bio

Efe Ambrose was born on October 18, 1988. Nigeria’s Kaduna is the city of his birth. His parents’ identities have been kept a mystery and have not yet been revealed. He is a citizen of Nigeria. Africans make up his ethnicity. He has Libra as his natal sign.

What is the Professional Career of Efe Ambrose?

He began playing football for the Kaduna United youth squad, where he also started his professional career. And then, on July 1, 2008, he was given a loan to Bayelsa United for the 2008–09 season. During that time, he made 24 appearances for the club and scored four goals in all competitions as Bayelsa United won the Nigerian Premier League. He continued at Kaduna United during the 2009–10 campaign, when he contributed to the team’s 2010 Nigerian FA Cup victory. Also, He joined Israeli Premier League club FC Ashdod on July 1, 2010, and left in 2012 after making 70 appearances and tallying 5 goals in all competitions.

He signed a three-year contract and joined Scottish Premier League team Celtic on August 31, 2012, the day before the summer transfer deadline. On September 22, 2012, he made his club debut in a 2-0 victory over Dundee FC. He made his club debut on October 20, 2012, in a 5-0 victory over St. Mirren. On October 2, 2012, he made his club’s Champions League debut in a 3-2 victory over Spartak Moscow. Prior to a Champions League match against Barcelona on November 7, 2012, he vowed to deliver his best-ever effort for the team. He claimed that Celtic’s 2-1 victory over Barcelona was the “ideal way to celebrate Celtic’s 125th anniversary” due to the players’ outstanding performance.

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He made 41 appearances in his first season, contributing three goals and three assists across all competitions as Celtic captured the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup. Also, He made 52 appearances for the team during the 2013–14 season, contributing 3 goals and 2 assists across all competitions as Celtic won the Scottish Premiership that year. He made 43 appearances for the team in 2014–15, contributing 5 assists across all leagues as Celtic won the Scottish Premiership and Scottish League Cup that year. Also, He made 31 appearances for the club in all competitions during the 2015–16 campaign, which saw Celtic win the Scottish Premiership.

He joined Hibernian on loan on February 28, 2017, for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign. On March 1, 2017, he made his club debut in a 2-0 loss to St. Mirren.  In a 2-1 victory over Falkirk on March 25, 2017, he netted his first goal for the organization. He was the March 2017 Scottish Championship player of the month. He made 12 appearances for the club while on loan at Hibernian, scoring once in every game as Hibernian captured the Scottish Championship that year. On July 1, 2017, he signed a free transfer agreement with Hibernian after his contract with Celtic terminated at the end of the season. He made 45 appearances for the team during the 2017–18 campaign, contributing 3 goals and 2 assists across all competitions.

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He made 29 appearances for the team during the first half of the 2018–19 campaign, contributing 1 assist and 2 goals across all competitions. He participated in an EFL Championship team Derby County trial on February 15, 2019. Also, He agreed to a short-term contract with the club later that month. At the conclusion of the 2018–19 campaign, Derby County subsequently released him. On February 18, 2020, he joined with Livingston after been without a club for a while.

On February 22, 2020, he made his club debut in a 1-1 tie with his previous team, Hibernian. He only made 3 appearances for the club in all competitions during the 2019–20 season. He made 28 appearances for the team during the 2020–21 season, contributing 1 assist across all competitions while being among the few players released by Livingston at the conclusion of that campaign. Also, He signed a contract with Scottish Premiership team St Johnstone on September 10, 2021. On September 18, 2021, he made his club debut in a 1-0 victory over Aberdeen FC. He signed a loan agreement with Scottish Championship team Dunfermline Athletic on February 4, 2022, and will remain there for the 2021–22 campaign.

International Career of Efe Ambrose

At different ages, he has represented Nigeria. He has competed for Nigeria at the senior, U20, and U23 levels. He competed for Nigeria in the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup, which was held in Canada. Later, he competed in two games for Nigeria U23 at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On March 27, 2011, he made his Nigerian national team debut in a 4-0 victory against Ethiopia in a qualifier for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He scored his first goal for Nigeria on October 13, 2012, in a 6-1 victory against Liberia in the second round of the second leg of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Later, he represented Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, and Africa Cup of Nations. He was a member of the Nigerian team that took home the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations trophy and was also included in the tournament’s Team of the Tournament. He received 51 caps between 2008 and 2016 and contributed 4 goals to Nigeria.

Honors

• Won the 2008-09 Nigerian Premier League with Bayelsa United.
• Won the 2010 Nigerian FA Cup with Kaduna United.
• Won the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 Scottish Premiership with Celtic.
• Won the 2012-13 Scottish Cup with Celtic.
• Won the 2014-15 Scottish League Cup with Celtic.
• Won the 2016-17 Scottish Championship with Hibernian.
• Won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria.

Is Efe Ambrose a Married man?

He is a married man, based on what is known about him personally. He wed his lovely partner of many years, Adenike Sarah Ambrose, in a civil ceremony. Three children were born into the family. His wife and kids are his closest friends, and the three of them are contentedly cohabitating.

Body Measurement: Height and Weight

Efe Ambrose is 1.90 meters, or 6 feet and 3 inches, tall. His body weight is 70 kg. His physique is athletic. Also, His black hair contrasts with his dark brown eyes. Straight is the way he identifies sexually. His other bodily measurements, such as his chest, biceps, and waist, have yet to be made public. He has a generally sound body.

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