Eddie Oshodi

Eddie Oshodi
Personal information
Full name Edward Abdullai M. O. Oshodi[1]
Date of birth 14 January 1992 (1992-01-14) (age 20)
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Forest Green Rovers
Youth career
000?–2008 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2011 Watford 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 12 (1)
2011- Forest Green Rovers 13 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 England U16 3 (0)
2008–2009 England U17 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:32, 7 June 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:08, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Edward Abdullai M. O. "Eddie" Oshodi (born 14 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently with Conference National outfit Forest Green Rovers. He has previously spent time on loan at Dagenham & Redbridge and Rushden & Diamonds, and has played for England at under-16 and under-17 levels.

Career

Oshodi started his career with Watford's youth system. He made his first team debut for Watford during the 2009–10 season on 29 September in the 3–2 home defeat against Coventry City, replacing the injured Lee Hodson as a substitute in the 78th minute.[3] He was still an academy scholar at the time.[4] Oshodi has represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels.[5] On 25 November 2010 Oshodi signed on-loan for Dagenham & Redbridge until January 2011.[6] Following the conclusion of that loan, during which Oshodi failed to make an appearance after several Dagenham fixtures were postponed due to the weather, he joined Conference side Rushden & Diamonds on a three-month loan.[5] He scored his first career goal for Rushden on 22 February 2011, in a 2–0 Conference win against Eastbourne Borough.[7]

He was released by Watford on August 31st, 2011, after being deemed surplus to requirements.

On 7 October 2011, Oshodi signed for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers who are managed by his former youth team coach at Watford, Dave Hockaday, on a two year deal.[8][9] Oshodi made his Forest Green debut the next day in a 0-0 away draw against Fleetwood Town.[10]

Career statistics

Appearances correct as of 7 June 2011 (2011 -06-07).[7]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 2009–10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Watford 2010–11 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushden & Diamonds 2010–11 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1

References

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  2. ^ "First Team". Watford F.C. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10400~45043,00.html. Retrieved 1 October 2009. 
  3. ^ "Watford 2 – 3 Coventry". BBC Sport. 29 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8269520.stm. Retrieved 1 October 2009. 
  4. ^ "Watford vs Coventry City". Watford F.C. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10400,00.html. Retrieved 1 October 2009. 
  5. ^ a b "Watford's Eddie Oshodi joins Rushden & Diamonds". BBC Sport. 26 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/9376346.stm. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  6. ^ "Watford's Eddie Oshodi joins Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 25 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/9229248.stm. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
  7. ^ a b "Eddie Oshodi: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=49980. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  8. ^ "Rovers snap up Oshodi". forestgreenroversfc.com. 7 October 2011. http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/news/first-team-news/2011/rovers-snap-up-oshodi. Retrieved 7 October 2011. 
  9. ^ "Defender Eddie Oshodi joins Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15201452.stm. Retrieved 7 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "Fleetwood Town 0-0 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 8 October 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15135107.stm. Retrieved 8 October 2011. 
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