Friday 30 January 2015

Shola Ameobi Joins Crystal Palace

According to the club’s official website cpfc.co.uk, the Nigerian international has signed a short-term with the Eagles until the end of the season. He was a free agent after leaving Turkish side Gaziantep last month.
The 33-year-old is best known for his time with Newcastle United, where he spent 14 years after breaking into the first-team from their academy. In nearly a decade and a half on Tyneside he appeared 397 times for the Magpies, finding the back of the net 79 times, winning the Championship in 2009/10 and representing the club in the UEFA Champions League.
Ameobi has also won 10 caps for Nigeria where he was born before moving to Newcastle as a youngster. He represented the Super Eagles in the 2014 World Cup, having previously won 20 caps for the England under-21 side.
He is no stranger to Palace boss Alan Pardew, having played under him for Newcastle for four years before moving to Turkey in the summer on a free after his contract expired. He scored four times in 11 outings for Gaziantep before returning to England just before the new year.
The striker will wear the number 23 shirt during his time with Palace, and is the club’s third signing of the transfer window after Yaya Sanogo and Jordon Mutch.

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