Timi Odusina

Timi Odusina
Personal information
Full name Oluwarotimi Mark Odusina
Date of birth (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 25)
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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in National League play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

AFC Fylde

Hartlepool United

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Canaries defender heads back to National League for another loan stint". The Pink'un. 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". Norwich City. 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 19 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Pools sign Timi Odusina". Hartlepool United. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Hartlepool United 1–0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Matty Jones (27 June 2022). "Timi Odusina leaves Hartlepool to make Bradford switch after rejecting new deal". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. ^ O'Sullivan, Daniel (15 September 2023). "Timi Odusina Signs On Loan". Woking F.C. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ^ "City announce another exit as defender seals permanent move". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Official : Former Arsenal Youth-Teamer Odusina Returns To Norwich City :: All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". allnigeriasoccer.com.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Timi Odusina at Soccerway
  13. ^ "Games played by Timi Odusina in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Timi Odusina in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Games played by Timi Odusina in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Games played by Timi Odusina in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2023.