Thankgod Amaefule

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Thankgod Amaefule
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-12-16) 16 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1994–1999 Veria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000 Jeziorak Iława
2000–2003 Okęcie Warsaw
2003–2005 PAOK 8 (0)
2005–2007 Veria 35 (8)
2007–2008 Dolphins
2009–2012 Sharks
2012–2017 Heartland
International career
2010 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thankgod Amaefule (born 16 December 1984 in Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Amaefule joined Dolphins in the summer of 2007, after playing several seasons in Poland and Greece, including Veria in the Greek second level. He was excluded from the remainder of Dolphins' 2008 CAF Confederation Cup campaign because of insubordination and inciting disunity. He transferred to crosstown rival Sharks and was a part of their run to the FA Cup final. He played his only match for Nigeria on 3 March 2010 against DR Congo.

Personal life

His brother is Napoleon Amaefule.


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