Jonathan Obika

Jonathan Obika
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Chiedozie Obika[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-12) 12 September 1990[1]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2008 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2009 → Yeovil Town (loan) 10 (4)
2009–2010 → Yeovil Town (loan) 22 (6)
2010 → Millwall (loan) 12 (2)
2010–2011 → Crystal Palace (loan) 7 (0)
2011 → Peterborough United (loan) 1 (1)
2011 → Swindon Town (loan) 5 (0)
2011 → Yeovil Town (loan) 11 (3)
2011–2012 → Yeovil Town (loan) 27 (4)
2013 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 10 (3)
2014 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 5 (0)
2014 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2017 Swindon Town 94 (25)
2017– Oxford United 30 (5)
National team‡
2008–2009 England U19 1 (0)
2009 England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:57, 29 September 2009 (UTC+1)

Jonathan Chiedozie Obika (born 12 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.

Career

Tottenham

Born in Enfield, London, Obika is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth system and was the top scorer for the academy side in the 2007–08 season. He made his first team debut in the UEFA Cup on 27 November 2008 against NEC Nijmegen.[2] He also played against Ukrainian side FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the same competition. He signed a more secure contract with the club in January 2009.[3]

On 19 March 2009 he signed with League One team Yeovil Town on a month's loan.[4] His loan was extended until the end of the 2008–09 season in April.[5] In his two-month loan spell he played 10 games scoring 4 goals.

Obika returned to Yeovil on a three-month loan on 11 August 2009. He scored in his third game of the 2009–10 season against Leyton Orient. He scored again on 1 September against Bournemouth in the Football League Trophy, coming on as a substitute at half time.[6] Along with fellow Tottenham loanees Steven Caulker and Ryan Mason, his loan was extended until the end of the season on 5 November.[7]

On 11 February, Obika was sent back to Spurs due to the return to Yeovil of Arron Davies and was then immediately sent on loan to fellow League One side Millwall.[8] On 13 April, Obika scored an injury time equaliser for Millwall against Yeovil and despite what it meant to Millwall's promotion push, he didn't celebrate as a mark of respect for his old club.[9]

On 20 August, Obika returned to south London to join Crystal Palace on a season-long loan deal.[10] However this was cut short in early January after a series of disappointing performances, and he went on loan to Peterborough United instead.[11] He then joined Swindon Town a few weeks later until the end of the season[12] but was recalled after lack of opportunities at Swindon. Obika then subsequently rejoined Yeovil until the end of the season, his third club of the 2010–11 season,[13] and made 11 appearances scoring 3 goals.

Obika then rejoined Yeovil on loan at the start of the 2011–12 season until January 2012,[14] this deal was later extended until the end of the season. On 26 December 2011, Obika scored the first goal of his new loan deal against Charlton Athletic with an overhead kick,[15] and he then went on to score against Carlisle, Sheffield Wednesday and Leyton Orient.

In February 2013, Obika signed on loan with Championship side Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the 2012–13 season and also signed a one-year contract extension with Spurs until 2014.[16] Obika scored his first goal for Charlton against Leeds United, a stoppage time header to win the match 2–1. Obika followed this up with a 90th-minute winner against Wolves.

On 8 January 2014, Obika joined Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion on an initial three-month loan deal.[17] He scored his first goal for Brighton in the FA Cup 4th round tie against Port Vale in the 78th minute, Brighton won 3–1. Rohan Ince & Solomon March scored the other two goals for the Albion.[18] After his deal with Brighton expired, Obika rejoined Charlton Athletic on loan, for the remainder of the season.

