Timi Odusina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwarotimi Mark Odusina | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Woking | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Norwich City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Hartlepool United | 59 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bradford City | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Woking (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | Woking | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:43, 27 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Oluwarotimi "Timi" Odusina (born 28 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Woking.
Career
Odusina signed his first professional contract with Norwich City in 2016.[1]
In January 2019, Odusina signed on loan with National League side AFC Fylde.[2] Odusina made eight league appearances for the club and was a part of the side that won the 2018–19 FA Trophy after beating Leyton Orient 1–0 at Wembley Stadium.[3]
The following season, Odusina moved on loan to fellow National League side Hartlepool United. After impressing on his loan deal, Odusina signed permanently with the North-East side at the start of the 2020–21 season[4] where he won promotion in his first full season with the club.[5]
Odusina made his first appearance in the Football League in August 2021 for Hartlepool in 1–0 win against Crawley Town.[6] At the end of his first season playing in the Football League, Odusina picked up Hartlepool United's Young Player of the Year award.[7]
In June 2022, Odusina rejected a new contract at Hartlepool and signed for fellow League Two club Bradford City.[8] On 15 September 2023, he joined National League side Woking on loan, initially until January 2024.[9] The move was made permanent in May 2024.[10]
Personal life
Born in England, Odusina is of Nigerian descent.[11]
Career statistics
- As of matches played 26 November 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City U23 | 2016–17[13] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2018–19[12] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Hartlepool United | 2019–20[12] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[12] | National League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[14] | League Two | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Bradford City | 2022–23[15] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023–24[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2023–24[12] | National League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Woking | 2024–25[12] | National League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 106 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 135 | 0 | ||
Honours
AFC Fylde
Hartlepool United
- National League play-offs: 2021[5]
Individual
- Hartlepool United Young Player of the Year: 2021–22[7]
References
- ^ "Canaries defender heads back to National League for another loan stint". The Pink'un. 23 January 2020.
- ^ "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". Norwich City. 16 January 2019.
- ^ a b "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Pools sign Timi Odusina". Hartlepool United. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Hartlepool United 1–0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b Joe Ramage (2 May 2022). "Hartlepool United's former Sunderland striker wins player of the year award with ex-Norwich City defender named young player of the year". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Matty Jones (27 June 2022). "Timi Odusina leaves Hartlepool to make Bradford switch after rejecting new deal". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Daniel (15 September 2023). "Timi Odusina Signs On Loan". Woking F.C. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "City announce another exit as defender seals permanent move". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Official : Former Arsenal Youth-Teamer Odusina Returns To Norwich City :: All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Timi Odusina at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Timi Odusina in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Timi Odusina in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Timi Odusina in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Timi Odusina in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
External links
- Timi Odusina at Soccerbase
- Timi Odusina at Soccerway