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Nathanael Ogbeta
English footballer
Nathanael Simeon Ogbeta (born 28 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from EFL Championship club Swansea City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathanael Simeon Ogbeta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Swansea City) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Shrewsbury Town | 51 | (2) |
| 2022– | Swansea City | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| England U17 | |||
| England U18 | |||
| 2022– | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:40, 16 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Ogbeta was born in Salford, Greater Manchester.[2] His sister Naomi is an athlete.[3] He is a devout Christian.[4]
Ogbeta joined Manchester City at the age of ten.[2] He made his debut for the Manchester City U18 team during the 2018–19 season in a 4–2 win over Reading.[2] During the 2019–20 season, Ogbeta made two appearances for the Manchester City U21s in the EFL Trophy in games against Scunthorpe United and Tranmere Rovers.[5]
On 25 January 2021, Ogbeta signed for League One side Shrewsbury Town on an 18-month deal.[6][7] He made his debut for The Shrews on 30 January, starting in a 2–0 win at home to Peterborough United.[8]
On 31 January 2022, Ogbeta joined EFL Championship side Swansea City on a two-and-a-half year contract, for an undisclosed fee.[9][10] After getting limited game time with Swansea, on 13 January 2023 he joined League One side Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season.[11][12] He scored his first Peterborough goal on 25 March 2023 in a 2–0 win over Derby County.[13]
He moved on loan to Bolton Wanderers in January 2024.[14] He scored on his debut, in a 4–1 away win at Carlisle.[15][16]
Born in England, Ogbeta is of Nigerian and Jamaican descent.[17] He is a youth international for England.[18]
On 29 March 2022, Ogbeta made his England U20 debut in a 3–1 victory over Germany in Colchester.[19]
- As of match played 16 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U-21s | 2018–19[20] | — | — | — | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[21] | — | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[22] | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2020–21[22] | League One | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2021–22[23] | League One | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
| Swansea City | 2021–22[23] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2022–23[24] | League One | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2023–24[25] | League One | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Career total | 87 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 108 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
- "NATHANAEL OGBETA". mancity.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Siblings: Nathanael and Naomi Ogbeta". www.mancity.com.
- Cox, Lewis (12 March 2021). "Freedom is everything for new Shrewsbury Town starlet Nathanael Ogbeta". Shropshire Star.
- "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "Shrewsbury sign Man City defender Ogbeta". BBC Sport.
- Cox, Lewis. "Shrewsbury Town sign Manchester City left-back Nathanael Ogbeta on 18-month deal". www.shropshirestar.com.
- "Shrewsbury 2-0 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "Swansea City sign Nathanael Ogbeta for undisclosed fee". Swansea City AFC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Swansea sign Shrewsbury's Ogbeta". BBC Sport.
- "Posh Secure Defensive Swan In Loan Deal". Peterborough United. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- "Peterborough claim crucial win over Derby" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Bolton sign Swansea's Ogbeta on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "REPORT | Carlisle United 1 Wanderers 4 | Bolton Wanderers FC". www.bwfc.co.uk.
- "Carlisle United 1-4 Bolton Wanderers" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- Cox, Lewis. "Shrewsbury Town sporting siblings drive each other at top of the game". www.shropshirestar.com.
- Nathanael Ogbeta at Soccerway
- "Report: England MU20s 3-1 Germany". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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