David Odiete

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David Michael Odiete
Date of birth (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Reggio Emilia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Full back
Current team Stade Niçois
Youth career
2008–2011 Rugby Reggio
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2012 F.I.R. Academy ()
2012–2015 Zebre 41 (13)
2015–2016 Mogliano 16 (117)
2016–2017 Treviso 16 (20)
2017–2020 Rovigo Delta 49 (206)
2020–2022 Stade Dijonnais 38 (85)
2022– Stade Niçois ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012−2013 Italy under 20 16 (21)
2014 Emerging Italy 3 (0)
2015−2016 Italy Seven 10 (5)
2016 Italy 7 (5)
Correct as of 26 June 2016

David Michael Odiete (born 24 February 1993) is an Italian rugby union player of Nigerian descent. [1] His position is on the wing and he currently plays for Stade Niçois. [2]

He was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship and made his debut on 6 February against France [3]

From 2012 to 2015, he played with Zebre in Pro12 and during the 2016–17 Pro12 season, he played for Benetton Treviso. [4] [5] From 2020 to 2022 he played for Stade Dijonnais. [6]

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References

  1. "I 37 di Brunel: c'è Odiete. È il primo italiano di colore". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. "Signature de David Odiete".
  3. "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings". The Independent. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. "Zebre Rugby - Il club saluta l'estremo Odiete che lascia il XV del Nord-Ovest dopo tre stagioni". www.zebrerugby.eu. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. "Dal Mogliano Arrivano Odiete, Zani, Buondonno e Sperandio". 5 June 2016.
  6. "Fédérale 1. Déjà quatre recrues annoncées au Stade Dijonnais, dont un international".