Swindon Town

Obika left Tottenham and joined League One club Swindon Town on 1 September 2014 for an undisclosed fee; rumored to be around £200,000. He signed a Deal that would see him kept at The County Ground for 2 years. On 15 June 2017, Obika confirmed that he would be leaving Swindon upon the expiry of his current deal after a three-year spell at the County Ground.[19]

Oxford United

Obika became new manager Pep Clotet's first signing at Swindon's rivals Oxford United when his two-year deal was announced on 5 July 2017.[20] He made his debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic in the opening match of the 2017–18 season, which ended in a 2–0 away victory for Oxford,[21] and made his home debut and first starting appearance, and scored his first goal, in the following game, a 4–3 defeat to Cheltenham Town in the first round of the 2017–18 EFL Cup.[22]

International career

Obika was called up to represent England in the Under 20 World Cup tournament hosted in Egypt from 24 September – 16 October 2009. Obika featured in the first two games against Ghana and Uruguay.[23]

Personal life

Obika grew up in Edmonton and attended The Bishop Stopford's School in Enfield.[24] He is the cousin of singer and former Fame Academy contestant Lemar.

Career statistics

As of 7 April 2018.[25]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2008–09[26] Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 1]0—20
2009–10[27] Premier League 000000——00
2010–11[28] Premier League 00000000—00
2011–12[29] Premier League 00000000—00
2012–13[30] Premier League 00101000—20
2013–14[31] Premier League 00000000—00
Tottenham Hotspur total 00101020—40
Yeovil Town (loan) 2008–09[26] League One 1040000—00104
2009–10[27] League One 2261010—1[lower-alpha 2]1257
2010–11[28] League One 1130000—00113
2011–12[29] League One 2740010—00284
Yeovil Town total 70171020—117418
Millwall (loan) 2009–10[27] League One 1220000—00122
Crystal Palace (loan) 2010–11[28] Championship 700010——80
Peterborough United (loan) 2010–11[28] League One 111000—0021
Swindon Town (loan) 2010–11[28] League One 500000—0050
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2012–13[30] Championship 1030000——103
2013–14[31] Championship 1200000——120
Charlton Athletic total 2230000——223
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2013–14[31] Championship 513100——82
Swindon Town 2014–15[32] League One 3281000—3[lower-alpha 3]23610
2015–16[33] League One 32111011—1[lower-alpha 2]03512
2016–17[34] League One 3060000—1[lower-alpha 4]0316
Swindon Town total 94252011—5210228
Oxford United 2017–18 League One 3050011—5[lower-alpha 4]1367
Career totals 2465481622011427361
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League One play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ Lyon, Sam (27 November 2008). "NEC Nijmegen 0–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Obika signs contract". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Yeovil sign teenage Tottenham duo". BBC Sport. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "Yeovil extend deals for Spurs duo". BBC Sport. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  6. ↑ "Yeovil return for Obika". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 11 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Three Sign Loans for Season". Yeovil Town F.C. 5 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Lions loan for Jon". 11 February 2010.
  9. ↑ http://www.ytfc.net/page/MatchReport/0,,10673~48988,00.html Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ "Obika loan to Palace". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Posh Swoop For Obika". theposh.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  12. ↑ "Tottenham striker Jon Obika joins Swindon Town on loan". BBC Sport. 8 February 2011.
  13. ↑ "Yeovil Town sign Tottenham Hotspur striker Obika". BBC Sport. 17 March 2011.
  14. ↑ "Yeovil Town sign Tottenham Hotspur's Jonathan Obika". BBC Sport. 4 August 2011.
  15. ↑ "Yeovil 2–3 Charlton". BBC Sport. 26 December 2011.
  16. ↑ "Charlton Athletic sign Tottenham's Jonathan Obika on loan". BBC Sport. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  17. ↑ "Albion Add Striker". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ "Obika confirms his Town exit". Swindon Advertiser. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Jonathan Obika joins Oxford United after release by Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "Oldham Athletic 0 Oxford United 2". Oxford United F.C. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "Oxford United 3 Cheltenham Town 4". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  23. ↑ "England Squad list". FIFA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  24. ↑ "Player Profile:Jonathan Obika". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011.
  25. ↑ "Jonathan Obika". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Jonathan Obika in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  27. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jonathan Obika in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Jonathan Obika in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Jonathan Obika in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Jonathan Obika in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  31. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jonathan Obika in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Obika in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Obika in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Obika in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  35. ↑ "Sky Bet Football League Team of the Week 13/09/14 – 14/09/14". Football League. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014.
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