Osaze Urhoghide

Osaze Urhoghide (born 04 July 2000) is an Dutch-born English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.

Osaze Urhoghide
Personal information
Full name Osaze Urhoghide [1]
Date of birth (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000[2]
Place of birth Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right Back
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2018 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 AFC Wimbledon 0 (0)
2019– Sheffield Wednesday 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:45, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Urhoghide was born in the Netherlands to Nigerian parents and moved to England aged five.[3]

Club career

AFC Wimbledon

Urhoghide signed his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon on the 6 April 2018.[4]

Sheffield Wednesday

Following his release at the end of the 2018/19 season,[5] he impressed on trial at Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, where he would go on to sign a contract with the club. He went onto make his first team debut in the FA Cup third round tie against Brighton & Hove Albion, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win. He made national headlines with an infectious post-match interview, which was shared by the likes of Gary Lineker and Peter Crouch on Twitter and viewed over 3.5 million times. [6] On 4 June 2020, he extended his stay a further season by signing a new contract until 2021.[7]

Career statistics
As of 9 February 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Sheffield Wednesday 2019–20[8] Championship 3010——40
2020–21[9] 4010——50
Career total 7020000090

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2017–18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. "Osaze Urhoghide". swfc.co.uk. Sheffield Wednesday. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. Crann, Joe (25 July 2020). "Sheffield Wednesday's Osaze Urhoghide is spoilt for choice, and there might be a race to get him on board - He qualifies for Nigeria, the Netherlands and England". The Star. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. "Young Dons defender signs his first pro contract". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. "Squad update from the manager". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. "Osaze Urhoghide post-match interview clip". Sheffield Wednesday. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  7. "Osaze commits to Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. "Games played by Osaze Urhoghide in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. "Games played by Osaze Urhoghide in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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