Hamzat Ojediran

Hamzat Ojediran

Ojediran with Lens in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Hamzat-Basit Ojediran
Date of birth	(2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Colorado Rapids
Youth career
	E & A Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	KF Egnatia	11	(0)
2023	→ Debreceni VSC (loan)	7	(0)
2023–2024	Debreceni VSC	25	(3)
2024–2026	Lens	17	(1)
2026–	Colorado Rapids	0	(0)
International career
2019	Nigeria U17	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025

Hamzat-Basit Ojediran (born 14 November 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.

Club career

A youth product of the Emmanuel Amunike Academy, Ojediran signed his first professional contract with the Albanian club KF Egnatia on 24 August 2022 for 4 years. ^[1] On 14 February 2023, he joined the Hungarian club Debreceni VSC on loan with an option to buy. ^[2] On 30 June 2023 DVSC trigged his buyclause, and became a starter in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. ^[3] On 8 August 2024, he transferred to the French Ligue 1 club RC Lens on a contract until 2028. ^[4]

On 8 January 2026, Ojediran joined Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids on a deal until the end of the 2028-29 season. ^[5]

International career

Ojediran played for the Nigeria U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KF Egnatia	2022–23	Kategoria Superiore	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
Debrecen (loan)	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Debrecen	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	24	3	0	0	0	0	—		24	3
	2024–25	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		25	3	0	0	0	0	—		25	3
Lens	2024–25	Ligue 1	17	1	0	0	0	0	—		17	1
Career total			59	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	60	4

References

1. "Vazhdon punën në merkato, Egnatia zyrtarizon mesfushorin 18-vjeçar – SuperSport". August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
2. Zs, K. (February 14, 2023). "DVSC: Albániából szerződtettek nigériai középpályást". Nemzeti Sport.
3. "Hamzat Ojediran stays in Debrecen". DVSC Futball Zrt. June 30, 2023.
4. Williams, Tunde (October 29, 2019). "Golden Eaglets midfilder Hamzat Ojediran confident of victory over Ecuador".
5. Rapids, Colorado. "Colorado Rapids acquire midfielder Hamzat Ojediran from RC Lens". Colorado Rapids.
6. "Nigeria U17 squad For WYC Camp In Brazil revealed". 10 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

External links

• Hamzat Ojediran at Soccerway