Nnamdi Oduamadi
Nigerian footballer (born 1990)
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Nnamdi Oduamadi Chidiebereⓘ (born 17 October 1990), also known by his shirt name Odu,[1] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward currently under contract for Eccellenza club Colleferro. He has represented the Nigeria national team in the past.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nnamdi Oduamadi Chidiebere | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colleferro | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2008 | Pepsi Football Academy | ||
| 2009–2010 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Genoa | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → AC Milan (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2018 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Torino (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Varese (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Brescia (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Varese (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Crotone (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Latina (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → HJK Helsinki (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Tirana | 11 | (1) |
| 2021 | Crema | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Colleferro | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U17 | |||
| Nigeria U20 | |||
| 2011–2014 | Nigeria | 13 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 January 2022 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Lagos, Oduamadi started playing football at the local Pepsi Football Academy at the age of 7.[2][3] He left his home country in 2008 to join Milan, although he was officially signed only in January 2009 due to bureaucratic issues.[3] Oduamadi spent two seasons in the club's youth system and was a member of the under-20 side who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after the team's last success in the competition.[4]
At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Milan announced to have sold half of the rights to Oduamadi to Genoa in co-ownership for €3.5 million,[5] as part of the deal that saw defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos move the other way.[6] The Nigerian, though, stayed at Milan on loan,[7] being included in the first team squad. He made his official debut for the club in a league game against Catania on 18 September 2010, coming off the bench in the last minutes.[8] However, that remained his only appearance of the season and he still played games for the under-20 team at times through the season as an over-age player,[9] being also included in the squad for the annual Viareggio Cup.[10]
Torino
At the beginning the 2011–12 season, Oduamadi's co-ownership deal between Milan and Genoa was resolved in favour of the former,[11] but he was sent on loan to Serie B club Torino.[12] He ended the season with 11 appearances and three goals.
Varese and Brescia
For the 2012–13 season, Oduamadi joined Serie B side Varese on another loan deal.[13]
At the start of the 2013–14 campaign, Oduamadi moved to Serie B club Brescia, once again on loan.[14]
On 31 January 2014, Oduamadi rejoined Varese, making his second loan spell.[15]
Crotone & Latina
On 8 August 2014, Oduamadi was signed by Serie B club Crotone.[16] On 21 January 2015 he was signed by U.S. Latina Calcio.[17][18]
Şanlıurfaspor and back to Milan
On 22 July 2015, Oduamadi moved on loan to TFF First League club Şanlıurfaspor for the season.[19] However, the deal was cut short before the end of the summer transfer window and he came to Milan.[20]
HJK Helsinki
On 22 March 2016, Oduamadi moved to Finnish club HJK Helsinki, on a loan deal set to expire on 31 December.[21] On 26 May 2016, he scored the decisive goal in the Helsinki derby as HJK claimed a 2–1 victory over HIFK.[22]
Back to Milan
In 2017–18 season, Oduamadi played for Milan Primavera team as an over-age player.[23] He also received call-up from the first team.[24]
Later career
On 8 October 2021, Oduamadi signed for Serie D club Crema.[25]
International career
At international level, Oduamadi was first capped by Nigeria U-17, when he was at the Pepsi Football Academy.[26] He went on to be called up by Nigeria U-20 to take part in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but eventually was cut from the final squad due to an hamstring injury.[27]
Oduamadi made his full international debut for Nigeria against Kenya, on 29 March 2011, featuring as a second-half substitute.[28] Two years later, he made his second appearance against Kenya in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match, where he scored the equalising goal in the 94th minute to level the score.[29]
Oduamadi was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,[30] in which he scored three goals against Tahiti in their opening match.[31]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 August 2016
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 2010–11 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –[32] | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Torino (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | |||
| Varese (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| Brescia (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Varese (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | |||
| Crotone (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Latina (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| HJK (loan) | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 34 | 7 | |
| Career total | 111 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 20 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oduamadi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2013 | U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Nigeria |  Kenya | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 17 June 2013 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |  Tahiti | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 5–1 |