Fred Onyedinma

Wilfred Oluwafemi Onyedinma (born 24 November 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Wycombe Wanderers.

Fred Onyedinma
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Oluwafemi Onyedinma[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996[2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wycombe Wanderers
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2014 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Millwall 120 (8)
2014–2015 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 25 (8)
2018–2019 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 21 (4)
2019– Wycombe Wanderers 36 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:55, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Onyedinma was born in Lagos, Nigeria and his parents moved the family to England, along with his brother and two sisters, when Fred was aged three.[4] He grew up in Greenwich, Plumstead and Woolwich and attended Corelli College in Kidbrooke.[5] He played local football representing Blackheath district as a youngster alongside Alex Iwobi, Joe Gomez and Kasey Palmer, before he was spotted by Millwall scout and former player Andy Massey, and subsequently signed for the club at the age of twelve.[4]

Career

Early career

Onyedinma made his senior debut for Millwall on 4 January 2014 in the FA Cup against Southend United. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Richard Chaplow as Millwall lost 4–1.[6] He later made his full debut against Charlton Athletic and was named Man of the Match.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 27 November 2014, Onyedinma joined League Two side, Wycombe Wanderers on a loan deal, lasting until January 2015.[7] On 31 December 2014, Onyedinma's loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers was extended to the end of the 2014–15 season as part of the Paris Cowan-Hall transfer deal.[8]

On 30 August 2018, Onyedinma rejoined Wycombe Wanderers – this time in League One – on loan until 1 January 2019.[9] After returning to Millwall in January 2019 for the remainder of the season Onyedinma found first team opportunities hard to come by despite praise for his performances in training from manager Neil Harris.[10]

On 30 July 2019 it was confirmed that Onyedinma would be returning to Wycombe for a third time, this time on a permanent 3 year deal for an undisclosed fee.[11]

On 6 July 2020, Onyedinma scored twice in the second leg of Wycombe's EFL League One semi-final match against Fleetwood Town to secure a 2–2 draw and a 6–3 win on aggregate.[12] In the final against Oxford United on 13 July, Onyedinma won the penalty that led to Wycombe's match-winning goal, securing promotion to the Championship for the first time in the club's history.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 January 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2013–14[14] Championship 401000—50
2014–15[15] Championship 200020—40
2015–16[16] League One 34420106[lower-alpha 1]0434
2016–17[17] League One 42360214[lower-alpha 2]2546
2017–18[18] Championship 3713120—422
2018–19[19] Championship 10—20—10
Total 12081219110215112
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2014–15[15] League Two 258——2[lower-alpha 3]0278
2018–19[19] League One 21410—2[lower-alpha 4]0244
Wycombe Wanderers 2019–20[20] League One 134—103[lower-alpha 5]2176
2020–21[21] Championship 230221000262
Total 82163220729420
Career total 2022415311117424532
  1. Five appearances in the Football League Trophy, one in the League One play-offs
  2. Four appearances in the EFL Trophy, one in the League One play-offs
  3. Appearances in the League Two play-offs
  4. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  5. Appearances in the League One play-offs

Honours

Millwall

Wycombe Wanderers

References
  1. "Fred Onyedinma". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. Fred Onyedinma at Soccerway
  3. "Fred Onyedinma". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. "Tottenham vs Millwall: Fred Onyedinma a part of Neil Harris' new local generation adding a feel-good factor to The Den". Independent. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. "Running Games". Southwark News. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. "Southend United vs. Millwall 4 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. "Millwall striker Fred Onyedinma joins Wycombe on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. "Paris Cowan-Hall: Millwall to sign Wycombe Wanderers winger". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014.
  9. "Former loan star Fred returns to Adams Park!". Wycombe Wanderers. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. "Millwall boss Neil Harris opens up on player futures". Football.London. 7 January 2019.
  11. "Fred returns". Wycombe Wanderers. 30 July 2019.
  12. "Wycombe 2-2 Fleetwood (6-3 agg): Chairboys reach League One play-off final". Sky Sports. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. Williams, Adam (13 July 2020). "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  14. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  15. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  16. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  17. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  18. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  19. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  20. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  21. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  22. Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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