Efe Ambrose

Date of Birth: 18-10-1988
Position: Defender
Joined: 04-02-2022
Nationality: Nigerian

Previous Clubs: Kaduna United, FC Ashdod, Celtic, Hibernian (on loan), Hibernian, Derby County, Livingston, St Johnstone.

Efe Ambrose joined on loan from St Johnstone from start of February 2022 until the end of the season.

Efe was a centre back with experience of 366 senior matches. These include 169 appearances for Celtic where he played 37 times in the Champions League and the Europa Cup.

In addition the 33 year old has 47 full caps for Nigeria and has also represented his country at U20, U23 and Olympic level. He was a member of the team that won the African Cup of Nations in 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in the final.

Ambrose started his professional career in 2006 at Kaduna United his hometown club in Nigeria, before moving to play for FC Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League club in June 2010.

After two years there he attracted the interest of Celtic. Ambrose joined Scottish Premier League club on the summer 2012 transfer deadline day, signing a three-year contract.

After proposed moves to Standard Liège, and to Blackburn Rovers fell through, on 28 February 2017, Ambrose joined Hibernian on loan for the rest of the 2016-2017 season. When his contract with Celtic ended at the end of the season, Ambrose signed a two-year contract with Hibernian.

Next stop in February 2019, Ambrose went to EFL Championship club Derby County where he signed a short-term contract with the club. Subsequent moves took him to Livingston and then St Johnstone.

Efe made eight appearances for the Perth side in season 2021-2022, the last on 30th October 2021 and made 14 appearances, all starts for Dunfermline.