External links
- Owen Otasowie at Soccerbase
- Owen Otasowie at Soccerway
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ebeguowen Otasowie [1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 6, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | New York City, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Mass Elite Academy [2] | ||
| 2017–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Club Brugge | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Club NXT | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | United States U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 17, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 12, 2020 | |||
Ebeguowen "Owen" Otasowie (born January 6, 2001) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.
After progressing from their youth academy, Otasowie made his senior debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a substitute in Wolves' final UEFA Europa League group match of the 2019–20 edition against Beşiktaş on December 12, 2019. [3] On January 1, 2020, Otasowie signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Wolves. [4]
On December 15, 2020, Otasowie made his Premier League debut for Wolves as a substitute on for Leander Dendoncker in a 2–1 home win over Chelsea, providing an assist for Wolves' first goal scored by Daniel Podence. [5] Otasowie made his full Premier League debut in Wolves's next game, away at Burnley, on December 21, 2020. [6]
On August 20, 2021, he made a permanent move to Club Brugge of the Belgian First Division A for a reported fee of £3.5 million. [7] Otasowie made his debut for Club on July 17, 2022, during their 2022 Belgian Super Cup victory over Gent. [8] In November 2022, Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad reported Otasowie had stopped being paid by Club Brugge after going absent without leave a number of times. [9]
After representing the United States at the under-18 level, Otasowie received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020. [10] He made his senior debut on November 12, 2020, coming on in the 87th minute of a 0–0 draw against Wales. [11]
Otasowie is also eligible to represent England or Nigeria. [12]
In 2021, Otasowie founded fashion brand Carsicko. [14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 [15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 [15] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2019–20 EFL Trophy [15] | — | — | — | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 EFL Trophy [15] | — | — | — | — | 2 [d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Club NXT | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Club Brugge
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