Ody Alfa

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Ody Alfa
Personal information
Full name Odysseus Naphtali Alfa [1]
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rochdale
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2019 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2019 → Atlético Baleares (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Billericay Town (loan) 12 (4)
2020 → Maidenhead United (loan) 8 (2)
2022 → Dartford (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Aldershot Town (loan) 12 (1)
2023 → Chelmsford City (loan) 12 (1)
2023–2024 Chelmsford City 32 (3)
2024– Rochdale 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Odysseus Naphtali Alfa (born 9 March 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League side Rochdale.

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Career

Alfa signed for Queens Park Rangers in 2013 at the age of 14. [2]

On 24 August 2021, Alfa was named in the squad for a second round EFL Cup game against Oxford United, he came off the bench on the 75th minute to made his senior QPR debut. [3]

In January 2019, Alfa signed a new 18-month contract with QPR and joined Spanish side Atlético Baleares on loan for the rest of the season. [4]

On 27 September 2019, Alfa joined National League South side Billericay Town on loan, [5] during his time there he scored six goals. [6]

On 16 January 2020, Alfa joined National League side Maidenhead United on loan, [7] during his time there he made eight appearances and scored three goals. [8]

On 9 February 2022, Alfa joined Dartford on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [9]

On 13 September 2022, Alfa, along with QPR teammate Faysal Bettache, joined National League club Aldershot Town on a three-month loan deal. [10]

On 3 February 2023, following the ending of his loan to Aldershot, Alfa signed for Chelmsford City on loan until the end of the season. [11] He was released by QPR at the end of the 2022–23 season. [12]

On 6 October 2023, Alfa returned to Chelmsford on a permanent deal. [13]

On 25 July 2024, Alfa signed a one-year deal with Rochdale. [14]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2018–19 [15] Championship 000000—00
2019–20 [15] Championship00—00—00
2020–21 [15] Championship000000—00
2021–22 [15] Championship00—10—10
2022–23 [15] Championship000000—00
Total000010—10
Atlético Baleares (loan) 2018–19 [15] Segunda División B Group 31000——10
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20 [15] [16] National League South 12441—1 [a] 0175
Maidenhead United (loan) 2019–20 [15] National League 82———82
Dartford (loan) 2021–22 [15] National League South110——1 [a] 0120
Aldershot Town (loan) 2022–23 [15] National League12110—1 [a] 0141
Chelmsford City (loan) 2022–23 [15] National League South121———121
Chelmsford City 2023–24 [15] National League South32320—3 [b] 0373
Rochdale 2024–25 [15] National League0000—0000
Career total881171106010212
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: AS AT 15th May 2021: Queens Park Rangers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 29. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "U23s in profile: Ody Alfa". QPR FC. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Oxford United". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Alfa signs new deal prior to Spanish move". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Forward joins Billericay Town on loan". QPR. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "About Ody". QPR. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Magpies sign QPR forward Odysseus Alfa on a month's loan". maidenhead advertiser. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ody Alfa SoccerBase". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ody Alfa joins Dartford on loan". QPR. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "NEW SIGNINGS: Faysal Bettache and Ody Alfa". www.theshots.co.uk. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ody Alfa signs for Chelmsford on loan from QPR". Chelmsford City F.C. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022/23 retained and released list". www.ctfc.com. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Alfa welcomed back to Clarets". Chelmsford City F.C. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ody Alfa Joins Dale". Rochdale A.F.C. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "O. Alfa". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Odysseus Alfa Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2023.


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