Name: Sammy Ameobi
Squad number: 28
Nationality: English
Born: 1st May, 1992, Newcastle
Height: 1.94m (6ft 4.5ins)
Weight: 77.1kgs
Previous clubs: n/a
Signed: July 2010, from youth
Newcastle United debut: 15th May, 2011 v Chelsea (away), Premier League
Position: Striker
Sammy Ameobi burst on to the first-team scene at the end of the 2010/11 season, making his Newcastle debut as a second-half substitute in the penultimate game of the season at Chelsea.
The youngster replaced Peter Lovenkrands to join older brother Shola on the Stamford Bridge pitch, and in doing so they became the first brothers to play for United in a league match since George and Ted Robledo in 1952.
Ameobi had been a regular presence in the reserves for three years, but was given a chance by first team manager Alan Pardew in pre-season and grabbed his opportunity with both hands. He netted against Darlington in the first friendly of the summer, before bagging a brace at Gateshead and was promptly handed squad number 28.
Having been an unused substitute against Arsenal on the opening day of the 2011/12 campaign, Ameobi came off the bench less than a fortnight later to strike a stunning extra-time winner against Scunthorpe in the second round of the Carling Cup - the first competitive goal of his fledgling career.
