Odafe Onyeka Okolie
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Goa | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Mohammedan | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Muktijoddha | 28 | (34) |
| 2005–2011 | Churchill Brothers | (106) | |
| 2011–2014 | Mohun Bagan | 34 | (51) |
| 2014– | Churchill Brothers | ||
| 2015– | → Sporting Goa (Loan) | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:51, 19 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Odafe Onyeka Okolie (born 1985 in Nigeria), is a Nigerian football player who plays for Sporting Goa in I-League .[1] He is the highest paid footballer in I-league earning INR 3 crore (equivalent to USD 600,000) per year.[2] He is one of the highest scorers in the I-League and has been the top goal scorer on three consecutive editions.[3]
Club career
Churchill Brothers
After a lackluster start to his career which saw him play for Indian club Mohammedan S.C. and Bangladesh club Muktijoddha SKC where he only made nil and 28 appearances respectively and scored 34 goals with SKC, Odafe went back to India and signed for Churchill Brothers S.C. in the I-League in 2005. It took him till the 2006–07 season to break out though as he scored 12 goals that season with Churchill. Then during the 2007–08 season, Odafe scored 22 goals in 16 games and was top scorer in the new I-League. Odafe is the all time leading scorer in the I-League after three seasons and undoubtedly the deadliest striker ever played in India. He was also the former captain of Churchill Brothers.
Mohun Bagan AC
On 1 June 2011, he signed a one-year deal with Mohun Bagan A.C. for approximately $600,000.[2] On October 23, 2011, Odafe scored a hat-trick in his debut for Bagan in a 3–1 victory over Pailan Arrows.[4]
Churchill Brothers
On 13 May 2014, Odafe signed for Churchill Brothers.
Sporting Goa
In March 2015, he signed for I-League strugglers Sporting Clube de Goa.[5]
Honours
Club
Churchill Bros
- I-League: 2008–09
- Durand Cup: 2007, 2009
Muktijoddha SKC
- Federation Cup (Bangladesh) Runner-up: 2005
Individual
References
- ↑ "Player profile of Odafe". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mohun Bagan sign Odafe for record Rs 3 crore one-year deal
- ↑ Mohun Bagan signs Odafe for record Rs. 3 crore one-year deal
- ↑ Goal.com, Match statistics between Mohun Bagan and Pailan Arrows
- ↑ "Sporting Clube de Goa seek Odafa’s scoring touch". Sportingclubedegoa. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
External links
- http://goal.com/en-india/people/norhern-ireland/21142/odafa-onyeka-okolie
- Odafa Okolie from Mohun_Bagan_A.C
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