Deji Oshilaja

Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi "Deji" Oshilaja (born 16 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Burton Albion in EFL League One.

Deji Oshilaja
Oshilaja playing for Cardiff City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-16) 16 July 1993
Place of birth Bermondsey, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2012 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Cardiff City 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Newport County (loan) 8 (0)
2014 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 23 (1)
2015–2016 → Gillingham (loan) 12 (3)
2016 → Gillingham (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 → Gillingham (loan) 33 (2)
2017–2019 AFC Wimbledon 67 (3)
2019–2021 Charlton Athletic 42 (1)
2021– Burton Albion 72 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

Cardiff City

Born in Bermondsey, Oshilaja joined Cardiff City as a 16-year-old, progressing through the academy to sign his first professional contract in April 2012.[2] His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town in the Football League Cup. Oshilaja made his second appearance in another cup game in the new year, which also resulted in a 2–1 loss against Macclesfield Town. Despite this, Manager Malky Mackay praised Oshilaja's performance, describing it as "great courage".[3] At the end of the season, Oshilaja was offered a new contract by the club.[4]

On 31 October 2013, Oshilaja joined Newport County on a one-month loan.[5] He made his Football League début for Newport on 2 November 2013 versus Fleetwood Town.[6] He scored his first goal for Newport in the 3–0 win versus Portsmouth in the Football League Trophy match on 12 November 2013.[7] His loan spell at Newport was extended and he returned to Cardiff City in January 2014, which he made eight appearances for the club.[8][9]

On 7 February 2014, Oshilaja was loaned to Sheffield Wednesday until 12 March.[10] He then made his Sheffield Wednesday debut on 11 February 2014, playing as a centre-back, in a 3–0 loss against Wigan Athletic.[11] His second appearance came on 12 March 2014, also came against Wigan, which Sheffield Wednesday lost 1–0 for the second time in the 2013–14 season.[12] Oshilaja loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday was extended until the end of the season.[13] However, Oshilaja never made another appearance for the club and returned to Cardiff City.

On 8 January 2015, Oshilaja was loaned to AFC Wimbledon until the end of the season.[14] Oshilaja made his Wimbledon debut three days later, on 11 January 2015, in a 2–1 loss against Stevenage.[15] Oshilaja then scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2015, in a 2–1 win over York City.[16] After making twenty-three appearances for the club, Oshilaja's performance saw him being awarded Natalie Callow Memorial Trophy for AFCW Young Player of the Year.[17] and returned to his parent club on 16 June 2015.[18]

Oshilaja was sent out on a six-month loan to Gillingham on 24 July 2015,[19] where he scored on the opening day of the season, in a 4–0 win against Sheffield United.[20] Three weeks later on 29 August 2015, Oshilaja scored his second goal of the season against Peterborough United.[21] However, Oshilaja suffered a knee injury during the match and was sidelined for two months.[22] After two months on the sidelines, Oshilaja made his return in the first team, in the quarter-final of the Football League Trophy, against Yeovil Town, in which he made his first start. Having formed a strong defensive partnership with John Egan in the first half of the season, Oshilaja was recalled by Cardiff in January.[23] He later returned to the club on 14 March 2016 for a second loan spell until the end of the season.[24] On 6 July 2016 he re-joined Gillingham on a season-long loan.[25]

AFC Wimbledon

On 8 June 2017, Oshilaja agreed a deal to join AFC Wimbledon on 1 July, following the expiration of his contract with Cardiff.[26] He was named captain for AFC Wimbledon for the 2018–19 season.. In May 2019, Wimbledon released Oshilaja.[27]

Charlton Athletic

On 22 July 2019, Oshilaja was signed by Charlton Athletic following his release from AFC Wimbledon for free on a two-year deal.[28] He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2-0 win against Rochdale on 6 February 2021.[29]

On 18 May 2021, it was announced that Oshilaja would leave Charlton Athletic at the end of his contract.[30]

Burton Albion

On 10 June 2021, Oshilaja signed for Burton Albion.[31]

Personal life

Born in England, Oshilaja is of Nigerian descent.[32]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 May 2023[33]
Season Club League League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total Discipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYellow cardRed card
2012–13Cardiff CityChampionship00101000 20 00
2013–14Premier League00000000 00 00
2014–15Championship00001000 10 10
2015–16Championship00000000 00 00
2016–17Championship00000000 00 00
Cardiff City total001020003010
2013–14Newport County (loan)League Two80200021 121 40
2013–14Sheffield Wednesday (loan)Championship20000000 20 00
2014–15AFC Wimbledon (loan)League Two231000000 231 30
2015–16Gillingham (loan)League One223002010 253 80
2016–17League One332203020 402 121
Gillingham total555205030655201
2017–18AFC WimbledonLeague One422301020 482 70
2018–19League One251402010 321 20
AFC Wimbledon total9047030301034120
2019–20Charlton AthleticChampionship250101000 270 60
2020–21League One171002010 201 60
Charlton Athletic total421103010471120
2021–22Burton AlbionLeague One300201000 330 101
2022–23League One423330052 508 81
Burton Albion total723531052838182
Total2691318314014331519673
  1. Includes appearances in FA Trophy and EFL Trophy games.

Honours

Individual

References
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  21. "Peterborough United 1 – 1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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  25. "Gills Make Double Signing". Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  26. "Deji Oshilaja: AFC Wimbledon sign Cardiff City defender". BBC Sport. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  27. "Dons offer new contract to key man - but Barcham, Oshilaja, Soares and McDonnell released".
  28. "Done Deal – Charlton complete signing of defender Deji Oshilaja". www.cafc.co.uk.
  29. "Rochdale 0-2 Charlton". BBC. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  30. "Squad update following completion of the 2020/21 season". www.cafc.co.uk.
  31. "BREWERS TO SIGN DEJI OSHILAJA FROM CHARLTON ATHLETIC". Burton Albion. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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