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| Date of birth | 19 January 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Crema, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17.6 st; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Odiase (born 19 January 2003) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma. His preferred position is flanker. [1]
He formed by Italian Top10 team Colorno until 2021−22 season. [2] [3] Odiase signed for Oyonnax in summer 2022 for the Espoirs team. He made his debut in Round 1 of EPCR Challenge Cup in the 2023–24 season against the Dragons. [4]
In 2022 and 2023, Odiase was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [5] [6]
On 3 December 2024, he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against Emerging Scotland. [7]
He was named to Italy senior squad to participate in the 2025 Tour of Namibia and South Africa. [8] On 5 July 2025, he made his debut in Pretoria against South Africa. [9]