Odafa Onyeka Okolie
Churchill Brothers in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Odafa Onyeka Okolie | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2003 | Peerless | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 |
Mohammedan | ? | (1) |
2004–2005 |
Muktijoddha | 28 | (34) |
2005–2011 |
Churchill Brothers | 116 | (117) |
2011–2014 |
Mohun Bagan | 60 | (51) |
2014–2016 |
Churchill Brothers | 0 | (0) |
2014–2016 |
→ Sporting Goa (loan) | 23 | (14) |
2017 | Southern Samity | 9 | (9) |
2018 |
Gokulam Kerala | 3 | (0) |
Total | 239 | (226) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Odafa Onyeka Okolie (born 6 June 1985) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who spent most of his career in India.[1][2] He last played for Gokulam Kerala in the I-League.[3] He was once the highest paid footballer in I-league history, earning approximately ₹16 million per year in 2011 while playing for Mohun Bagan.[4] Odafa is second in the list of all-time leading goalscorer in the I-League and National Football League history with 179 goals,[5] and has been the top goal scorer on three consecutive seasons.[6]
He also holds the record for scoring the most hat-tricks in I-League and National Football League combined, with 14 hat-tricks across all seasons, including 13 of those in the I-League.[7][8]
Career
Early career
Okolie started his career in 2002 as a defender with Kolkata based clubs Peerless SC and Mohammedan.[9]
Churchill Brothers
After a lackluster start to his career which saw him play for Indian club Mohammedan,
Mohun Bagan
On 1 June 2011, he signed a then record one-year deal with
Return to Churchill Brothers and loan to Sporting Goa
On 13 May 2014, Okolie re-joined Churchill Brothers, but later in March 2015, he joined
Southern Samity
In March 2017, Okolie Joined
Gokulam Kerala
In January 2018, Okolie joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 January 2018[15]
Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mohammedan | 2003–04[10] | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | |||
Churchill Brothers | 2005–06[16] | NFL 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | NFL | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 21 | 21 | ||
2007–08 | I-League | 16 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | 21 | 34 | ||
2008–09 | I-League | 22 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 33 | ||
2009–10 | I-League | 24 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5[a] | 3 | 34 | 31 | |
2010–11 | I-League | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 25 | ||
Total | 116 | 117 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 164 | 148 | ||
Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||
2011–12 | I-League | 26 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 27 | ||
2012–13 | I-League | 22 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 23 | ||
2013–14 | I-League | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 26 | ||
Total | 60 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 67 | 56 | |||
Sporting Goa (loan)
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2014–15 | I-League | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 8 | |
2015–16 | I-League | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | ||
Total | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 14 | |||
Southern Samity | 2016–17 | I-League 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 9 | |
Gokulam Kerala | 2017–18 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 211 | 192 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 242 | 227 |
- ^ One appearance in AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, Four appearance and three goals AFC Cup
Honours
Churchill Brothers
- I-League: 2008–09; runner-up 2007–08[17]
- Durand Cup: 2007, 2009
- IFA Shield: 2009
Muktijoddha SKC
- Federation Cup (Bangladesh) runner-up: 2005
Individual
References
- ^ "From the history book, roll of honour". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Player profile of Odafe". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ a b Mohun Bagan sign Odafe for record Rs 3 crore one-year deal
- ^ By the numbers: Mohun Bagan soar past 600 goals in national league Archived 27 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine ESPN.in
- ^ Mohun Bagan signs Odafe for record Rs. 3 crore one-year deal[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "NFL Champions and Goalscorers". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "From defence to attack: Odafa is the man for all seasons". indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Leading Goal Scorers". Rediff.com. 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ I-League 2008-2009 points table and statistics Archived 22 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 July 2021
- ^ "Goal.com, Match statistics between Mohun Bagan and Pailan Arrows". Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Sporting Clube de Goa seek Odafa's scoring touch". Sportingclubedegoa. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Debutants Gokulam Kerala FC set to sign ex-Mohun Bagan star Odafa Okolie". mykhel.com. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Odafa Onyeka Okolie at Soccerway
- ^ "India 2005/06". Archived from the original on 14 October 2022.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (24 November 2011). "1st "ONGC" I-League — Division 1 2007/08: from 24.November 2007 upto 23.February 2008 all over the country". IndianFootball.de. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "ONGC I - LEAGUE 2007 - 2008 :Kolkatafootball.com". www.kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "I-League 2007–08". Indian Football. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "I-League 2008–09". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
Bibliography
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- Mukhopadhay, Subir (2018). সোনায় লেখা ইতিহাসে মোহনবাগান (transl. Mohun Bagan in the history written in gold). ISBN 978-93-850172-0-9.
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- Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (17 January 2015). "Time to regain lost glory". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata: The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- "The Telegraph Calcutta — Odafe comes to Bagan with hope and promise". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
External links
- Odafa Onyeka Okolie at FBref.com
- Odafa Onyeka Okolie at FootballDatabase.eu
- Odafa Onyeka Okolie at GSA (archived)