Daniel Ojo

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Daniel Ojo
Personal information
Full name Taiwo Daniel Ojo [1]
Date of birth (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Parma, Italy
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2017 Charlton Athletic
2017–2018 Yeovil Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Yeovil Town 7 (0)
2019 → Melksham Town (loan) 6 (0)
2020 Dulwich Hamlet 0 (0)
2020–2021 Cheshunt 1 (0)
2021–2022 Billericay Town 5 (0)
2021–2022 → Cheshunt (loan) 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:40, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Taiwo Daniel Ojo (born 17 February 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender most recently in the National League South for Billericay Town.

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Career

Having come through the Charlton Athletic academy, Ojo joined Yeovil Town in June 2017 signing a youth scholarship deal. [2] [3] On 6 November 2018, Ojo made his debut for Yeovil in an EFL Trophy 4–0 group stage victory against West Ham United under-23s. [4] In December 2018, Ojo was awarded his first professional contract with Yeovil committing him to the club until June 2021. [5] On 23 February 2019, Ojo made his English Football League debut in a 1–0 victory over Cambridge United. [6]

In September 2019, Ojo joined Southern League Division One South club Melksham Town on loan until January 2020. [7]

On 10 January 2020, Ojo left Yeovil after the club reluctantly agreed to mutually terminate his contract to allow him to be closer to his home in London. [8]

On 26 August 2021, Ojo signed for National League South side Billericay Town. [9] and joined Cheshunt F.C. on a dual loan registration deal.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town 2018–19 [10] League Two 6000001 [lower-alpha 1] 070
2019–20 [11] National League 1000—0010
Total7000001080
Melksham Town (loan) 2019–20 [12] Southern League
Division One South		6000—3 [lower-alpha 2] 090
Dulwich Hamlet 2020–21 [12] National League South 0020—0020
Cheshunt 2020–21 [13] Isthmian League
Premier Division		10——2 [lower-alpha 3] 030
Billericay Town 2021–22 [14] National League South5000—0050
Cheshunt (loan) 2021–22 [15] Isthmian League
Premier Division		221——10 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6] 0321
Career total4112000160591
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Velocity Sports Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Herts Senior Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Isthmian League Premier Division Play-Offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 92. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Ojo – Defender – First Team". Yeovil Town F.C. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nine agree scholarship terms". Yeovil Town F.C. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Report | Yeovil Town 4–0 West Ham Under-21s". Yeovil Town F.C. 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Signing | Ojo turns professional". Yeovil Town F.C. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Yeovil Town 1–0 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "News | Youngsters head out on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Transfer | Daniel Ojo leaves Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town F.C. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. ↑ Billericay Town Daniel Ojo joins The Blues
  10. ↑ "Games played by Daniel Ojo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Daniel Ojo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Taiwo Ojo Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Cheshunt – Appearances – Daniel Ojo – 2020-2021". footballwebpages.co.uk. Football Web Pages. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "T. Ojo: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Cray Wanderers | Appearances |Daniel Ojo | Football Web Pages".
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