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 26)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2013–2019 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2019Atlético Baleares (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020Billericay Town (loan) 12 (4)
2020Maidenhead United (loan) 8 (2)
2022Dartford (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023Aldershot Town (loan) 12 (1)
2023Chelmsford City (loan) 12 (1)
2023–2024 Chelmsford City 32 (3)
2024 Rochdale 3 (0)
2024–2025 Slough Town 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Odysseus Naphtali Alfa (born 9 March 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a forward for National League South side Slough Town.

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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] In December 2024, he joined Slough Town. [15] He departed Slough Town upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season. [16]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2018–19 [17] Championship 00000000
2019–20 [17] Championship000000
2020–21 [17] Championship00000000
2021–22 [17] Championship001010
2022–23 [17] Championship00000000
Total00001010
Atlético Baleares (loan) 2018–19 [17] Segunda División B Group 3100010
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20 [17] [18] National League South 124411 [a] 0175
Maidenhead United (loan) 2019–20 [17] National League 8282
Dartford (loan) 2021–22 [17] National League South1101 [a] 0120
Aldershot Town (loan) 2022–23 [17] National League121101 [a] 0141
Chelmsford City (loan) 2022–23 [17] National League South121121
Chelmsford City 2023–24 [17] National League South323203 [b] 0373
Rochdale 2024–25 [17] National League30002 [c] 050
Slough Town 2024–25 [17] National League South130001 [a] 0140
Career total1041171109012112
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in National League Cup

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. "Rebels sign Odysseus Alfa". www.sloughtownfc.net. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  16. "Retained list: 2024/25". sloughtownfc.net. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "O. Alfa". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  18. "Odysseus Alfa Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2023.