Joseph_Dayo_Oshadogan
Joseph Dayo Oshadogan
Italian footballer
Joseph Dayo Oshadogan (born 27 June 1976) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1976-06-27) 27 June 1976 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Pisa | ||
| 1994–1995 | Foggia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Foggia | 85 | (10) |
| 1999 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Reggina | 40 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Cosenza | 51 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | AS Monaco | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Ternana | 29 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Widzew Łódź | 24 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Virtus Lanciano | 36 | (6) |
| Total | 289 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Italy U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oshadogan was born in 1976 in Genoa to a Nigerian father and an Italian mother. He grew up in Pisa, where he spent some time as part of the local team's youth system.[2][3]
In 1994, he moved to Foggia, where he made his professional debut in the Serie B on 26 August 1995. He played at the club for four seasons, his longest stint at one club in his career.[4]
In 1999, he signed for AS Roma, but left the Giallorossi soon later to join Reggina, where he spent two seasons.[4]
After a two-year spell at Cosenza,[4] in 2003 he joined French side AS Monaco, where he played only four domestic league matches in two seasons.[5]
He then returned to Italy, joining Ternana, which he left following disagreements with the club management.[6]
In May 2007 he joined Widzew Łódź, becoming the team captain,[7] but left the club early in 2008, refusing to return to Poland after having been fined by club management.
Oshadogan ended his career back in Italy at Virtus Lanciano[7] where he stayed for two seasons, from 2008 to 2010.[4]
Oshadogan was also capped three times for the Italian under-21 national team, making him the first coloured player to represent Italy, making his debut for the Azzurrini on 3 October 1996, a 3–0 away win to Moldova.[2][3]
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- "Tutto cominciò con Oshadogan, verso l'azzurro multirazziale" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- "Oshadogan vicino al Pisa: 'Sarebbe un sogno'" (in Italian). Yahoo! Sports. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.[dead link]
- "Statistiche su Oshadogan Joseph". carrierecalciatori.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- "La fiche de Joseph Dayo Oshadogan" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- "Mobbing, quando il calcio scopre il diritto del lavoro". Sky Italia (in Italian). 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- "UFFICIALE: colpo Lanciano, preso Oshadogan". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 13 August 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2015.