Daniel Ojo

Taiwo Daniel Ojo (born 17 February 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender most recently for National League side Yeovil Town.

Daniel Ojo
Personal information
Full name Taiwo Daniel Ojo[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001
Place of birth Parma, Italy
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2017 Charlton Athletic
2017–2018 Yeovil Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Yeovil Town 7 (0)
2019 → Melksham Town (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:35, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

Having come through the Charlton Athletic academy, Ojo joined Yeovil Town in June 2017 signing a youth scholarship deal.[2][3] On 6 November 2018, Ojo made his debut for Yeovil in an EFL Trophy 4–0 group stage victory against West Ham United under-23s.[4] In December 2018, Ojo was awarded his first professional contract with Yeovil committing him to the club until June 2021.[5] On 23 February 2019, Ojo made his English Football League debut in a 1–0 victory over Cambridge United.[6]

In September 2019, Ojo joined Southern League Division One South club Melksham Town on loan until January 2020.[7]

On 10 January 2020, Ojo left Yeovil after the club reluctantly agreed to mutually terminate his contract to allow him to be closer to his home in London.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 November 2019.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town 2018–19[9] League Two 6000001[lower-alpha 1]070
2019–20[10] National League 1000—0010
Total 7000001080
Melksham Town (loan) 2019–20 SL Division One South 6000—3[lower-alpha 2]090
Career total 130000040170
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 92. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "Daniel Ojo – Defender – First Team". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. "Nine agree scholarship terms". Yeovil Town F.C. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. "Report | Yeovil Town 4–0 West Ham Under-21s". Yeovil Town F.C. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. "Signing | Ojo turns professional". Yeovil Town F.C. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. "Yeovil Town 1–0 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. "News | Youngsters head out on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. "Transfer | Daniel Ojo leaves Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town F.C. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. "Games played by Daniel Ojo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  10. "Games played by Daniel Ojo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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