Danilo Orsi

Danilo Orsi

Personal information
Full name	Danilo Harley Orsi-Dadomo [1]
Date of birth	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Camden, England [2]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Crawley Town
Number	9
Youth career
	Chivas U19
	Fort Lauderdale Strikers U23
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Eastern Florida State College	32	(27)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Cockfosters	20	(0)
2018	East Thurrock United	8	(2)
2018–2019	Hungerford Town	31	(9)
2019–2020	Hampton & Richmond Borough	32	(12)
2020–2021	Maidenhead United	39	(19)
2021–2022	Harrogate Town	10	(1)
2022	→ Boreham Wood (loan)	24	(2)
2022–2023	Grimsby Town	24	(2)
2023–	Crawley Town	45	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:03, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Danilo Harley Orsi-Dadomo (born 19 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two side Crawley Town.

Early and personal life

Born in London, ^[3] Orsi was raised in Enfield and Barnet. ^[4] He is of partial Italian and Scottish descent. ^[4]

Career

Orsi played for Cockfosters before moving to the United States and playing college soccer with Eastern Florida State College (studying business management), scoring 27 goals in 32 games across two seasons, ^[5] whilst also playing at club level for Chivas U19 and Fort Lauderdale Strikers U23. ^[3]

Upon his return to England, Orsi played non-league football for East Thurrock United, Hungerford Town, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Maidenhead United. ^{[3] [2]} He was Maidenhead's Fans' Player of the Season for the 2020–21 season. ^[6]

In June 2021 he was linked with a transfer to Football League clubs Burton Albion, Bradford City and Colchester United. ^{[3] [7] [8]} Later that month he signed for Football League team Harrogate Town. ^{[9] [10]}

On 1 January 2022, Orsi returned to the National League to join Boreham Wood on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[11] Orsi scored his first goal for the club on his first start as he scored the only goal of the game as his side defeated Wealdstone. ^[12]

In June 2022 it was announced that he would join Grimsby Town on 1 July 2022. ^[13] He scored his first league goal for the club on 18 April 2023, notching the winner in a 1–0 victory over Barrow. ^[14]

Orsi was part of the Grimsby team that reached the FA Cup quarter final for the first time since 1939, he started in the 2–1 win away at Premier League side Southampton that secured that achievement. ^{[15] [16]}

In June 2023 he transferred to Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cockfosters	2013–14 [18]	SSML Premier Division	5	0	0	0	—		1	0	6	0
	2014–15 [18]	SSML Premier Division	15	0	1	0	—		7 [lower-alpha 1]	3	23	3
	Total		20	0	1	0	—		8	3	29	3
East Thurrock United	2018–19 [2]	National League South	8	2	0	0	—		0	0	8	2
Hungerford Town	2018–19 [2]	National League South	31	9	1	1	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	1	35	11
Hampton & Richmond Borough	2019–20 [2]	National League South	32	12	2	1	—		5 [lower-alpha 3]	2	39	15
Maidenhead United	2020–21 [2]	National League	39	19	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	2	41	21
Harrogate Town	2021–22 [19]	League Two	10	1	1	1	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 5]	4	14	6
Boreham Wood (loan)	2021–22 [2]	National League	24	2	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	26	2
Grimsby Town	2022–23 [20]	League Two	24	2	5	1	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 5]	1	32	4
Crawley Town	2023–24 [21]	League Two	45	19	1	2	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	47	21
Career Total			233	66	12	6	0	0	26	13	271	85

1. One appearance and two goals in SSML Premier Division Cup; three appearances and one goal in London Senior Cup; one appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup; and one appearance in SSML Challenge Trophy.
2. One appearance in FA Trophy; two appearances and one goal in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup.
3. Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy; one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup.
4. Appearance in FA Trophy
5. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. https://www.efl.com/contentassets/3d6f24107d6f4e92a0a8ecf9df432c7c/squad-list-publication-report-2022-23---08.02.2023.pdf
2. "England – D. Orsi-Dadomo – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
3. "Exclusive: Danilo Orsi-Dadomo on his rise from America to the brink of the Football League". VAVEL. 14 May 2021.
4. "Star-spangled and English-Italian – Meet Hampton & Richmond's Danilo Orsi-Dadomo". 28 January 2020.
5. "Men's Soccer – Danilo Orsi-Dadomo". efsctitans.com.
6. "Danilo Orsi-Dadomo wins Magpies Fans' Player of the Season award". www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk.
7. "CITY RUMOUR MILL: Anglo-Italian striker to continue to bloom with Bantams?". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
8. "Coley's a Grecian and Orsi-Dadomo's tipped to leave but signings are imminent". www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk.
9. "Harrogate sign Maidenhead striker Orsi". BBC Sport.
10. "Danilo Orsi: New striker will add extra dimension to Harrogate Town's front-line". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
11. "DANILO ORSI JOINS WOOD ON LOAN FROM HARROGATE TOWN". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 1 January 2022.
12. "Boreham Wood 1–0 Wealdstone". BBC Sport. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
13. "Grimsby sign Orsi and extend Waterfall deal". BBC Sport.
14. "Grimsby Town 1–0 Barrow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
15. "Grimsby stun Southampton to reach FA Cup last eight". BBC Sport.
16. "Brighton end Grimsby's run to reach FA Cup semis". BBC Sport.
17. "Crawley Town sign striker Orsi from Grimsby" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
18. "Danilo Orsi Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
19. "Games played by Danilo Orsi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
20. "Games played by Danilo Orsi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
21. "Games played by Danilo Orsi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2023.