Efe Ambrose
Defender - Centre-Back
at Glasgow United FC
at Glasgow United FC
303 days · joined 2025-07-26
👕200+ Apps
🏴50+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Celtic FC
top club · 169 apps
Career highs
€3.75m
peak value · 2014
—
top transfer fee
4
best season · 11/12
56 / 3
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1988-10-18 · 5 players total
429Appearances
20Goals
15Assists
48Yellow cards
4Red cards
139Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Efe Ambrose |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Efetobore Ambrose Emuobo |
| Date of birth | 1988-10-18 (37 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Citizenship |  Nigeria |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Glasgow United FC |
| Joined | 2025-07-26 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Workington AFC → Glasgow United
25/26 · Transfer
Aug 2024
Transfer: Bury → Workington AFC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Queen o. t. S. → Bury
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Morton → Queen o. t. S.
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Queen of the South FC
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Morton
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Greenock Morton FC
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
May 2022
Transfer: Dunfermline A. → St. Johnstone
21/22 · Return from loan
Feb 2022
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Dunfermline A.
21/22 · Loan
Sep 2021
Transfer: Without Club → St. Johnstone
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Dunfermline Athletic FC, St. Johnstone FC
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Livingston FC → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Livingston FC
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2020
Transfer: Without Club → Livingston FC
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Livingston FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Derby → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Feb 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Derby
18/19 · Transfer
Jan 2019
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Without Club
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Hibernian FC, Derby County U23
31 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Hibernian FC
45 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Celtic → Hibernian FC
17/18 · Transfer
May 2017
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Celtic
16/17 · Return from loan
Mar 2017
Transfer: Celtic → Hibernian FC
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Celtic FC, Hibernian FC
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Celtic FC
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Celtic FC
43 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Celtic FC
52 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: FC Ashdod → Celtic
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Celtic FC, FC Ashdod
42 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Ashdod
39 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Ashdod
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Kaduna United → FC Ashdod
10/11 · Transfer
Jun 2009
Transfer: Bayelsa → Kaduna United
08/09 · Return from loan
Jul 2008
Transfer: Kaduna United → Bayelsa
08/09 · Loan
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2890 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 2.00/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 2.00/90
Yellow cards4 total · 4.00/90
Minutes played by club
Queen of the South FC
0.7%
Greenock Morton FC
6.8%
Dunfermline Athletic FC
0.0%
St. Johnstone FC
0.0%
Livingston FC
0.0%
Hibernian FC
25.5%
Derby County U23
0.0%
Celtic FC
22.7%
FC Ashdod
44.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of the South FC | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 90 |
| Greenock Morton FC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 853 |
| Dunfermline Athletic FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Johnstone FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livingston FC | 2 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hibernian FC | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 86 | 6 | 3 | 3,193 |
| Derby County U23 | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celtic FC | 5 | 12/13 | 16/17 | 169 | 6 | 10 | 2,842 |
| FC Ashdod | 3 | 10/11 | 12/13 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 5,541 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | League One | Queen of the South FC | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | SFA Cup | Queen of the South FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Trust Trophy | Queen of the South FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Viaplay Cup | Queen of the South FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Greenock Morton FC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 853 |
| 22/23 | SFA Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Dunfermline Athletic FC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Prem. Sports Cup | St. Johnstone FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premiership | St. Johnstone FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Scottish Championship Play-offs | Dunfermline Athletic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | SFA Cup | St. Johnstone FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Betfred Cup | Livingston FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premiership | Livingston FC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Livingston FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | SFA Cup | Livingston FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premiership | Livingston FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Betfred Cup | Hibernian FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Europa League Qualifying | Hibernian FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | Derby County U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Betfred Cup | Hibernian FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 570 |
| 17/18 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 33 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,453 |
| 17/18 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Hibernian FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | SFA Cup | Hibernian FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Hibernian FC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 900 |
| 16/17 | SFA Cup | Hibernian FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Europa League | Celtic FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SCL by Utilita | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Europa League | Celtic FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 38 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1,671 |
| 13/14 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Ligat ha'Al | FC Ashdod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 721 |
