Obiora Odita

Obiora Odita

Personal information
Full name	Obiora Emmanuel Odita
Date of birth	14 May 1983
Place of birth	Enugu, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Voždovac
Number	18
Youth career
	Enugu Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2003	Udoji United	-	(-)
2003–2005	Javor Ivanjica	43	(14)
2005–2007	Partizan	48	(16)
2006	→ Javor Ivanjica (loan)	12	(5)
2007–2009	Al Ain	-	(-)
2008	→ Westerlo (loan)	9	(2)
2009–2010	Westerlo	28	(3)
2010–2011	Javor Ivanjica	15	(2)
2011	Tianjin Teda	8	(1)
2011–2012	Javor Ivanjica	23	(9)
2012–2013	Taraz	42	(11)
2014–	Voždovac	50	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Obiora Emmanuel Odita (born 14 May 1983) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serbian club Voždovac. He also holds Serbian citizenship.

Club career

Early career

Born in Enugu, Odita began playing football with local club Enugu Rangers, before joining Udoji United. In the 2002–03 season, Odita moved to Serbia and Montenegro and joined Javor Ivanjica, scoring one goal in nine league appearances until the end of that season. He stayed there for the next two years.

Partizan

Odita was transferred to Partizan in the 2005 winter transfer window, signing a four-year deal.^[1] He marked his competitive debut by scoring both Partizan goals in a 2–2 draw against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the UEFA Cup round of 32 first leg. In January 2006, Odita was sent on a six-month loan to Javor Ivanjica.^[2] In the 2006–07 season, Odita scored 10 league goals in 23 matches, often partnering Stevan Jovetić in the attack. In June 2007, Odita moved to the United Arab Emirates and signed a two-year contract with Al Ain.^[3]

Westerlo

Odita played for Westerlo in the second half of the 2007–08 season, on loan from Al Ain. In January 2009, he once again moved to Belgium and signed a permanent contract with Westerlo. In the summer of 2010, Odita made a return to Serbia by signing with his former club Javor Ivanjica for the 2010–11 season.^[4]

Later career

After two seasons with Taraz in Kazakhstan, Odita returned to Serbia once again and joined Voždovac in the summer of 2014.^[5]

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Javor Ivanjica	2002–03	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
	2003–04	16	3	0	0	0	0	16	3
	2004–05	18	10	1	0	0	0	19	10
Partizan	2004–05	12	5	1	0	4	2	17	7
	2005–06	13	1	2	1	6	2	21	4
Javor Ivanjica	2005–06	12	5	0	0	0	0	12	5
Partizan	2006–07	23	10	1	0	6	2	30	12
Al Ain	2007–08
Westerlo	2007–08	9	2	0	0	0	0	9	2
Al Ain	2008–09
Westerlo	2008–09	14	3	0	0	0	0	14	3
	2009–10	14	0	1	1	0	0	15	1
Javor Ivanjica	2010–11	15	2	1	1	0	0	16	3
Tianjin Teda	2011	8	1	0	0	6	0	14	1
Javor Ivanjica	2011–12	23	9	2	1	0	0	25	10
Taraz	2012	12	6	0	0	0	0	12	6
	2013	30	5	4	0	0	0	34	5
Voždovac	2014–15	21	5	3	0	0	0	24	5
	2015–16	29	6	1	0	0	0	30	6
Career total		278	74	17	4	22	6	317	84

Honours

Partizan

• First League of Serbia and Montenegro: 2004–05

References

1. "Odita potpisao za Partizan" (in Serbian). b92.net. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
2. "Bilans zimskog prelaznog roka" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
3. "Odita prešao u Al Ain" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
4. "Obiora Odita se vratio u Javor" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
5. "Odita ponovo u srpskom fudbalu, potpisao za Voždovac" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

External links

• Footballdatabase profile
• Obiora Odita – UEFA competition record