Emmanuel Ebiede (27 March 1978 – 14 April 2023) was a Nigerian professional

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who played as an

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Career

Ebiede joined

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side

SC Eendracht Aalst SC Eendracht Aalst is a Belgian football club based in Aalst, East Flanders. The club currently play in Belgian Division 2 where they are the defending champions in their region. History During World War I, citizens from Aalst played footbal ...

at the age of 16. In 1997, he moved to

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

of the Dutch

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Death

Ebiede died on 14 April 2023, at the age of 45. He suffered from an enlarged liver.

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* * 1978 births 2023 deaths Sportspeople from Port Harcourt Nigerian men's footballers Footballers from Rivers State Men's association football midfielders Nigeria men's international footballers Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players UAE Pro League players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Sharks F.C. players S.C. Eendracht Aalst players SC Heerenveen players Al Jazira Club players Al Wasl F.C. players Al Dhafra FC players Al Ain FC players F.C. Ashdod players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub