# Austin Ejide > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austin_Ejide > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austin_Ejide.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Ejide > Source revision: 1342418391 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Austin Ejide | image = Austin Ejide.jpg | caption = Ejide with Hapoel Hadera in 2019 | full_name = Augustine Amamchukwu Ejide | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [Onitsha](/source/Onitsha), Nigeria | height = 1.89 m | position = [Goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)) | currentclub = | years1 = 1999–2002 | clubs1 = [Gabros International](/source/Gabros_International_F.C.) | caps1 = 100 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2002–2006 | clubs2 = [Étoile Sportive du Sahel](/source/%C3%89toile_Sportive_du_Sahel) | caps2 = 120 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2006–2009 | clubs3 = [Bastia](/source/SC_Bastia) | caps3 = 44 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2009–2012 | clubs4 = [Hapoel Petah Tikva](/source/Hapoel_Petah_Tikva_F.C.) | caps4 = 57 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2012–2015 | clubs5 = [Hapoel Be'er Sheva](/source/Hapoel_Be'er_Sheva_F.C.) | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2017–2020 | clubs6 = [Hapoel Hadera](/source/Hapoel_Hadera_F.C.) | caps6 = 79 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = [Sektzia Ness Ziona](/source/Sektzia_Ness_Ziona_F.C.) | caps7 = 31 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = 525 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2001–2014 | nationalteam1 = [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 34 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [football](/source/association_football)}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|NGA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[Africa Cup of Nations](/source/Africa_Cup_of_Nations)}} {{Medal|W|[2013 South Africa](/source/2013_Africa_Cup_of_Nations)|}} }} '''Augustine "Austin" Amamchukwu Ejide''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Augustine "Austin" Amamchukwu Ejide.wav|Listen|help=no}} {{post-nominals|country=NGA|MON}} (born 8 April 1984) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)). Ejide played for [Gabros International](/source/Gabros_International) and [Bastia](/source/SC_Bastia) in Corsica, which competed in [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2). He played for Israeli Premier side [Hapoel Be'er Sheva](/source/Hapoel_Be'er_Sheva_F.C.) until May 2015, and later played for [Hapoel Hadera](/source/Hapoel_Hadera_F.C.). ==Club career== Ejide was born in [Onitsha](/source/Onitsha), Anambra State. He started his career with [Gabros International](/source/Gabros_International_F.C.) where he had an good season before joining [Étoile du Sahel](/source/%C3%89toile_du_Sahel).{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=184856/profile-detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614163745/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=184856/profile-detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2014|title=Austine EJIDE|access-date=20 June 2014|publisher=FIFA}} With the Tunisian club, he reached two [CAF Champions League](/source/CAF_Champions_League) finals. In 2006, Ejide joined [Bastia](/source/SC_Bastia) of the French [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2), where he spent three years before moving to Israeli team [Hapoel Petah Tikva](/source/Hapoel_Petah_Tikva_F.C.), where he rescued the team from relegation. Ejide moved to [Hapoel Be'er Sheva](/source/Hapoel_Be'er_Sheva_F.C.) in 2012, where he played until the end of the 2014–15 season. 2017–18 Ejide kept 27 games and kept 15 clean sheets. The shot stopper earned a spot for [Hapoel Hadera](/source/Hapoel_Hadera_F.C.) in the [Israeli Premier League](/source/Israeli_Premier_League). ==International career== Ejide made his debut for [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria_national_football_team) against [Namibia](/source/Namibia_national_football_team) on 16 June 2001. He has been named in three [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) squads: [2002](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup) in Japan and South Korea, [2010](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup) in South Africa, and [2014](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup) in Brazil. He has also been a member of the Super Eagles' squad at five [Africa Cup of Nations](/source/Africa_Cup_of_Nations) tournaments: [2004](/source/2004_Africa_Cup_of_Nations), [2006](/source/2006_Africa_Cup_of_Nations), [2008](/source/2008_Africa_Cup_of_Nations), [2010](/source/2010_Africa_Cup_of_Nations) and [2013](/source/2013_Africa_Cup_of_Nations), winning the competition in the latter. In 2013, he was selected for Nigeria's squad at the [FIFA Confederations Cup](/source/2013_FIFA_Confederations_Cup).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22827902|title=Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup|date=9 June 2013|access-date=10 June 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}} In the 2008, Africa Cup of Nations hosted in [Ghana](/source/Ghana), Nigeria coach [Berti Vogts](/source/Berti_Vogts) selected Ejide as first choice goalkeeper, ahead of [Vincent Enyeama](/source/Vincent_Enyeama), in all of Super Eagles' four matches. On 21 January 2008, he played his first AFCON game as Nigeria lost 2–1 to [Ivory Coast](/source/Ivory_Coast_national_football_team) in the first match of Group B. However, he kept clean sheets in Nigeria's 0–0 draw with [Mali](/source/Mali_national_football_team) and 2–0 win over [Benin](/source/Benin_national_football_team). ==Personal life== His name, Amamchukwu, means "''I know God''".https://www.nigerian.name/w/index.php?title=Amamchukwu Meanining of Amamchukwu ==Honours== '''Orders''' * 60x60px Member of the [Order of the Niger](/source/Order_of_the_Niger){{cite news |last=Okeleji |first=Oluwashina |author-link=Oluwashina Okeleji |date=13 February 2013 |title=Presidential reward for Super Eagles |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21450619 |department=Sport |work=BBC |location=Lagos |access-date=19 March 2024}} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{Commons category}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206184328/http://www.sc-bastia.com/index.aspx?id_joueur=81 |title=Player profile – SC-Bastia.com}} *{{Lequipe|16314}} *{{NFT player|id=4840}} *{{Soccerway}} {{Navboxes |title=Nigeria Squads | bg = #008751 | fg = White |bordercolor= |list1= {{Nigeria squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}} {{Nigeria squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{Nigeria squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Nigeria squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Nigeria squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Nigeria squad 2010 FIFA World Cup}} {{Nigeria squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Nigeria squad 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{Nigeria squad 2014 FIFA World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ejide, Austin}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Onitsha Category:Footballers from Anambra State Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. players Category:Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Category:SC Bastia players Category:Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Category:Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Category:Hapoel Hadera F.C. players Category:Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Israeli Premier League players Category:Liga Leumit players Category:Nigeria men's international footballers Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Category:2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Category:2010 FIFA World Cup players Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Category:2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players Category:Members of the Order of the Niger Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Austin Ejide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Ejide) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Ejide?action=history)). 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