Derick Amadi (born 10 March 1984) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays for Dolphins FC.

Career

Amadi was named the 1997

Pepsi Football Academy The Pepsi Football Academy is a Nigerian association football academy and was established in November 1992. History The Pepsi Football Academy was established in November 1992 by Kashimawo Laloko. Originally based in Lagos, the initiative secured t ...

of Nigeria's Most Valuable Player. On 13 March 2006, he moved to

Sharks F.C. Sharks Football Club was a Nigerian football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They played in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League. Their home stadium was Sharks Stadium although they played some of their ...

from the German-based club

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. He moved later to

Enugu Rangers Rangers International Football Club, commonly known as Enugu Rangers, is a Nigerian professional association football team founded in 1970. Based in Enugu, the Rangers play their home games at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. Enugu Rangers are one ...

before leaving the

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-based team in 2008 and joining

Heartland F.C. Heartland Football Club, founded as Spartans F.C., later known as Iwuanyanwu Nationale from 1985 to 2006, is a Nigerian football club based in Owerri. The team play their home games at Dan Anyiam Stadium (and the Okigwe Stadium as their temporar ...

In February 2011, while playing for Dolphins FC, Amadi was voted and named in the Team of the Week" by the

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. He played for them going into the 2012–13 seasons.

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Living people 1984 births Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Pepsi Football Academy players SC Freiburg players Rangers International F.C. players Heartland F.C. players Sharks F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen Nigerian expatriate men's footballers {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub