Deji Oshilaja

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Deji Oshilaja
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Oshilaja playing for Cardiff City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja [1]
Date of birth (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bermondsey, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
Number 23
Youth career
2009–2012 Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 Cardiff City 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Newport County (loan) 8 (0)
2014 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 23 (1)
2015–2016 → Gillingham (loan) 12 (3)
2016 → Gillingham (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 → Gillingham (loan) 33 (2)
2017–2019 AFC Wimbledon 67 (3)
2019–2021 Charlton Athletic 42 (1)
2021–2024 Burton Albion 115 (5)
2024– Mansfield Town 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi "Deji" Oshilaja (born 2 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Mansfield Town.

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Career

Cardiff City

Born in Bermondsey, Oshilaja joined Cardiff City as a 16-year-old, progressing through the academy to sign his first professional contract in April 2012. [2] His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town in the Football League Cup. Oshilaja made his second appearance in another cup game in the new year, which also resulted in a 2–1 loss against Macclesfield Town. Despite this, Manager Malky Mackay praised Oshilaja's performance, describing it as "great courage". [3] At the end of the season, Oshilaja was offered a new contract by the club. [4]

On 31 October 2013, Oshilaja joined Newport County on a one-month loan. [5] He made his Football League début for Newport on 2 November 2013 versus Fleetwood Town. [6] He scored his first goal for Newport in the 3–0 win versus Portsmouth in the Football League Trophy match on 12 November 2013. [7] His loan spell at Newport was extended and he returned to Cardiff City in January 2014, which he made eight appearances for the club. [8] [9]

On 7 February 2014, Oshilaja was loaned to Sheffield Wednesday until 12 March. [10] He then made his Sheffield Wednesday debut on 11 February 2014, playing as a centre-back, in a 3–0 loss against Wigan Athletic. [11] His second appearance came on 12 March 2014, also came against Wigan, which Sheffield Wednesday lost 1–0 for the second time in the 2013–14 season. [12] Oshilaja loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday was extended until the end of the season. [13] However, Oshilaja never made another appearance for the club and returned to Cardiff City.

On 8 January 2015, Oshilaja was loaned to AFC Wimbledon until the end of the season. [14] Oshilaja made his Wimbledon debut three days later, on 11 January 2015, in a 2–1 loss against Stevenage. [15] Oshilaja then scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2015, in a 2–1 win over York City. [16] After making twenty-three appearances for the club, Oshilaja's performance saw him being awarded Natalie Callow Memorial Trophy for AFCW Young Player of the Year. [17] and returned to his parent club on 16 June 2015. [18]

Oshilaja was sent out on a six-month loan to Gillingham on 24 July 2015, [19] where he scored on the opening day of the season, in a 4–0 win against Sheffield United. [20] Three weeks later on 29 August 2015, Oshilaja scored his second goal of the season against Peterborough United. [21] However, Oshilaja suffered a knee injury during the match and was sidelined for two months. [22] After two months on the sidelines, Oshilaja made his return in the first team, in the quarter-final of the Football League Trophy, against Yeovil Town, in which he made his first start. Having formed a strong defensive partnership with John Egan in the first half of the season, Oshilaja was recalled by Cardiff in January. [23] He later returned to the club on 14 March 2016 for a second loan spell until the end of the season. [24] On 6 July 2016 he re-joined Gillingham on a season-long loan. [25]

AFC Wimbledon

On 8 June 2017, Oshilaja agreed a deal to join AFC Wimbledon on 1 July, following the expiration of his contract with Cardiff. [26] He was named captain for AFC Wimbledon for the 2018–19 season.[ citation needed ]. In May 2019, Wimbledon released Oshilaja. [27]

Charlton Athletic

On 22 July 2019, Oshilaja was signed by Charlton Athletic following his release from AFC Wimbledon for free on a two-year deal. [28] He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2–0 win against Rochdale on 6 February 2021. [29]

On 18 May 2021, it was announced that Oshilaja would leave Charlton Athletic at the end of his contract. [30]

Burton Albion

On 10 June 2021, Oshilaja signed for Burton Albion. [31] He became a key player for Burton quickly (and eventually the captain) playing 30 league games in the 2021–22 season and over 40 in 2022–23 for the Brewers. Oshilaja renewed his contract in the summer of 2023.

He was released by Burton at the end of the 2023–24 season. [32]

Mansfield Town

On 17 June 2024, Oshilaja signed for Mansfield Town. [33]

Personal life

Born in England, Oshilaja is of Nigerian descent. [34]

Career statistics

As of 14 December 2024 [35]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2012–13 [36] Championship 0010100020
2013–14 [37] Premier League 0000000000
2014–15 [38] Championship0000100010
2015–16 [39] Championship0000000000
2016–17 [40] Championship0000000000
Total0010200030
Newport County (loan) 2013–14 [37] League Two 8020002 [a] 1121
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2013–14 [37] Championship2000000020
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2014–15 [38] League Two231000000231
Gillingham (loan) 2015–16 [39] League One 22300201 [a] 0253
2016–17 [40] League One33220302 [b] 0402
Total555205030655
AFC Wimbledon 2017–18 [41] League One42230102 [b] 0482
2018–19 [42] League One25140201 [b] 0321
Total9047030301034
Charlton Athletic 2019–20 [43] Championship250101000270
2020–21 [44] League One17100201 [b] 0201
Total421103010471
Burton Albion 2021–22 [45] League One300201000330
2022–23 [46] League One42333005 [b] 2508
2023–24 [47] League One43220104 [b] 2504
Total115573209413312
Mansfield Town 2024–25 [48] League One18210102 [b] 0222
Career total3301721316020438724
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

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