Kayode Odejayi

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Kayode Odejayi
Kayode Odejayi 12-04-2014 1.jpg
Odejayi playing for Accrington Stanley in 2014
Personal information
Full name Olukayode Ishmael Odejayi[1]
Date of birth (1982-02-21) 21 February 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Stockport County
Youth career
000?–1999 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Bristol City 6 (0)
2001 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 6 (1)
2002–2003 Forest Green Rovers 38 (13)
2003–2007 Cheltenham Town 151 (30)
2007–2010 Barnsley 72 (4)
2009 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 6 (1)
2009 → Colchester United (loan) 14 (6)
2010–2012 Colchester United 101 (11)
2012–2014 Rotherham United 42 (5)
2013–2014 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 32 (8)
2014–2015 Tranmere Rovers 40 (5)
2015– Stockport County 11 (2)
International career‡
2008 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:14, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Olukayode Ishmael "Kayode" Odejayi (born 21 February 1982) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Stockport County.

Club career

Born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Odejayi started his career as a trainee at Bristol City and then moved on to Football Conference side Forest Green Rovers in 2002. 2002–03 turned out to be Rovers' best ever season since their foundation in 1890, and Odejayi was a key figure, scoring 13 goals as the club finished ninth.

Cheltenham Town

This brought him to the attention of Cheltenham Town, and then-manager Bobby Gould signed him that summer. His first two seasons were a struggle but in his third season (2005–06) he played almost every game as Cheltenham stormed to the play-off final, winning 1–0 against fancied Grimsby Town. He came to national attention in January 2006 when Cheltenham faced Newcastle United in the FA Cup 4th round. Odejayi was outstanding, giving French international defender Jean-Alain Boumsong no end of problems during the game. Following the game he was linked with a move to Championship team Plymouth Argyle however the move never materialised.

Barnsley

On 31 May 2007, Odejayi moved to Barnsley for a fee of £200,000, a Cheltenham record for a sale of a player. Forest Green Rovers received a windfall from the transfer as part of the terms of Odejayi's Cheltenham deal.[3]

He scored in the Reds' first friendly against Morecambe in a 2–1 defeat. He then bagged a brace against Portuguese side Louletano DC in a 3–2 win. In a 3–1 victory against Buxton he bagged his fourth goal in three.

Odejayi netted his first competitive goal for Barnsley against Scunthorpe United which effectively sealed a 2–0 victory for the Reds.

Odejayi was booed off by his own fans against Southampton, after he missed a string of chances at goal. He himself admitted about his poor performances and promised the fans he would step it up and he did in the FA Cup, scoring of one of the most important goals in the club history when he secured a 1–0 victory at Oakwell, in the quarter finals of the FA Cup 2008 against Chelsea. On 6 April 2008 in the FA Cup semi-final against Cardiff City he missed a glorious chance to score when he was put clean through on goal only to shoot wide, costing Barnsley the chance to equalise and possibly reach the FA Cup Final for the first time since 1912.

In January 2009, there was talk of him being pursued by Barnsley's South Yorkshire neighbours, Rotherham United. [4]

Scunthorpe United (loan)

On 26 February he was loaned to Scunthorpe. He played in 6 games scoring 1 goal against Walsall.[5]

Colchester United (loan)

He was loaned to Colchester United on 16 September 2009 on a three-month emergency loan. He made a big impression at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, winning two penalties in his first game against Hartlepool United and then scoring a brace against high flying Charlton Athletic. He also went on to score against Huddersfield Town, Leyton Orient, Wycombe Wanderers, Bromley and Oldham Athletic.

He set up John-Joe O'Toole's first Colchester goal in a 1–1 draw at Tranmere Rovers, whilst Odejayi also assisted Simon Hackney's goal against Bromley in the FA Cup. His loan spell ended on 19 December with him having scored seven goals in sixteen games, six of which came in the Football League. When the January transfer window opened, Odejayi's loan form resulted in him being signed by Aidy Boothroyd on a permanent deal, thus also becoming Aidy's first permanent signing for Colchester United.

Colchester United

On 24 December 2009 it was announced that Odejayi had signed for an undisclosed fee on a deal that would end in June 2012.[6] Odejayi scored his first goal as a full-time Colchester player in a 2–1 win against Carlisle where he came off the bench to score the winner in stoppage time to keep the U's in their promotion hunt. He added two further goals against Bristol Rovers and Yeovil before getting an injury after coming on as a sub against Walsall. Odejayi was named as Colchester United's official player-of-the-season for the 2011–12 season, having led the front-line with power and strength all campaign.[7]

Rotherham United

On 15 May, Rotherham United completed the much-rumoured signing of Odejayi after talks with Steve Evans. He joined the Millers officially on 1 July. His first goal for the club came in the 3–0 win against Burton Albion on 18 August 2012, this was also the opening day of the New York Stadium, and, on his league debut for the club. His second came soon after to gain a point against Chesterfield, on 25 August 2012. However, only 5 goals all season grew to fans frustration as Alex Revell and Daniel Nardiello became the preferred striking partnership.

On 10 September 2013, Odejayi joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on a three-month loan.[8] On 1 January 2014, the loan was extended till the end of the 2013–14 League Two season.

Tranmere Rovers

On 26 June 2014, following Odejayi's departure from Rotherham United, he signed a one-year deal with Tranmere Rovers.[9] At the end of the season, that saw Tranmere Rovers relegate out of League Two, Odejayi was released by the club.[10]

Stockport County

Following Odejayi's release from Tranmere, he signed for National League North side Stockport County on 15 July 2015.[11]

International career

In May 2008, Odejayi made his first appearance for the Nigerian national team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Austria.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2015[13]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[14] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 1999–2000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2000–01 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
2001–02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2001–02 6 1 2 0 - - 0 0 8 1
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Forest Green Rovers 2002–03 38 13 2 0 - - 0 0 40 13
Total 38 13 2 0 - - 0 0 40 13
Cheltenham Town 2003–04 30 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 34 5
2004–05 32 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 33 1
2005–06 44 11 6 2 2 0 4 0 56 13
2006–07 45 13 2 0 2 1 2 1 51 15
Total 151 30 10 2 6 1 7 1 174 34
Barnsley 2007–08 39 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 44 4
2008–09 28 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 1
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2008–09 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Barnsley 2009–10 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Colchester United (loan) 2009–10 14 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 7
Total 72 4 5 1 4 0 0 0 81 5
Colchester United 2009–10 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3
2010–11 44 4 3 0 2 0 1 0 50 4
2011–12 43 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 47 5
Total 115 17 9 1 3 1 2 0 126 19
Rotherham United 2012–13 42 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 45 5
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 42 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 45 5
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2013–2014 32 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 8
Tranmere Rovers 2014–2015 40 5 3 1 1 0 2 1 46 7
Career total 508 84 34 5 15 2 12 2 569 93

International

Nigeria national team
Year Apps[15] Goals
2008 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Rotherham United

Individual

  • Colchester United Player of the Year: 2011–12[16]

References

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  14. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs
  15. ↑ Kayode Odejayi at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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