Nnamdi Oduamadi Chidiebere (born 17 October 1990), also known by his shirt name Odu,[1] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward currently under contract for Eccellenza club Colleferro. He has represented the Nigeria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nnamdi Oduamadi Chidiebere | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colleferro | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2008 | Pepsi Football Academy | ||
| 2009–2010 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Genoa | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → AC Milan (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2018 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Torino (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Varese (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Brescia (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Varese (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Crotone (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Latina (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → HJK Helsinki (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Tirana | 11 | (1) |
| 2021 | Crema | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Colleferro | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U17 | |||
| Nigeria U20 | |||
| 2011–2014 | Nigeria | 13 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2022 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Lagos, Oduamadi started playing football at the local Pepsi Football Academy at the age of 7.[2][3] He left his home country in 2008 to join Milan, although he was officially signed only in January 2009 due to bureaucratic issues.[3] Oduamadi spent two seasons in the club's youth system and was a member of the under-20 side who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after the team's last success in the competition.[4]
At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Milan announced to have sold half of the rights to Oduamadi to Genoa in co-ownership for €3.5 million,[5] as part of the deal that saw defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos move the other way.[6] The Nigerian, though, stayed at Milan on loan,[7] being included in the first team squad. He made his official debut for the club in a league game against Catania on 18 September 2010, coming off the bench in the last minutes.[8] However, that remained his only appearance of the season and he still played games for the under-20 team at times through the season as an over-age player,[9] being also included in the squad for the annual Viareggio Cup.[10]
Torino
editAt the beginning the 2011–12 season, Oduamadi's co-ownership deal between Milan and Genoa was resolved in favour of the former,[11] but he was sent on loan to Serie B club Torino.[12] He ended the season with 11 appearances and three goals.
Varese and Brescia
editFor the 2012–13 season, Oduamadi joined Serie B side Varese on another loan deal.[13]
At the start of the 2013–14 campaign, Oduamadi moved to Serie B club Brescia, once again on loan.[14]
On 31 January 2014, Oduamadi rejoined Varese, making his second loan spell.[15]
Crotone & Latina
editOn 8 August 2014, Oduamadi was signed by Serie B club Crotone.[16] On 21 January 2015 he was signed by U.S. Latina Calcio.[17][18]
Şanlıurfaspor and back to Milan
editOn 22 July 2015, Oduamadi moved on loan to TFF First League club Şanlıurfaspor for the season.[19] However, the deal was cut short before the end of the summer transfer window and he came to Milan.[20]
HJK Helsinki
editOn 22 March 2016, Oduamadi moved to Finnish club HJK Helsinki, on a loan deal set to expire on 31 December.[21] On 26 May 2016, he scored the decisive goal in the Helsinki derby as HJK claimed a 2–1 victory over HIFK.[22]
Back to Milan
editIn 2017–18 season, Oduamadi played for Milan Primavera team as an over-age player.[23] He also received call-up from the first team.[24]
Later career
editOn 8 October 2021, Oduamadi signed for Serie D club Crema.[25]
International career
editAt international level, Oduamadi was first capped by Nigeria U-17, when he was at the Pepsi Football Academy.[26] He went on to be called up by Nigeria U-20 to take part in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but eventually was cut from the final squad due to an hamstring injury.[27]
Oduamadi made his full international debut for Nigeria against Kenya, on 29 March 2011, featuring as a second-half substitute.[28] Two years later, he made his second appearance against Kenya in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match, where he scored the equalising goal in the 94th minute to level the score.[29]
Oduamadi was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,[30] in which he scored three goals against Tahiti in their opening match.[31]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 4 August 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 2010–11 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –[32] | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Torino (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | |||
| Varese (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| Brescia (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Varese (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | |||
| Crotone (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Latina (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| HJK (loan) | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 34 | 7 | |
| Career total | 111 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 119 | 20 | ||
International
edit| Nigeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 4 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 28 May 2014[33]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 March 2013 | U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Nigeria |  Kenya |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 17 June 2013 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |  Tahiti |
2–0 | 6–1 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 3. | 3–0 | |||||
| 4. | 5–1 | |||||
| ||||||
Honours
edit- Milan
See also
edit- List of FIFA Confederations Cup goalscorers
References
edit- ^ Alberto Vaneria (14 August 2010). ""Tormentone" nomi: Odu e Sokratis". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "Graduates". pepsifootballacademy.com. Pepsi Football Academy. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b Fabiana della Valle (18 August 2010). "Internet e corsa: ecco Oduamadi, vice-Pato". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). p. 12. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ Fabiana della Valle (15 April 2010). "Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). p. 13. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). c. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Official A.C. Milan press release". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Calcio Mercato Squadre". legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ Rick D'Andrea (20 September 2010). "Weekly Italy youth report: Libor Kozak goal wins it for Lazio". Goal. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Pietro Mazzara (22 October 2010). "Ritorno in primavera per Oduamadi". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Milan youth team kicks off Viareggio Cup campaign today". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Boateng è del Milan Riscatto da 7 milioni" (require login). La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Official A.C. Milan press release". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Oduamadi al Varese". varese1910.it (in Italian). Associazione Sportiva Varese 1910. 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Nnamdi Oduamadi al Brescia Calcio". bresciacalcio.it (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Mercato: bentornato Odu". varese1910.it (in Italian). Associazione Sportiva Varese 1910. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Grande colpo per l'attacco, arriva Oduamadi" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Oduamadi torna al Milan" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Oduamadi è nerazzurro" (in Italian). US Latina Calcio. January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Transfers". sanliurfaspor.org (in Turkish). Şanlıurfa Spor Kulübü. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Antonio Vitiello (7 November 2015). "Oduamadi si allena a Milanello: a gennaio cerca sistemazione". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Official A.C. Milan communication". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "HJK vs. HIFK". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures and Results | Season 2017-18 | 4^ Match Day". Lega Serie A. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "AS ROMA V AC MILAN: THE FULL SQUAD GOES TO ROME" (Press release). A.C. Milan. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "NNAMDI "ODU" ODUAMADI AL CREMA, SCOPERTO DAL MILAN HA MILITATO IN SERIE A E B: "PRONTO A FARE LA MIA PARTE"" (Press release). A.C. Crema 1908. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "The Pepsi lad they call 'Igwe'". pepsifootballacademy.com. Pepsi Football Academy. August 2006. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Injury knocks out Nigeria's Nnamdi Oduamadi from U-20 World Cup". vanguardgr.com. Vanguard Media Limited. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ admin (24 July 2012). "Oduamadi still rues Olympics failure". Nigerian Footballer. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ admin (7 January 2017). "Nnamdi Oduamadi: Still Struggling for Shirt at Milan". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
Forwards: Joseph Akpala (Werder Bremen), Michael Babatunde (FC Kryvbas), Muhammad Gambo (Kano Pillars), Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kiev), Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), Nnamdi Oduamadi (Varese), Anthony Ujah (FC Cologne)
- ^ "Super Eagles stroll to victory". ESPN FC. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
Nnamdi Oduamadi (10', 26', 76')
- ^ Not part of the squad. source: "UEFA Europa League – Milan – Squad". UEFA. 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Nnamdi Oduamadi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria – N. Oduamadi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
External links
edit- Profile at Assocalciatori.it (in Italian)
- Nnamdi Oduamadi – FIFA competition record (archived)