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Onome Sodje
Sodje while with York City
Personal information
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 16
Youth career
000?–2005 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2005 → Welling United (loan) 6 (1)
2005 → Gravesend & Northfleet (loan) 8 (2)
2006 → Gravesend & Northfleet (loan) 6 (1)
2006–2007 Gravesend & Northfleet 39 (9)
2007–2009 York City 81 (21)
2009– Barnsley 1 (0)
2009–2010 → Oxford United (loan) 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:23, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Onome Sodje (born 17 July 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Barnsley as a striker.

Career

Born in Warri, Delta State,[2] Sodje came through the Charlton Athletic Academy. He scored 14 goals in 19 games in the 2003–04 U17 FA Premier Academy League. He spent time on loan at Welling United towards the end of the 2004–05 season.[3] He then went out on loan to Conference National team Gravesend & Northfleet in September 2005.[4] He rejoined Gravesend for a second loan period in February 2006.[5]

He was released by Charlton in 2006 and eventually signed for Gravesend & Northfleet permanently in August.[6]

Sodje signed for fellow Conference team York City on a free transfer on 18 June 2007.[7] He was joint top goalscorer with 17 goals in the 2007–08 season.[8] Sodje won the first Conference Goal of the Month award in September 2008 with a goal against Torquay United, which won with 30% of the vote.[9] He came on as a 63rd minute substitute in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium on 9 May 2009, which York lost 2–0 to Stevenage Borough.[10] He was largely restricted to the bench as his form dipped during the 2008–09 season,[11] which he finished with 46 appearances and seven goals.[12]

Sodje signed for Championship team Barnsley on 15 June 2009.[13] He was allowed to move on a free transfer as he was playing at York on a non-contract basis.[14] His contract status was due to his lack of a valid work permit, connected to an an ongoing dispute with immigration officials over his right to reside in the UK. York spent £5,000 on legal fees to fight his case which also attracted the support of the Archbishop of York John Sentamu and MP Hugh Bayley. After winning the right to stay in the country he chose to move to Barnsley rather than sign the contract offered by York. [15]

He made his debut as a 79th minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Coventry City on 15 August.[16] He joined Conference leaders Oxford United on an emergency loan on 23 November and made his debut a day later as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over Forest Green Rovers.[17][18] He scored his first goal in a 1–1 with Salisbury City, which put Oxford in the lead on 79 minutes.[19] Oxford confirmed his loan would not be extended in January.[20]

Personal life

He moved to England at the age of 14 and attended Sedgehill Secondary School in South East London.[3] Sodje's cousins and uncles, Sam, Efe, Akpo, and Steve all play football in England as well.[21] Another cousin Bright was a professional rugby league player.

Career statistics

As of 28 December 2009.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Welling United (loan) 2004–05[22] 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Gravesend & Northfleet 2005–06[23] 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3
2006–07[24] 39 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 40 9
Total 53 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 54 12
York City 2007–08[25] 45 14 2 2 0 0 8 1 55 17
2008–09[12] 36 7 2 0 0 0 8 0 46 7
Total 81 21 4 2 0 0 16 1 101 24
Barnsley 2009–10[26] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Oxford United (loan) 2009–10[27] 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Career totals 145 35 4 2 0 0 17 1 166 38

Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup and FA Trophy.

References

General
  • Batters, David (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 9781859836330.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Profiles". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  2. ^ "Onome Sodje". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Another Sodje joins the ranks". Non-League Daily. 2005-03-21. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
  4. ^ "Fleet manager hails Sodje signing". BBC Sport. 2005-09-09. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  5. ^ "Fleet target permanent Sodje deal". BBC Sport. 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  6. ^ "Gravesend bring in two new faces". BBC Sport. 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  7. ^ "York snap up Sodje and Robinson". BBC Sport. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  8. ^ Flett, Dave (2008-04-30). "York City 2007/08 season review". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "York's Sodje wins best goal award". BBC Sport. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  10. ^ "Stevenage Borough 2-0 York City". BBC Sport. 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  11. ^ Flett, Dave (2009-05-14). "York City season review 2008/9". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ a b Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "York 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
    Flett, Dave (2008-10-27). "York City 0, Mansfield 0 (FAC4Q)". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    Flett, Dave (2008-10-29). "Mansfield 1, York City 0". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    Flett, Dave (2008-11-05). "Setanta Shield: York City 1, Mansfield Town 1 (4-2 on pens)". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    Flett, Dave (2008-12-17). "Northwich 0, York City 2 - FA Trophy". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    Flett, Dave (2009-01-21). "Curse of Barrow goal ace Wayne Curtis see York City slide out of Setanta Shield". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    Flett, Dave (2009-02-12). "York City 1, Kidderminster 1 (13-12 on penaties after extra time)". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    Carroll, Steve (2009-02-23). "Daniel McBreen's double strike ignites York City's Wembley dream in the FA Trophy". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    Flett, Dave (2009-03-16). "Prospect of a Wembley outing in the FA Trophy final provides a welcome fillip for York City". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    Flett, Dave (2009-03-23). "Wembley here we come... York City beat Telford United to book a place in the FA Trophy final". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    Martini, Peter (2009-05-09). "Stevenage 2 York City 0 - FA Trophy Final from Wembley". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Flett, Dave (2009-06-15). "York City striker Onome Sodje signs for Barnsley". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Flett, Dave (2009-06-17). "York City hit out at Onome Sodje in row over shock transfer to Barnsley". The Press. Retrieved 2009-08-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Waterson, James (2009-12-08). "Transfer Blame". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 2010-01-13. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Barnsley 0 - 2 Coventry". BBC Sport. 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  17. ^ "Striker Sodje seals Oxford loan". BBC Sport. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  18. ^ "Forest Green 0-1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  19. ^ "Salisbury City 1-1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  20. ^ "Perry and Sodje to leave Oxford". BBC Sport. 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  21. ^ Carroll, Steve (2007-06-19). "McEwan back to work with two signings". The Press. Retrieved 2007-06-19. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ "Player Details: Season 2004-2005". SoccerFactsUK. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  23. ^ "Ebbsfleet 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  24. ^ "Ebbsfleet 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  25. ^ Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 411–421.
  26. ^ "Barnsley 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  27. ^ "Oxford 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-11-24.

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