Timi Odusina
Oluwarotimi "Timi" Mark Odusina (born 28 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City.
| 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 | Bradford City | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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– | Bradford City | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:42, 9 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
Personal life
Born in England, Odusina is of Nigerian descent.[9]
Career statistics
- As of matches played 3 December 2022.[10]
| 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 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| A.F.C. Fylde (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hartlepool United | 2019–20 | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | National League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League Two | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Bradford City | 2022–23 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 79 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
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.
- "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 19 May 2019.
- "Pools sign Timi Odusina". Hartlepool United.
- "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021.
- "Hartlepool United 1–0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021.
- @Official_HUFC (1 May 2022). "Your Young Player of the Season sponsored by @Hart1908 …𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗜 𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗔 🏆Congratulations, Timi 👏…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Matty Jones (27 June 2022). "Timi Odusina leaves Hartlepool to make Bradford switch after rejecting new deal". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- "Official : Former Arsenal Youth-Teamer Odusina Returns To Norwich City :: All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". allnigeriasoccer.com.
- Timi Odusina at Soccerway