| Paul Amedume | |
| Full Name: | Paul Bello Amedume[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, Defender |
| Currentclub: | Pacific FC |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Edmonton Internazionale SC |
| Youthclubs2: | St. Nicholas Soccer Academy |
| Youthclubs3: | BTB Academy |
| Youthyears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Youthyears5: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs5: | FC Edmonton |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Pacific FC |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → North Texas SC (loan) |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Nautsa’mawt FC (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | September 24, 2023 |
Paul Bello Amedume (born February 28, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Amedume began playing youth soccer with Edmonton Internazionale SC, followed by the St. Nicholas Soccer Academy.[2] He began training with the BTB Academy in 2013.[3] In August 2017, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency Program.[4] In 2019, he played with the FC Edmonton U20 in the Alberta Major Soccer League.[5]
Amedume began training with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League in October 2021,[2] eventually signing a developmental contract with the club on October 26.[6] He made his debut on the same day, in a substitute appearance against FC Edmonton.[7]
On February 28, 2022, Amedume was loaned to FC Dallas reserve team North Texas SC with an option to buy, rejoining recently departed Pacific manager Pah-Modou Kah.[8] [9] He scored his first goal on May 8 against the Tacoma Defiance.[10]
In December 2022, Pacific announced Amedume would return to the club ahead of the 2023 CPL season.[11] During 2023, he spent some time on loan with Pacific's League1 British Columbia affiliate Nautsa’mawt FC.[12]
Amedume was named to the 60-man provisional Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Pacific FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| North Texas SC (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | |||
| Nautsa’mawt FC (loan) | 2023 | League1 British Columbia | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||