Fred Onyedinma

Fred Onyedinma
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Oluwafemi Onyedinma[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996[2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Millwall
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2014 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Millwall 82 (7)
2014–2015Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 25 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 11 May 2017 (UTC).

Wilfred Oluwafemi Onyedinma (born 24 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Millwall.

Early life

Onyedinma was born in Lagos, Nigeria and his parents moved the family to England, along with his brother and two sisters, when Fred was aged three.[4] He grew up in Greenwich, Plumstead and Woolwich and attended Corelli College in Kidbrooke.[5] He played local football representing Blackheath district as a youngster alongside Alex Iwobi, Joe Gomez and Kasey Palmer, before he was spotted by Millwall scout and former player Andy Massey, and subsequently signed for the club at the age of twelve.[4]

Career

Onyedinma made his senior debut for Millwall on 4 January 2014 in the FA Cup against Southend United. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Richard Chaplow as Millwall lost 4–1.[6] He later made his full debut against Charlton Athletic and was named Man of the Match.

On 27 November 2014, Onyedinma joined League Two side, Wycombe Wanderers on a loan deal, lasting until January 2015.[7] On 31 December 2014, Onyedinma's loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers was extended to the end of the 2014/15 season as part of the Paris Cowan-Hall transfer deal.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 May 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2013–14[9] Championship 40100050
2014–15[10] Championship 20002040
2015–16[11] League One 34420106[lower-alpha 1]0434
2016–17[12] League One 42360214[lower-alpha 2]2546
Total 827905110210610
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2014–15[10] League Two 2582[lower-alpha 3]0278
Career total 10715905112213318
  1. Five appearances in Football League Trophy, one in Football League One play-offs
  2. Four appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, one in League One play-offs
  3. Appearances in Football League Two play-offs

References

  1. "Fred Onyedinma". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. Fred Onyedinma at Soccerway
  3. "Fred Onyedinma". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Tottenham vs Millwall: Fred Onyedinma a part of Neil Harris' new local generation adding a feel-good factor to The Den". Independent. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. "Running Games". Southwark News. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. "Southend United vs. Millwall 4 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. "Millwall striker Fred Onyedinma joins Wycombe on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30641429
  9. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  11. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  12. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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