Hakeem Odoffin

Hakeem Odoffin (born 13 April 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical.

Hakeem Odoffin

Personal information
Date of birth	13 April 1998[1]
Place of birth	Barnet, England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Hamilton Academical
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2012	Tottenham Hotspur
2012–2014	Reading
2014–2016	Barnet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Barnet	1	(0)
2016–2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Eastleigh (loan)	20	(0)
2018–2019	Northampton Town	12	(0)
2019–2020	Livingston	20	(0)
2020–	Hamilton Academical	24	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:30, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

He is of Nigerian descent.[2]

Career

Odoffin joined Reading as an under-15 in 2012, after being released by Tottenham Hotspur, and stayed there for two years before joining Barnet on a two-year scholarship in 2014. He made his debut for Barnet on 5 December 2015, starting in an FA Cup second round tie at home to Newport County.[3]

Odoffin made two appearances for the Bees before joining Wolves in January 2016 for an undisclosed fee.[4] He joined Eastleigh on loan in December 2016[5] where he was sent off on his debut against Southport.[6] He went on to make 21 appearances for the Spitfires that season.

He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2017–18 season,[7] before joining Northampton Town on a two-year deal in July 2018.[8]

On 30 January 2019, Odoffin signed for Scottish Premiership club Livingston.[9]

On 31 July 2020, Odoffin moved to Hamilton Academical for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year contract.[10]

Career statistics

As of 4 February 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnet	2015–16[11]	League Two	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2016–17[12]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[13]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastleigh (loan)	2016–17[12]	National League	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
Northampton Town	2018–19[14]	League Two	12	0	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	16	0
Livingston	2018–19[14]	Scottish Premiership	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2019–20[15]	Scottish Premiership	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Hamilton Academical	2020–21[16]	Scottish Premiership	24	3	0	0	3	1	0	0	27	4
Career total			77	3	3	0	3	1	3	0	86	4

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Hakeem Odoffin". 11v11. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
2. Udeme, Ambrose (21 May 2018). "Premier League new boys Wolves sack Nigerian star, 11 others". fc Naija.
3. "Barnet 0–1 Newport". BBC Sport. 5 December 2015.
4. "Odoffin joins Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
5. "Odoffin joins Eastleigh". Eastleigh F.C.
6. "Southport 4–3 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 17 December 2016.
7. "2017/18 Retained List Published". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
8. Willsher, Gareth (9 July 2018). "HAKEEM ODOFFIN SIGNS FOR NORTHAMPTON TOWN". Northampton Town F.C.
9. "Livingston: Lyndon Dykes & Hakeem Odoffin signs for Premiership side". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
10. "Hakeem Odoffin: Hamilton sign defender from Livingston for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
11. "Games played by Hakeem Odoffin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
12. "Games played by Hakeem Odoffin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
13. "Games played by Hakeem Odoffin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
14. "Games played by Hakeem Odoffin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
15. "Games played by Hakeem Odoffin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
16. "Games played by Hakeem Odoffin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

External links

Hakeem Odoffin at Soccerbase