Jubril Okedina

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Jubril Okedina
Personal information
Full name Jubril Adesope Okedina [1]
Date of birth (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Woolwich, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Number 15
Youth career
–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2021 → Cambridge United (loan) 14 (0)
2021– Cambridge United 67 (0)
International career‡
2024– Malawi 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:44, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:29, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Jubril Adesope Okedina (born 26 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Cambridge United. Born in England, he represents the Malawi national team.

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Early and personal life

Born and raised in Woolwich, Okedina attended Beths Grammar School in Bexley. [2]

Club career

After beginning his career at Tottenham Hotspur, [2] Okedina signed on loan for Cambridge United in January 2021. [3] He made his senior debut on 12 January 2021, playing in the EFL Trophy against Oxford United. [4] [5] Okedina signed permanently to Cambridge in August 2021. [6] [7] Okedina signed a new three-year contract in July 2022. [8]

International career

In March 2024, Okedina was called up to play for Malawi for the first time. [9] He made his debut on 23 March 2024, starting in a 4–0 defeat to Kenya. [10]

Personal life

Born in England, Okedina is of Nigerian and Malawian descent. [11] [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21 [4] Premier League 0000000000
Cambridge United (loan) 2020–21 [4] League Two 14000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
Cambridge United 2021–22 [13] League One 30050105 [lower-alpha 1] 0410
2022–23 [14] League One25030103 [lower-alpha 1] 0320
2023–24 [15] League One12020103 [lower-alpha 1] 0180
Total67010030110910
Career total810100301201060
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malawi 202420
Total20

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References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Jubril Okedina Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur.
  3. ↑ "Spurs defender Okedina joins Cambridge". BBC Sport. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Match Report: Oxford United 1 - 0 Cambridge United". Cambridge United F.C. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Okedina seals Cambridge transfer". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Cambridge sign Spurs defender Okedina" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Okedina pens new deal". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. ↑ MNCS (15 March 2024). "MABEDI ANNOUNCES FOUR TOURNAMENT SQUAD". Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Malawi v Kenya". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Tottenham Starlet, Jubril OKEDINA sets to play for Nigeria". 3 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL" (PDF). p. 2, 6.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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