Joseph Dayo Oshadogan

Joseph Dayo Oshadogan (born 27 June 1976) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Joseph Dayo Oshadogan
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-06-27) 27 June 1976
Place of birth Genoa, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1993–1994 Pisa
1994–1995 Foggia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Foggia 85 (10)
1999 Roma 0 (0)
1999–2001 Reggina 40 (0)
2001–2003 Cosenza 51 (5)
2003–2005 AS Monaco 4 (0)
2005–2006 Ternana 29 (0)
2007–2008 Widzew Łódź 24 (4)
2008–2010 Virtus Lanciano 36 (6)
Total 289 (25)
National team
1996 Italy U-21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Oshadogan was born in 1976 in Genoa to a Nigerian father and an Italian mother. He grew up in Pisa, where he spent some time as part of the local team's youth system.[2][3]

In 1994, he moved to Foggia, where he made his professional debut in the Serie B on 26 August 1995. He played at the club for four seasons, his longest stint at one club in his career.[4]

In 1999, he signed for AS Roma, but left the Giallorossi soon later to join Reggina, where he spent two seasons.[4]

After a two-year spell at Cosenza,[4] in 2003 he joined French side AS Monaco, where he played only four domestic league matches in two seasons.[5]

He then returned to Italy, joining Ternana, which he left following disagreements with the club management.[6]

In May 2007 he joined Widzew Łódź, becoming the team captain,[7] but left the club early in 2008, refusing to return to Poland after having been fined by club management.

Oshadogan ended his career back in Italy at Virtus Lanciano[7] where he stayed for two seasons, from 2008 to 2010.[4]

International career

Oshadogan was also capped three times for the Italian under-21 national team, making him the first coloured player to represent Italy, making his debut for the Azzurrini on 3 October 1996, a 3–0 away win to Moldova.[2][3]

References
  1. "OSHADOGAN JOSEPH DAYO" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori.net. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  2. "Tutto cominciò con Oshadogan, verso l'azzurro multirazziale" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  3. "Oshadogan vicino al Pisa: 'Sarebbe un sogno'" (in Italian). Yahoo! Sports. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  4. "Statistiche su Oshadogan Joseph". carrierecalciatori.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  5. "La fiche de Joseph Dayo Oshadogan" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  6. "Mobbing, quando il calcio scopre il diritto del lavoro". Sky Italia (in Italian). 26 October 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  7. "UFFICIALE: colpo Lanciano, preso Oshadogan". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 13 August 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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