| 12/13 | Scot. League Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Gvia haMedina | FC Ashdod | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 11/12 | Ligat ha'Al | FC Ashdod | 28 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2,444 |
| 11/12 | Ligat ha'Al - Championship round | FC Ashdod | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 609 |
| 10/11 | Gvia haMedina | FC Ashdod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Ligat ha'Al | FC Ashdod | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,308 |
| 10/11 | Ligat ha'Al - Relegation round | FC Ashdod | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Kaduna United | Bayelsa | Loan | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-01 | Bayelsa | Kaduna United | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Kaduna United | FC Ashdod | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-31 | FC Ashdod | Celtic | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-03-01 | Celtic | Hibernian FC | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-07 | Hibernian FC | Celtic | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Celtic | Hibernian FC | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-04 | Hibernian FC | Without Club | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-15 | Without Club | Derby | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Derby | Without Club | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-18 | Without Club | Livingston FC | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Livingston FC | Without Club | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-09-10 | Without Club | St. Johnstone | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-04 | St. Johnstone | Dunfermline A. | Loan | 350000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-09 | Dunfermline A. | St. Johnstone | Return from loan | 350000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | St. Johnstone | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-10-26 | Without Club | Morton | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-25 | Morton | Queen o. t. S. | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Queen o. t. S. | Bury | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-26 | Bury | Workington AFC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-26 | Workington AFC | Glasgow United | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Knee injury | 2015-12-27 | 2015-12-31 | 5 | 1 |
Current€225k
Peak€3.75m
Low—
Δ since start+€125k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53810 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #31096 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22981 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3444 | #5 | 47 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nir Bitton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Stokes | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ofir Marciano | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Mulgrew | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Forrest | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lewis Stevenson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Boyle | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Idan Shriki | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Griffiths | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hanlon | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 3 | 27 |
| 13/14 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 2 | 38 |
| 23/24 | Trust Trophy | Queen of the South FC | 2 | 2 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 4 | 27 |
| 12/13 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 3 | 27 |
| 13/14 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 2 | 38 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-05-09 | Dunfermline A. | St. Johnstone | Return from loan | — | €350k |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-04 | St. Johnstone | Dunfermline A. | Loan | — | €350k |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-07 | Hibernian FC | Celtic | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 16/17 | 2017-03-01 | Celtic | Hibernian FC | Loan | — | €1.00m |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-01 | Bayelsa | Kaduna United | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Kaduna United | Bayelsa | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Efe Ambrose's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee FC | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 85% |
| Heart of Midlothian | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 38% |
| Livingston FC | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 54% |
| St. Mirren FC | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 62% |
| Motherwell FC | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 54% |
| Kilmarnock FC | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 46% |
| St. Johnstone FC | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 62% |
| Rangers FC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 38% |
| Aberdeen FC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 50% |
| Ross County FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 57% |
| Hamilton Academical | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 100% |
| FC Barcelona | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 17% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Senior debut season | |
| 10/11 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 32 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22/23 | 13 | 853 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 21/22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 31 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 17/18 | 45 | 2,023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 16/17 | 14 | 900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 15/16 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 52 | 2,121 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 12/13 | 42 | 721 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 11/12 | 39 | 3,233 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 10/11 | 34 | 2,308 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premiership
196 apps
7 G
11 A
Championship
33 apps
2 G
1 A
Trust Trophy
2 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
2 G
0 A
Ligat ha'Al
55 apps
2 G
0 A
Gvia haMedina
7 apps
2 G
0 A
Viaplay Cup
24 apps
1 G
2 A
Champions League Qu.
15 apps
1 G
1 A
Ligat ha'Al - Championship round
7 apps
1 G
0 A
League One
26 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Efe Ambrose
Who is Efe Ambrose?
Efe Ambrose is a Nigeria professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Glasgow United FC.
How old is Efe Ambrose?
Efe Ambrose is 37 years old. He was born on October 18, 1988 in Kaduna.
What position does Efe Ambrose play?
Efe Ambrose plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Efe Ambrose play for?
Efe Ambrose currently plays for Glasgow United FC.
How many career goals has Efe Ambrose scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Efe Ambrose has scored 20 goals in 429 appearances.