Colin Odutayo

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Colin Odutayo
Personal information
Full name Colin Lapido Odutayo
Date of birth (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Roermond, Netherlands
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Aarau
Number 31
Youth career
Fortuna Sittard
–2017 Genk
2017–2020 Aston Villa
2021–2022 Roda JC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Neptūnas 8 (8)
2023 Riteriai 31 (3)
2024 Lahti 11 (3)
2024– Aarau 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025

Colin Lapido Odutayo (born 8 March 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Challenge League club Aarau.

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Career

After having played for youth sectors of Fortuna Sittard, Genk, Aston Villa and Roda JC, [1] Odutayo moved to Lithuania in the summer 2022 and signed with FK Neptūnas for the rest of the season. Later he made his senior debut with the team in second-tier I Lyga. [2]

For the 2023 season, he signed with A Lyga club FK Riteriai. [3]

On 16 January 2024, Odutayo joined FC Lahti in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga, [4] [5] signing a one-year deal with an option to extend. [6] He scored his first goal for FC Lahti on 3 February, a winning goal against Ekenäs IF in a 2–1 win in Finnish League Cup. [7] On 12 May, Odutayo scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga on the penalty spot, in a 3–0 home win against IFK Mariehamn.

On 19 August, Odutayo was released by Lahti, [8] and subsequently he signed with Swiss Challenge League club Aarau on a two-year deal with an option to extend. [9]

Personal life

Born in Netherlands, Odutayo is of Nigerian descent. His brothers Quincy and Henry are also footballers.

Career statistics

As of 9 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa U23 2019–20 1 [b] 010
Neptūnas 2022 I Lyga 8888
Riteriai 2023 A Lyga 31331344
Lahti 2024 Veikkausliiga 113306 [c] 4207
Aarau 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League 10120121
Career total60158100747620

Honours

Neptūnas

References