Stephen Odey Explained

Stephen Odey
Fullname:Stephen Pius Odey
Birth Date:15 January 1998
Birth Place:Lagos,Nigeria
Height:1.73 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Randers FC
Clubnumber:90
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs1:MFM
Caps1:42
Goals1:23
Years2:2017–2019
Clubs2:Zürich
Caps2:45
Goals2:12
Years3:2019–2022
Clubs3:Genk
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–2021
Clubs4:Amiens (loan)
Caps4:28
Goals4:6
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:Randers (loan)
Caps5:23
Goals5:7
Years6:2022–
Clubs6:Randers FC
Caps6:60
Goals6:8
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalteam1:Nigeria
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:28 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:18 August 2018

Stephen Pius Odey (born 15 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Randers FC.

Club career

Odey played in the second edition of GTBank-Lagos state principals cup where he was the captain of the winning Dairy Farm Senior secondary school Agege. He also topped the list of the GTBank 13-man all star team of that year. He trained at CampGTBank with 23 other students under lead coach Mark Elis, former coach at Arsenal.

He is the all-time top scorer for MFM in the Nigerian Professional Football League, the highest football league level in Nigeria. Odey was the highest goalscorer for MFM in the 2015–16 season.[1] [2] He scored his first career hat-trick in January 2017 against Lobi Stars.[2]

On 4 October 2017, Odey completed a transfer to Swiss club FC Zürich.[3]

On 28 June 2019, it was confirmed that Odey had joined Genk on a five-year contract.[4] On 11 September 2020, he joined Ligue 2 club Amiens SC on loan.[5] On 31 August 2021, he joined Danish club Randers FC on loan for the 2021-22 season with an option to buy.[6] After scoring five goals in seven games Randers confirmed on 21 November 2021, that they had bought Odey free from Genk at the end of his loan deal, becoming the most expensive transfer in Randers' history.[7] Odey signed a deal until June 2024, running from the 2022-23 season.

International career

On 13 August 2017, Odey made his debut for Nigeria, as a substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Benin.[8]

Honours

Individual

FC Zürich

2017–18

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NPFL Top Scorers 2015-2016.
  2. Web site: Stephen Odey first hat-trick.
  3. News: Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Stürmer Stephen Odey. de. 4 October 2017. 4 October 2017.
  4. https://www.fcz.ch/en/first-team/news/2019/stephen-odey-wechselt-zum-krc-genk/ Stephen Odey joins KRC Genk
  5. Web site: Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Stürmer Stephen Odey. nl. 11 September 2020. 23 December 2020.
  6. https://www.randersfc.dk/nyheder-superliga/august-2021/randers-fc-lejer-stephen-odey-i-genk/ RANDERS FC LEJER STEPHEN ODEY I GENK
  7. https://www.randersfc.dk/nyheder-superliga/randers-fc-kober-stephen-odey/ RANDERS FC KØBER STEPHEN ODEY
  8. Web site: Benin vs. Nigeria. National Football Teams. 26 July 2018.
  9. Web site: League Bloggers Award January 2017.
  10. Web site: League Bloggers Award March 2017.