Olamide Shodipo

Olamide Shodipo
Shodipo pictured in July 2016.
Personal information
Full name Olamide Oluwatimilehin Babatunde Oluwaka Shodipo[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997[2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 27
Youth career
2012–2015 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Queens Park Rangers 11 (0)
2017 → Port Vale (loan) 6 (0)
2018 → Colchester United (loan) 6 (0)
National team
2015 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
2016– Republic of Ireland U21 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:43, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Olamide Oluwatimilehin Babatunde Oluwaka Shodipo (born 5 July 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

He made his first-team debut for QPR in August 2016, and has been capped by the Republic of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 levels. He joined Port Vale on loan in January 2017, and joined Colchester United on loan in January 2018.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Shodipo was born in Dublin, Ireland, before moving to London at a young age.[3] He signed a two-year contract extension with Queens Park Rangers in April 2016.[4] He made his senior debut in the opening game of the 2016–17 EFL Championship season on 7 August 2016, in a 3–0 win over Leeds United at Loftus Road; he was named in the starting lineup, and was later substituted in the 68th minute for Abdenasser El Khayati.[5] Manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink later said that Shodipo had "that rawness... that streetness and that fight" and said "we will definitely be putting him in and around the team regularly".[6] On 30 November, Shodipo signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with QPR, tying him to the club until 2019.[7] However new manager Ian Holloway left him out of the team in favour of new signing Kazenga LuaLua, explaining his decision by saying "every time I've put him on, unfortunately the team has let a goal in"; Holloway said "he would benefit massively from a loan spell", which he hoped would improve the defensive and tactical side of his game.[8][9]

Port Vale (loan)

On 30 January 2017, Shodipo signed with EFL League One side Port Vale on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] He made six appearances for the "Valiants" before being ruled out for the rest of the season after picking up a tendinitis injury on international duty in March 2017.[11]

Colchester United (loan)

On 31 January 2018, he joined EFL League Two side Colchester United on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[12] He came off the bench to make his debut on 10 March in the "U's" 1–1 draw at Mansfield Town.[13] However he was limited to just two starts and four substitute appearances by manager John McGreal during his time at the Colchester Community Stadium.

International career

Also eligible to play for Nigeria, Shodipo made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-19 team in October 2015, and made his debut for the under-21 team in September 2016.[14][15][16]

Style of play

Speaking in January 2017, Ian Holloway praised Shodipo's dribbling and crossing skills though said he had work to do to improve his defensive game.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2018.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2015–16[17]Championship000000—00
2016–17[18]Championship1101020—140
2017–18[19]Championship000000—00
2018–19[20]Championship000000000
Total 1101020—140
Port Vale (loan) 2016–17[18]League One60———60
Colchester United (loan) 2017–18[19]League Two60———60
Career total 230102000260

    References

    1. ↑ "Nigerian starlet Olamide Shodipo makes QPR debut". Goal.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Olamide Shodipo". 11v11. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
    3. ↑ "Olamide Shodipo | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    4. ↑ "QPR youngsters Niko Hamalainen and Olamide Shodipo extend stays at Loftus Road". qpr.co.uk. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    5. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Leeds United". BBC Sport. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
    6. ↑ Gallagher, Sean (20 October 2016). "Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: We must be patient with Olamide Shodipo". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    7. ↑ "Olamide Shodipo: QPR winger signs new contract until 2019". BBC Sport. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
    8. ↑ Warburton, Paul (24 January 2017). "QPR boss explains why he will loan out these two players". Get West London. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    9. 1 2 Gallagher, Sean (24 January 2017). "Olamide Shodipo would benefit from going out on loan, says QPR boss". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    10. 1 2 Baggaley, Mike (30 January 2017). "Port Vale sign QPR winger Olamide Shodipo". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    11. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (10 April 2017). "Port Vale: On-loan QPR winger Olamide Shodipo out for season". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
    12. ↑ "Olamide Shodipo: QPR winger joins Colchester United on loan until end of the season". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
    13. ↑ "Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
    14. ↑ Costello, Shane (7 August 2016). "Highly-rated 19-year-old Dubliner made his debut for QPR today". The42. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    15. ↑ "Olamide Shodipo makes his Republic of Ireland Under-19 debut in 1-1 friendly draw against Ukraine". www.qpr.co.uk. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    16. ↑ "QPR winger Olamide Shodipo makes Under-21 debut for Republic of Ireland". qpr.co.uk. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    17. ↑ "Games played by Olamide Shodipo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
    18. 1 2 "Games played by Olamide Shodipo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
    19. 1 2 "Games played by Olamide Shodipo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
    20. ↑ "Games played by Olamide Shodipo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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