Jordan Obita

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Jordan Obita
Personal information
Full name Jordan John Obita[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 19)
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Reading
Number 37
Youth career
Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010– Reading 0 (0)
2012 → Barnet (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → Gillingham (loan) 6 (3)
2012 → Portsmouth (loan) 8 (1)
2013 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2010 England U18 1 (1)
2011 England U19 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:45, 2 April 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:11, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Jordan John Obita (born 8 December 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Reading.

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Club career [edit]

Obita made his debut for Reading on 11 August 2010 in the First Round of the League Cup against Torquay United, coming on as a 113th minute substitute for Michail Antonio.[2] In 2011 he made his first full debut in a League Cup game against Charlton Athletic. In January 2012 he signed on-loan for Barnet and made his debut for the club on 28 January against Crewe Alexandra.[3][4] He signed for a month youth loan deal to Gillingham in March 2012.[5] Obita scored his first goal for Gillingham in their 3–1 win over Barnet on 6 March 2012, his previous loan club[6] and two weeks later, Obita scored twice in a 3-0 win over Cheltenham Town.[7] A deal had been agreed for his loan to be extended for a further month in an attempt to help the Gills try to get into the Play-off places, however Obita decided to turn this offer down to return to Reading.[8]

Obita has played for England Under 18s and he was called up for pre-season in Slovenia for the 2011–12 pre-season tour by Brian McDermott. In February 2012, he was nominated for Football League Championship Apprentice of the Year which was won by Gael Bigirimana.[9]

On 21 August 2012 Obita signed for League One club Portsmouth on loan for a month[10] and whilst speaking about his loan move, Obita said he 'didn't have to think twice' joining the club.[11] Later that evening Obita played in his debut for Portsmouth in a match at Colchester United and scored a late equaliser for his team. On 18 September, Obita's loan was extended for another month.[12] He returned to Reading on 20 October following a death in his family.[13]

On 31 January Obita was on the move again, this time on a one month youth loan to Oldham Athletic.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in their FA Cup fifth round tie against Everton on 16 February.[15] After expressing an interest in extending his stay with the club,[16] Obita's loan was renewed for a second month[17] before he returned to Reading on 1 April.[18]

Career statistics [edit]

As of match played 1 April 2013
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2010–11 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Barnet (loan) 2011–12 League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Gillingham (loan) 2011–12 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
Portsmouth (loan) 2012–13 League One 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2012–13 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Career total 27 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 32 5
  1. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy

References [edit]

  1. ^ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. July 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "BBC Sport – Football – Torquay 0–1 Reading (aet)". BBC News. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  3. ^ "Reading prospect Jordan Obita joins Barnet on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2012. 
  4. ^ "Barnet 2 - 0 Crewe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2012. 
  5. ^ "Gills make Obita loan swoop". Sky Sports. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012. 
  6. ^ "Gillingham 3 - 1 Barnet". BBC Sport. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012. 
  7. ^ "Cheltenham 0 - 3 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012. 
  8. ^ "Hess: We've Given Them A Bit Of A Rest". Gillingham FC. Retrieved 6 April 2012. 
  9. ^ "Bigirimana is Kitbag.com Apprentice of the Year for the Championship". The Football League. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012. 
  10. ^ "Obita joins Portsmouth on loan". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 21 August 2012. 
  11. ^ "Obita happy with Pompey loan". Sky Sports. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012. 
  12. ^ "Loan Update". Reading F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2012. 
  13. ^ Obita quits Pompey after family tragedy; Portsmouth News, 20 October 2012
  14. ^ "Latics sign Obita". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2013. 
  15. ^ "Oldham 2–2 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2013. 
  16. ^ "Obita set to stay". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2013. 
  17. ^ "Obita extends stay". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2013. 
  18. ^ "Obita back at Reading". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 2 April 2013. 

External links [edit]

Reading F.C. – current squad
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