Eddie Oshodi

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Eddie Oshodi
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Oshodi celebrating a goal for Forest Green Rovers in 2012
Personal information
Full name Edward Abdullai Mobalaji Olatunji Afo Oshodi [1]
Date of birth (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2008 Watford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Watford 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 12 (1)
2011–2015 Forest Green Rovers 117 (5)
2015 Hemel Hempstead Town 17 (2)
2015–2016 St Albans City 19 (5)
2016–2018 Wealdstone 52 (7)
2019–2021 Hendon 21 (2)
International career
2007–2008 England U16 3 (0)
2008–2009 England U17 12 (0)
2012–2013 England C 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Abdullai Mobalaji Olatunji Afo Oshodi (born 14 January 1992) is an English semi-professional footballer who played as a defender.

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He began his career at Watford in the Championship and spent time on loan at Dagenham & Redbridge and Rushden & Diamonds before moving to Forest Green Rovers in 2011.

In 2015, Oshodi announced his retirement from the game at the age of 23, but returned to playing at semi-professional level shortly thereafter, signing for Hemel Hempstead Town and then St Albans City.

He represented England U16, U17 and C at international level.

Club career

Watford

Oshodi started his career with Watford's youth system. His first involvement with the first team came when he was named on the bench for a 1–0 League Cup third round win over Premier League side West Ham United on 23 September 2008. He made his first team debut for Watford during the 2009–10 season on 29 September in a 3–2 Championship home defeat against Coventry City, replacing the injured Lee Hodson as a substitute in the 78th minute. [4] He was still an academy scholar at the time. [5]

On 25 November 2010, Oshodi signed on loan for League One side Dagenham & Redbridge until January 2011. [6] He joined Conference side Rushden & Diamonds on a three-month loan on 24 January 2011. [7] He scored his first senior career goal on 22 February 2011, in a 2–0 Conference win against Eastbourne Borough. [8] He made 12 appearances during his time with the club. [8]

Forest Green Rovers

On 7 October 2011, Oshodi signed for Conference side Forest Green Rovers, who were managed by his former youth team coach at Watford, Dave Hockaday, on a two-year deal. [9] [10] He made his Forest Green debut the next day in a 0–0 away draw against Fleetwood Town. [11]

In August 2012, Oshodi was named Forest Green captain at the age of 20 for the beginning of the 2012–13 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 September 2012 in a home win against Ebbsfleet United. [12] In January 2013 he agreed a new two-and-a-half-year extension to his contract. [13] In January 2014, he spent a week training with League One side Brentford, having played under manager Mark Warburton in the academy at Watford. [14]

Oshodi made his hundredth league appearance for Forest Green on 8 April 2014 in a 1–1 draw with Kidderminster Harriers. [15] His first appearance of the 2014–15 season saw him come on as a substitute on 86 minutes in a 2–0 win over FC Halifax Town on 13 September 2014. [16] On 29 November 2014, he scored the opening goal, as well as an own goal, in a 2–1 win over Dartford. [17]

On 2 February 2015, Oshodi revealed that he was stepping away from football to focus on his charity work and that he had come to a mutual agreement to leave Forest Green. [18] [19] [20]

Semi-professional football

Oshodi signed for Conference South side Hemel Hempstead Town in March 2015. [21] He was sent off in successive months for Hemel in October 2015, and left the club in November with manager Dean Brennan saying he needed to "balance the books". [22] In December 2015 Oshodi signed for another National League South side, St Albans City. [23]

Wealdstone FC

Osodi signed for Wealdstone in the summer of 2016 and played two seasons with the club making over 50 league appearances before retiring in May 2018.

Hendon

In December 2019, Oshodi joined Hendon FC. [24] He decided to step back from football in the summer of 2021. [25]

International career

Oshodi is eligible to play for England and Nigeria. [26] Oshodi represented the England U16 and U17 teams and made three appearances at the 2009 European U17 Championship, as England crashed out in the group stage. In February 2012, Oshodi was called up to the England C team for a 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy match against Italy Lega Pro [27] and played the full 90 minutes of the 1–1 draw. [28] He then earned another call up to the England C squad in August 2012 for another 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy match against Belgium U23. [29] Oshodi played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win over Belgium to earn his second cap. [30]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2009–10 [31] Championship 100000—10
2010–11 [8] Championship000010—10
Total100010—20
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2010–11 [8] League One 00———00
Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 2010–11 [8] Conference Premier 121———121
Forest Green Rovers 2011–12 [32] Conference Premier30010—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0320
2012–13 [32] Conference Premier41131—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0452
2013–14 [32] Conference Premier34300—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0363
2014–15 [32] Conference Premier12120—00141
Total117561—401276
Hemel Hempstead Town 2014–15 [32] Conference South 72———72
2015–16 [33] National League South 10020——120
Total17220——192
St Albans City 2015–16 [32] National League South195———195
Wealdstone 2016–17 [33] National League South34420—14 [lower-alpha 2] 3507
2017–18 [32] National League South18300—00183
Total52720001436810
Career total218201011018324724
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Four appearances in the Middlesex Senior Cup; four appearances and a goal in the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup; six appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy

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  7. ↑ "Watford's Eddie Oshodi joins Rushden & Diamonds". BBC Sport. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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  12. ↑ "Forest Green 4–1 Ebbsfleet United". BBC Sport. 4 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Eddie Oshodi signs new Forest Green deal". BBC Sport. 5 January 2013.
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  15. ↑ "Forest Green 1–1 Kidderminster Harriers". BBC Sport. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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  17. ↑ "Forest Green 2–1 Dartford". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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