Oluwatomiwo "Tomi" Ameobi (born 16 August 1988 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)^[1] is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward and is attached to Forest Green Rovers. He is the younger brother of Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi and is also of Nigerian descent.

The 2007–08 season was Ameobi's first campaign in the Leeds United first team. He previously played for the club's reserve side, which finished sixth in Division One Central of the Pontin's Holidays League in 2006–07.^[2]

Ameobi signed his first professional contract with Leeds United on 8 August 2007.^[3] He had been offered the contract on 8 May,^[4] but had to wait three months to sign the deal as the club had been placed under a transfer embargo.

He made his first appearance of the pre-season in Leeds United's 2–0 defeat against Unibond League side Guiseley on 6 August. He started the match, which was the club's final pre-season fixture, but was replaced after 75 minutes. Ameobi made his debut for Leeds on 28 August, against Portsmouth in the Football League Cup.He was loaned out to the Championship side Scunthorpe United in November 2007.

After making nine appearances without scoring a goal, Ameobi returned to Leeds before joining Doncaster on 22 July. On 24 September 2008 he was loaned to Football League Two side Grimsby Town.^[5] He later returned to Doncaster after just two appearances, failing to impress newly appointed manager Mike Newell.

Ameobi signed for Conference National outfit Mansfield Town on loan in January 2009.^[6] He returned to Doncaster the following month, having played five games for Mansfield, but was released from his contract on 7 May.^[7]

In September 2009 Ameobi signed for Forest Green Rovers.

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• Tomi Ameobi career stats at Soccerbase