Augustine "Austin" Amamchukwu Ejide (born 8 April 1984) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper who plays for Israeli club Sektzia Ness Ziona. His name, Amamchukwu, means "''I know God''". Born in

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, Ejide has played for Gabros International and SC Bastia in Corsica, which competes in

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of the French Football League. He played for

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i Premier side

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

until May 2015, and is now playing for Hapoel Hadera F.C.

Club career

Ejide started his career with Gabros International where he had an amazing season before joining Étoile du Sahel. With the

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n club, he reached two

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finals. In 2006, Ejide joined SC Bastia of the French

, where he spent three years before moving to Israeli team

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

. Where he rescued the team from relegation. Ejide moved to

in 2012, where he played until the end of the 2014\2015 season. 2017/2018 Ejide kept 27 games and gracefully kept 15 clean sheets. The shot stopper earned a spot for Hapoel Hadera F.C in the Israel Premier League. The gentle giant is considered a Saviour in the city of Hadera for bringing them back to League 1 after 39 years of being in the Second or Third League.

International career

Ejide made his debut for

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against

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on 16 June 2001. He has been named in three

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squads:

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in Japan and South Korea,

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in South Africa, and

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in Brazil. He has also been a member of the Super Eagles' squad at five

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tournaments:

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and

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, winning the competition in the latter. In 2013, he was selected for Nigeria's squad at the

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. In the 2008, Africa Cup of Nations hosted in

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, Nigeria coach

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selected Ejide as first choice goalkeeper, ahead of

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, in all of Super Eagles' four matches. On 21 January 2008, he played his first AFCON game as Nigeria lost 2–1 to

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in the first match of Group B. However, he kept clean sheets in Nigeria's 0–0 draw with

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and 2–0 win over

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ejide, Austin 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Onitsha Nigerian footballers Association football goalkeepers Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players SC Bastia players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Hapoel Hadera F.C. players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players Ligue 2 players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Nigeria international footballers Nigerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Tunisia Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Israel Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players