| Owen Otasowie | |
| Fullname: | Ebeguowen Otasowie[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, United States |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mass Elite Academy[2] |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Club Brugge |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Club NXT |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | September 17, 2022 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | November 12, 2020 |
Ebeguowen "Owen" Otasowie (born January 6, 2001) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.
After progressing from their youth academy, Otasowie made his senior debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a substitute in Wolves' final UEFA Europa League group match of the 2019–20 edition against Beşiktaş on December 12, 2019.[3] On January 1, 2020, Otasowie signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Wolves.[4]
On December 15, 2020, Otasowie made his Premier League debut for Wolves as a substitute on for Leander Dendoncker in a 2–1 home win over Chelsea, providing an assist for Wolves' first goal scored by Daniel Podence.[5] Otasowie made his full Premier League debut in Wolves's next game, away at Burnley, on December 21, 2020.[6]
On August 20, 2021, he made a permanent move to Club Brugge of the Belgian First Division A for a reported fee of £3.5 million.[7] Otasowie made his debut for Club on July 17, 2022, during their 2022 Belgian Super Cup victory over Gent.[8] In November 2022, Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad reported Otasowie had stopped being paid by Club Brugge after going absent without leave a number of times.[9]
After representing the United States at the under-18 level, Otasowie received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[10] He made his senior debut on November 12, 2020, coming on in the 87th minute of a 0–0 draw against Wales.[11]
Otasowie is also eligible to represent England or Nigeria.[12]
In 2021, Otasowie founded fashion brand Carsicko.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2019–20 EFL Trophy | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 EFL Trophy | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Club NXT | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
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