Taiwo Daniel Ojo (born 17 February 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender most recently in the National League South for Billericay Town.

Daniel Ojo
Personal information
Full name Taiwo Daniel Ojo[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Parma, Italy
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–2017 Charlton Athletic
2017–2018 Yeovil Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Yeovil Town 7 (0)
2019Melksham Town (loan) 6 (0)
2020 Dulwich Hamlet 0 (0)
2020–2021 Cheshunt 1 (0)
2021–2022 Billericay Town 5 (0)
2021–2022Cheshunt (loan) 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:40, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Having come through the Charlton Athletic academy, Ojo joined Yeovil Town in June 2017 signing a youth scholarship deal.[2][3] On 6 November 2018, Ojo made his debut for Yeovil in an EFL Trophy 4–0 group stage victory against West Ham United under-23s.[4] In December 2018, Ojo was awarded his first professional contract with Yeovil committing him to the club until June 2021.[5] On 23 February 2019, Ojo made his English Football League debut in a 1–0 victory over Cambridge United.[6]

In September 2019, Ojo joined Southern League Division One South club Melksham Town on loan until January 2020.[7]

On 10 January 2020, Ojo left Yeovil after the club reluctantly agreed to mutually terminate his contract to allow him to be closer to his home in London.[8]

On 26 August 2021, Ojo signed for National League South side Billericay Town.[9] and joined Cheshunt F.C. on a dual loan registration deal.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 May 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yeovil Town 2018–19[10] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
2019–20[11] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Melksham Town (loan) 2019–20[12] Southern League
Division One South
6 0 0 0 3[b] 0 9 0
Dulwich Hamlet 2020–21[12] National League South 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Cheshunt 2020–21[13] Isthmian League
Premier Division
1 0 2[c] 0 3 0
Billericay Town 2021–22[14] National League South 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cheshunt (loan) 2021–22[15] Isthmian League
Premier Division
22 1 10[c][d][e][f] 0 32 1
Career total 41 1 2 0 0 0 16 0 59 1
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Velocity Sports Trophy
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Herts Senior Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Isthmian League Premier Division Play-Offs

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 92. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Daniel Ojo – Defender – First Team". Yeovil Town F.C. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Nine agree scholarship terms". Yeovil Town F.C. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Report | Yeovil Town 4–0 West Ham Under-21s". Yeovil Town F.C. 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Signing | Ojo turns professional". Yeovil Town F.C. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Yeovil Town 1–0 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ^ "News | Youngsters head out on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Transfer | Daniel Ojo leaves Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town F.C. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. ^ Billericay Town Daniel Ojo joins The Blues
  10. ^ "Games played by Daniel Ojo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Games played by Daniel Ojo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Taiwo Ojo Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Cheshunt – Appearances – Daniel Ojo – 2020-2021". footballwebpages.co.uk. Football Web Pages. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  14. ^ "T. Ojo: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Cray Wanderers | Appearances |Daniel Ojo | Football Web Pages".
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