Sanmi Odelusi

Sanmi Odelusi

Personal information
Full name	Oluwasanmi Babafemi Oluwaseu Odelusi[1]
Date of birth	11 June 1993
Place of birth	Dagenham, England
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker Winger
Club information
Current team	Wigan Athletic
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2006	Queens Park Rangers
2006–2009	Reading
2009–2012	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2015	Bolton Wanderers	6	(0)
2014	→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	5	(0)
2015	→ Coventry City (loan)	14	(3)
2015–	Wigan Athletic	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:04, 11 October 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Oluwasanmi Babafemi Oluwaseu Odelusi (born 11 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a winger.

Career

Bolton Wanderers

Growing up in Dagenham, England, Odelusi grew up playing football as a sport to enjoy, in effort to avoid being in the streets.^[2] Odelusi joined Bolton Wanderers in 2009 after having also spent time in the Queens Park Rangers and Reading youth set-ups.^[3] It was at Bolton Wanderers when the club's Development Coach Jamie Fullarton helped Odelusi switched position from a striker to "a flying winger".^[4]

He spent three years in the reserves but in the 2011–12 season Odelusi scored four goals in 16 league games and was rewarded with one-year deal in July 2012.^[5] Upon signing a new contract with the club, Odelusi was given number thirty-eight shirt for the club.^[6]

Odelusi was on the bench for the matches against Blackburn Rovers which Bolton won 1–0, the home match against Brighton & Hove Albion and the 1–0 loss against Ipswich Town before eventually making his debut in a 3–2 away loss against Charlton Athletic when he came on for Darren Pratley in the 82nd minute.^[7] Odelusi made his first start on 6 August against Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup and scored twice in a 3–1 win.^[8] Following his first team appearance, Odelusi signed a new contract with the club, keeping him until 2016.^[9] Odelusi later made two more appearance later in the 2013-14 season, providing two assists in separate matches against Bournemouth^[10] and Reading.^[11]

Loan Spells

On 21 February 2014, Odelusi joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons on a one-month loan.^[12] Odelusi made his MK Dons debut the next day, coming on as a substitute for Luke Chadwick in the 79th minutes, in a 1-0 loss against Bradford City.^[13] On 24 March 2014, Odelusi extended his loan stay with the Dons until the end of the 2013–14 season.^[14] However, Odelusi suffered a knee injury that saw him ruled for the rest of the season before returning to his parent club, where he made ten appearance.^[15]

On 31 January 2015, Odelusi joined League One side Coventry City on a loan until the end of the season.^[16] On the same day, Odelusi made a strong impact on his debut when he scored from the edge of the area in a 2-2 draw against Rochdale.^[17] After being sidelined for weeks due to injury he sustained in training,^[18][19] Odelusi made his first team return, starting in a 1-0 loss against Barnsley on 3 March 2015.^[20] Odelusi scored his second Coventry City goal in the next game on 7 March 2015, in a 3-2 loss against Port Vale^[21] and scored again two weeks later on 14 March 2015, in a 3-2 win over Chesterfield.^[22] Odelusi returned to Bolton after making fourteen appearance and scoring three times for Coventry City.

Wigan Athletic

6 July 2015 Odelusi signed for Wigan Athletic on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[23] After making five appearances, three in the league, Odelusi was transfer-listed by Wigan in September 2015.^[24]

Contrary to popular erroneous reports, Sanmi is still very much in Gary Caldwell's play.

Sustained injury late 2015. Originally ruled out for the 2015/16 season, he has returned to playing.

On 05 April 2016, he featured for over half an hour on his return from injury, in a match against Bradford City. #WAFC were winning this away match by 0-2, but the match ended 2-2.

On Tue 12 Apr 2016 17:00 match: Sanmi continued in his rehabilitation by participating in a Development match.

MORECAMBE 1 v WIGAN ATHLETIC 7

WIGAN ATHLETIC scorers of the 7 goals are (Sanmi scored 2 goals): Cosgrove 22, 51, 64; Odelusi 18, 62; Kellett 40; Lingard 69.

THE DEVELOPMENT POST-MATCH REPORT: http://mobile.wiganlatics.co.uk/news/article/report-morecambe-1-latics-7-cosgrove-treble-odelusi-brace-3056636.aspx

On Tuesday 19 April 2016, Sanmi Odelusi (squad number 11) was named as one of the substitute players against Burton Albion in the away match between first in League 1 table (Wigan) and second (Burton Albion).

International career

Despite born in England, Odelusi is eligible to play for Nigeria, though he remains keen to play for England.^[25]

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/10/2013 and 31/10/2013" (PDF). The FA. October 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
2. "Eastender Sanmi Odelusi counts his blessings at Bolton Wanderers". The Bolton News. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
3. "Player Profiles". Bwfc.co.uk. 2012-07-16. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
4. "Bolton Wanderers striking sensation Sanmi Odelusi keeps believing". The Bolton News. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
5. "Five Sign Pro". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
6. "Squad Numbers Announced". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
7. "Charton 3–2 Bolton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
8. "Shrewsbury 1–3 Bolton". BBC Sport. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
9. "Odelusi extends contract". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 22 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
10. "Bournemouth 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
11. "Reading 7 - 1 Bolton Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
12. "Dons swoop for Sanmi Odelusi". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015.
13. "Bradford City 1 - 0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
14. "Sanmi extends Dons stay". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015.
15. "Loanees depart stadiummk". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
16. "Sanmi Odelusi joins Coventry City on loan". Bolton Wanderers FC. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015.
17. "Coventry City 2 - 2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
18. "TEAM NEWS: Preston North End v Coventry City - Lee Burge starts in goal with debut for Luke Williams". Coventry City F.C. 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
19. "TEAM NEWS: Barnsley v Coventry City - Sanmi Odelusi returns from injury to start for the Sky Blues at Oakwell". Coventry City F.C. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
20. "Barnsley 1 - 0 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
21. "Coventry City 2-3 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
22. "Chesterfield 2-3 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
23. "Sanmi Odelusi: Wigan Athletic sign Bolton Wanderers winger". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015.
24. "Sanmi Odelusi told he can leave Wigan Athletic - after just THREE months!". 22 September 2015.
25. "Bolton Wanderers starlet Sanmi Odelusi happy under Dougie Freedman's wing". The Bolton News. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

External links

Sanmi Odelusi career statistics at Soccerbase