Daniel Bameyi
Nigerian footballer (born 2006)
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Daniel Kolocho Bameyi (born 4 January 2006) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a defender.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Kolocho Bameyi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2006[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yum Yum | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yum Yum | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Nigeria U20 | 30 | (0) |
| Nigeria U23 | 4 | ||
| 2022– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:14, 16 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Bameyi is listed as playing for an Abuja-based club named Yum Yum FC, although it has been reported that no club by this name exists in Nigeria.[3] Head coach of the Nigeria under-20 side, Ladan Bosso, stated in late May 2023 that Yum Yum FC were indeed a real club, actually named the Yum Yum Academy, and that Bameyi was on their books.[4]
International career
Youth
Bameyi represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, captaining the side as they finished third in the competition.[5] He was suspended for the quarter-finals after accumulating two yellow cards in the group stage.He also represent Nigeria u 20 at FIFA u 20 world cup 2023 as captain and he played all the matches[6][7]
Senior
Bameyi was first called up to the senior team of Nigeria in November 2022, for a friendly game against Costa Rica, going on to make his debut in the 2–0 loss.[8] He was again called up to the senior squad for two 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games against Guinea-Bissau.[9]