Obiora Odita
Obiorah Emmanuel Odita (Serbian Cyrillic: Обиора Емануел Одита; born 14 May 1983) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serbian club Mladost Lučani. He also holds Serbian citizenship.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Obiorah Emmanuel Odita | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mladost Lučani | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Enugu Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Udoji United | ||
| 2003–2005 | Javor Ivanjica | 43 | (16) |
| 2005–2007 | Partizan | 48 | (16) |
| 2006 | → Javor Ivanjica (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Al Ain | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Westerlo (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Westerlo | 28 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Javor Ivanjica | 15 | (2) |
| 2011 | Tianjin Teda | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Javor Ivanjica | 23 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Taraz | 42 | (11) |
| 2014–2016 | Voždovac | 53 | (11) |
| 2016– | Mladost Lučani | 125 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2020 | |||
Club career
Early years
Born in Enugu, Odita started out at local club Enugu Rangers, before switching to Udoji United. He subsequently moved to Serbia and Montenegro and joined First League side Javor Ivanjica in the 2003 winter transfer window. Until the end of the 2002–03 season, Odita scored one goal in nine league appearances, as the club suffered relegation to the Second League. He stayed there until the 2005 winter transfer window.
Partizan
In January 2005, Odita was officially transferred to Partizan, signing a four-year deal.[2] He marked his competitive debut by scoring both of his team's goals in a 2–2 draw with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the first leg of the UEFA Cup round of 32.[3] In January 2006, Odita was sent on a six-month loan to Javor Ivanjica.[4] He then returned to Partizan and scored 10 league goals from 23 appearances in the 2006–07 season, while often partnering Stevan Jovetić. In June 2007, Odita moved to the United Arab Emirates and signed a two-year contract with Al Ain.[5]
Westerlo
In January 2008, Odita was loaned to Belgian club Westerlo. He scored twice in the second half of the 2007–08 season, before returning to Al Ain. In January 2009, Odita moved back to Belgium and signed a permanent contract with Westerlo.[6]
Later years
In the summer of 2010, Odita made a comeback to Serbia by signing with his former club Javor Ivanjica for the 2010–11 season.[7] He later moved to China and signed with Tianjin Teda in early 2011.
After two seasons with Taraz in Kazakhstan, Odita returned to Serbia once again and joined Voždovac in the summer of 2014.[8]
In June 2016, Odita switched to fellow Serbian club Mladost Lučani.[9]
Statistics
- As of 13 July 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Javor Ivanjica | 2002–03 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2003–04 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| 2004–05 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 10 | ||
| Total | 43 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 16 | ||
| Partizan | 2004–05 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 |
| 2005–06 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 4 | |
| Javor Ivanjica (loan) | 2005–06 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | |
| Partizan | 2006–07 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 12 |
| Total | 48 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 68 | 23 | |
| Al Ain | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Westerlo (loan) | 2007–08 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| Al Ain | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Westerlo | 2008–09 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Javor Ivanjica | 2010–11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| Tianjin Teda | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Javor Ivanjica | 2011–12 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 10 | |
| Taraz | 2012 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 46 | 11 | ||
| Voždovac | 2014–15 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | |
| 2015–16 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| Total | 53 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 57 | 11 | ||
| Mladost Lučani | 2016–17 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 125 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 11 | |
| Career total | 406 | 85 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 453 | 97 | |
References
- "Exclusive : FK Vozdovac Striker Obiora Odita Gets Serbian Passport". allnigeriasoccer.com. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- "Odita potpisao za Partizan" (in Serbian). b92.net. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "Dnipro deny Odita glorious debut". uefa.com. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Bilans zimskog prelaznog roka" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- "Odita prešao u Al Ain" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- "Odita is opnieuw een speler van Westerlo" (in Dutch). voetbalkrant.com. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Obiora Odita se vratio u Javor" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "Odita ponovo u srpskom fudbalu, potpisao za Voždovac" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- "Odita pojačava napad Mladosti" (in Serbian). fkmladostlucani.com. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- Obiora Odita at Soccerway
External links
- Obiora Odita at WorldFootball.net
- Obiora Odita at FootballDatabase.eu
- Obiora Odita – UEFA competition record