{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 2006)}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Daniel Bameyi |image = |full_name = Daniel Kolocho Bameyi<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Nigeria (NGA) |publisher=FIFA |page=18 |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref> |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|1|4|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA"/> |birth_place = |height = 1.79 m<ref name="FIFA"/> |position = Defender |currentclub = Yum Yum |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Yum Yum |years1 = |clubs1 = |caps1 = |goals1 = |nationalyears1 = 2023– |nationalteam1 = Nigeria U20 |nationalcaps1 = 30 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = |nationalteam2 = Nigeria U23 |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = |nationalyears3 = 2022– |nationalteam3 = Nigeria |nationalcaps3 = 3 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |club-update = |nationalteam-update = 16:14, 16 March 2023 (UTC) }} '''Daniel Kolocho Bameyi''' (born 4 January 2006) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a defender.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Akpan |date=2023-05-23 |title=Nigeria U-20 not afraid of anybody -Daniel Bameyi declares - Nigeria Sports News |url=https://nigeriasportsnews.com/nigeria-u-20-not-afraid-of-anybody-daniel-bameyi-declares/,%20https://nigeriasportsnews.com/nigeria-u-20-not-afraid-of-anybody-daniel-bameyi-declares/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525000521/https://nigeriasportsnews.com/nigeria-u-20-not-afraid-of-anybody-daniel-bameyi-declares/,%20https:/nigeriasportsnews.com/nigeria-u-20-not-afraid-of-anybody-daniel-bameyi-declares/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Club career== Bameyi is listed as playing for an Abuja-based club named Yum Yum FC, although it has been reported that no club by this name exists in Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2023/03/16/five-unanswered-questions-on-inclusion-of-daniel-bameyi-in-super-eagles-list-for-afcon-qualifiers/|title=Five Unanswered Questions On Inclusion Of Daniel Bameyi In Super Eagles List For AFCON Qualifiers|date=16 March 2023|accessdate=16 March 2023|website=owngoalnigeria.com}}</ref> Head coach of the Nigeria under-20 side, Ladan Bosso, stated in late May 2023 that Yum Yum FC were indeed a real club, actually named the Yum Yum Academy, and that Bameyi was on their books.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=47567|title=Flying Eagles coach confirms to Brazilian media Bameyi is on the books of Yum Yum FC|first=Ifeanyi|last=Emmanuel|date=27 May 2023|accessdate=29 May 2023|website=allnigeriasoccer.com}}</ref>
==International career== ===Youth=== Bameyi represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, captaining the side as they finished third in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scorenigeria.com.ng/flying-eagles-captain-bameyi-returns-ogwuche-keeps-starting-shirt/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307090404/https://scorenigeria.com.ng/flying-eagles-captain-bameyi-returns-ogwuche-keeps-starting-shirt/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 7, 2023|title=Flying Eagles captain Bameyi returns, Ogwuche keeps starting shirt|date=6 March 2023|accessdate=16 March 2023|website=scorenigeria.com.ng}}</ref> He was suspended for the quarter-finals after accumulating two yellow cards in the group stage.He also represent Nigeria u 20 at FIFA u 20 world cup 2023 as captain and he played all the matches<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scorenigeria.com.ng/flying-eagles-replace-suspended-captain-goalkeeper-aniagboso-leads-team/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308100603/https://scorenigeria.com.ng/flying-eagles-replace-suspended-captain-goalkeeper-aniagboso-leads-team/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 8, 2023|title=Flying Eagles replace suspended captain, goalkeeper Aniagboso leads team|date=2 March 2023|accessdate=16 March 2023|website=scorenigeria.com.ng}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/03/07/poor-flying-eagles-fail-to-reach-u20-afcon-final/|title=Poor Flying Eagles Fail to Reach U20 AFCON Final|date=7 March 2023|accessdate=16 March 2023|newspaper=This Day}}</ref>
===Senior=== Bameyi was first called up to the senior team of Nigeria in November 2022, for a friendly game against Costa Rica, going on to make his debut in the 2–0 loss.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gazettengr.com/18-super-eagles-fly-out-for-costa-rica-friendly/|location=Abuja, Nigeria|title=18 Super Eagles fly out for Costa Rica friendly|date=5 November 2022|accessdate=16 March 2023|newspaper=Peoples Gazette}}</ref> He was again called up to the senior squad for two 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games against Guinea-Bissau.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=46738|title=AFCONQ : Two former Arsenal players, ex-Chelsea CB, Osimhen, 19 others named|first=Ifeanyi|last=Emmanuel|date=16 March 2023|accessdate=16 March 2023|website=allnigeriasoccer.com}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===International=== <!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! --> {{updated|matches played 16 March 2023.}}<ref>{{NFT player|pid=89196}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan=1|Nigeria |2022||1||0 |- ! colspan=2|Total!!1!!0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bameyi, Daniel}} Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:Nigeria men's youth international footballers Category:Nigeria men's international footballers Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen