Owen Otasowie
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ebeguowen Otasowie[1] | ||
Date of birth | January 6, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | New York City, New York, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Mass Elite Academy[2] | ||
2017–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Club Brugge | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | United States U18 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 20, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 12, 2020 |
Ebeguowen "Owen" Otasowie (born January 6, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian First Division A team Club Brugge.
Club career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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]
Club Brugge
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]
International career
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.[9] He made his senior debut on the November 12, 2020, coming on in the 87th minute of a 0–0 draw against Wales.[10]
Otasowie is also eligible to represent England or Nigeria.[11]
Personal life
He is a Burberry model. He is also of Nigerian descent.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played August 5, 2022
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21[13] | 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[13] | — | — | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2020–21 EFL Trophy[13] | — | — | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup and Belgian Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of match played November 12, 2020[14]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honors
Club Brugge
References
- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. September 3, 2019.
- ^ Dicken, Alex (November 5, 2020). "Otasowie has 'similar traits to Pogba' & why Wolves are so excited". BirminghamLive. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Wolves 4–0 Besiktas". BBC Sport. December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Otasowie pens new Wolves deal". www.wolves.co.uk.
- ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Chelsea: Pedro Neto scores late winner for Wolves". BBC Sport. December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood on target". BBC Sport. December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Owen Otasowie joins Club Brugge". SB Nation. August 20, 2021.
- ^ "CLUB BEATS GENT 1-0 AND LIFTS THE SUPERCUP". clubbrugge.be. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "USMNT ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT: BERHALTER CALLS 24 PLAYERS FOR NOVEMBER CAMP MATCHES VS WALES AND PANAMA". ussoccer.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Internationals - Boly and Otasowie make national team debuts". Wolverhampton. November 13, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "USMNT Newbies: Reyna, Musah, Richards and Ledezma Headline List of 10 November Camp Newbies". ussoccer.com.
- ^ Spiers, Tim. "Wolves' US Burberry model who started playing football at 14". The Athletic.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Owen Otasowie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Otasowie, Owen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
External links
- Owen Otasowie at Soccerbase
- Owen Otasowie at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from New York City
- American sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- American soccer players
- African-American soccer players
- Soccer players from New York (state)
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- United States men's international soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Premier League players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Club Brugge KV players
- American expatriate soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- American soccer midfielder stubs