Sanmi Odelusi

Sanmi Odelusi
Personal information
Full name Oluwasanmi Babafemi Oluwaseu Odelusi[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993
Place of birth Dagenham, England
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Winger
Club information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2006 Queens Park Rangers
2006–2009 Reading
2009–2012 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2015 Bolton Wanderers 6 (0)
2014 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 5 (0)
2015 → Coventry City (loan) 14 (3)
2015– Wigan Athletic 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:04, 11 October 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Oluwasanmi Babafemi Oluwaseu Odelusi (born 11 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a winger.

Career

Bolton Wanderers

Growing up in Dagenham, England, Odelusi grew up playing football as a sport to enjoy, in effort to avoid being in the streets.[2] Odelusi joined Bolton Wanderers in 2009 after having also spent time in the Queens Park Rangers and Reading youth set-ups.[3] It was at Bolton Wanderers when the club's Development Coach Jamie Fullarton helped Odelusi switched position from a striker to "a flying winger".[4]

He spent three years in the reserves but in the 2011–12 season Odelusi scored four goals in 16 league games and was rewarded with one-year deal in July 2012.[5] Upon signing a new contract with the club, Odelusi was given number thirty-eight shirt for the club.[6]

Odelusi was on the bench for the matches against Blackburn Rovers which Bolton won 1–0, the home match against Brighton & Hove Albion and the 1–0 loss against Ipswich Town before eventually making his debut in a 3–2 away loss against Charlton Athletic when he came on for Darren Pratley in the 82nd minute.[7] Odelusi made his first start on 6 August against Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup and scored twice in a 3–1 win.[8] Following his first team appearance, Odelusi signed a new contract with the club, keeping him until 2016.[9] Odelusi later made two more appearance later in the 2013-14 season, providing two assists in separate matches against Bournemouth[10] and Reading.[11]

Loan Spells

On 21 February 2014, Odelusi joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons on a one-month loan.[12] Odelusi made his MK Dons debut the next day, coming on as a substitute for Luke Chadwick in the 79th minutes, in a 1-0 loss against Bradford City.[13] On 24 March 2014, Odelusi extended his loan stay with the Dons until the end of the 2013–14 season.[14] However, Odelusi suffered a knee injury that saw him ruled for the rest of the season before returning to his parent club, where he made ten appearance.[15]

On 31 January 2015, Odelusi joined League One side Coventry City on a loan until the end of the season.[16] On the same day, Odelusi made a strong impact on his debut when he scored in a 2-2 draw against Rochdale.[17] After being sidelined for weeks due to injury he sustained in training,[18][19] Odelusi made his first team, making a start, in a 1-0 loss against Barnsley on 3 March 2015.[20] Odelusi scored his first Coventry City goal in the next game on 7 March 2015, in a 3-2 loss against Port Vale[21] and scored again two weeks later on 14 March 2015, in a 3-2 win over Chesterfield.[22] Odelusi went on to make fourteen appearance and scoring three times for Coventry City.

Wigan Athletic

6 July 2015 Odelusi signed for Wigan Athletic on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[23]

International career

Despite born in England, Odelusi is eligible to play for Nigeria, though he remains keen to play for England.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/10/2013 and 31/10/2013" (PDF). The FA. October 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Eastender Sanmi Odelusi counts his blessings at Bolton Wanderers". The Bolton News. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Player Profiles". Bwfc.co.uk. 2012-07-16. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  4. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers striking sensation Sanmi Odelusi keeps believing". The Bolton News. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Five Sign Pro". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Squad Numbers Announced". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Charton 3–2 Bolton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Shrewsbury 1–3 Bolton". BBC Sport. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Odelusi extends contract". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 22 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bournemouth 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Reading 7 - 1 Bolton Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dons swoop for Sanmi Odelusi". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Bradford City 1 - 0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sanmi extends Dons stay". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Loanees depart stadiummk". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Sanmi Odelusi joins Coventry City on loan". Bolton Wanderers FC. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Coventry City 2 - 2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "TEAM NEWS: Preston North End v Coventry City - Lee Burge starts in goal with debut for Luke Williams". Coventry City F.C. 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "TEAM NEWS: Barnsley v Coventry City - Sanmi Odelusi returns from injury to start for the Sky Blues at Oakwell". Coventry City F.C. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Barnsley 1 - 0 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Coventry City 2-3 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Chesterfield 2-3 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Sanmi Odelusi: Wigan Athletic sign Bolton Wanderers winger". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers starlet Sanmi Odelusi happy under Dougie Freedman's wing". The Bolton News. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

External links

Sanmi Odelusi career statistics at Soccerbase

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