Adedeji Oshilaja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bermondsey, London | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Cardiff City) | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Newport County (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:51, 16 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja (born 26 February 1993) is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for AFC Wimbledon on loan from Cardiff City.
Career
Born in Bermondsey, Oshilaja joined Cardiff City as a 16-year-old, progressing through the academy to sign his first professional contract in April 2012.[2] His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town in the Football League Cup. Oshilaja made his second appearance in another cup game in the new year, which also resulted in a 2–1 loss against Macclesfield Town. Despite this, Manager Malky Mackay praised Oshilaja performance, describing as "great courage".[3] At the end of the season, Oshilaja was offered a new contract by the club.[4]
On 31 October 2013, Oshilaja joined Newport County on a one-month loan.[5] He made his Football League début for Newport on 2 November 2013 versus Fleetwood Town.[6] He scored his first goal for Newport in the 3–0 win versus Portsmouth in the Football League Trophy match on 12 November 2013.[7] His loan spell at Newport was extended and he returned to Cardiff City in January 2014, which he made eight appearance for the club.[8][9]
On 7 February 2014, Oshilaja was loaned to Sheffield Wednesday until 12 March.[10] He then made his Sheffield Wednesday debut on 11 February 2014, playing as a centre-back, in a 3-0 loss against Wigan Athletic.[11] His second appearance came on 12 March 2014, also came against Wigan, which Sheffield Wednesday lost 1-0 for the second time in the 2013-14 season.[12] Oshilaja loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday was extended until the end of the season.[13] However, Oshilaja never made another appearance for the club and returned to Cardiff City.
On 8 January 2015, Oshilaja was loaned to AFC Wimbledon until the end of the season.[14] Oshilaja made his Wimbleon debut three days, on 11 January 2015, in a 2-1 loss against Stevenage.[15] Oshilaja then scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2015, in a 2-1 win over York City.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 January 2014.[17]
| Season | Club | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | |||
| 2012–13 | Cardiff City | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Newport County | League Two | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Sheffield Wednesday | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Cardiff City | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
Other includes appearances in competitive competitions such as the Football League Trophy.
References
- ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "ADAM Davies, one of the second year trainees released by Cardiff City last week, is training with Scottish Premier League St Johnstone.". Wales Online. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ↑ "Cardiff boss Malky Mackay stands by selection after FA Cup shock". BBC Sport. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Cardiff City: McPhail departs, McNaughton offered new deal". BBC Sport. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cardiff City defender Adedeji Oshilaja joins Newport on loan". BBC Sport. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Fleetwood Town 4–1 Newport County". BBC Sport. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Newport County 3–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oshijala extends Exiles stay". Sky Sports. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Exiles boss targets new striker in transfer window". South Wales Argus. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oshilaja agrees Owls switch". Sheffield Wednesday. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Wigan Athletic 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oshilaja extends". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Double defensive swoop". AFC Wimbledon. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Stevenage 2–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 2–1 York City". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Adedeji Oshilaja". SoccerBase. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
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