Emmanuel Ebiede

Emmanuel Ebiede
Personal information
Date of birth	27 March 1978
Place of birth	Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Date of death	14 April 2023 (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
1994–1995	Sharks
1995–1997	Eendracht Aalst
1997–1999	SC Heerenveen
1999–2001	Al Jazira
2001–2002	Al Ain
2002	Al Dhafra
2003–2004	Al-Wasl
2004–2006	Ashdod
2006–2007	Maccabi Petah Tikva
2007–2008	Hapoel Bnei Lod
International career
1998	Nigeria
	*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

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.