Hamzat Ojediran

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Hamzat Ojediran
Personal information
Full name Hamzat-Basit Ojediran
Date of birth (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lens
Number 15
Youth career
E & A Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 KF Egnatia 11 (0)
2023 →Debreceni VSC (loan) 7 (0)
2023–2024 Debreceni VSC 25 (3)
2024– Lens 8 (1)
International career
2019 Nigeria U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Hamzat-Basit Ojediran (born 14 November 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens.

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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]

International career

Ojediran played for the Nigeria U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KF Egnatia 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore 11010——120
Debrecen (loan) 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 7000——70
Debrecen 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I2430000—243
2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I100000—10
Total2530000—253
Lens 2024–25 Ligue 1 810000—81
Career total504100000514

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    References

    1. ↑ "Vazhdon punën në merkato, Egnatia zyrtarizon mesfushorin 18-vjeçar – SuperSport". August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24.
    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. ↑ "Nigeria U17 squad For WYC Camp In Brazil revealed". 10 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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