Nnamdi Oduamadi

Nnamdi Oduamadi

Personal information
Full name	Nnamdi Chidiebere Oduamadi
Date of birth	17 October 1990 (1990-10-17) (age 21)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger, Striker
Club information
Current club	Torino
Number	90
Youth career
1997–2008	Pepsi Football Academy
2009–2010	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–2011	Milan	1	(0)
2011–	→ Torino (loan)	2	(1)
National team
	Nigeria U-17
	Nigeria U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Nnamdi Chidiebere Oduamadi (born 17 October 1990), also known by his shirt name Odu,^[1] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie B club Torino on loan from A.C. Milan.

Club career

Born in Lagos, Oduamadi started playing football at the local Pepsi Football Academy at the age of 7.^[2][3] He left his home country in 2008 to join Milan, although he was officially signed only in January 2009 due to bureaucratic issues.^[3] Oduamadi spent two seasons in the club's youth system and was a member of the under-20 side who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after the team's last success in the competition.^[4]

At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Milan announced that half of the rights to Oduamadi were purchased by Genoa for €3.5 million,^[5] as part of the deal that saw defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos move the other way.^[6] The Nigerian, though, stayed at Milan, as they kept the rights to the actual use of the player.^[7] He subsequently joined the first team permanently and made his official debut for the club in a league game against Catania on 18 September 2010, coming off the bench in the last minutes.^[8] However, since he didn't get much playing time, he still played games for the youth team at times through the season as an over-age player,^[9] being also included in the squad for the annual Viareggio Cup.^[10]

On 24 May 2011, Adriano Galliani and Enrico Preziosi formed a verbal agreement to solve the players ownership including Kevin-Prince Boateng, Alberto Paloschi, Marco Amelia and Giacomo Beretta. The deal included Milan bought back Zigoni, Strasser and Oduamadi, and Genoa bought back Papastathopoulos.^[11]

On 30th June, 2011, Torino have announced signing of Nnamdi Oduamadi on a temporary basis with an option for a co-ownership agreement from Milan.^[12]

International career

At international level, Oduamadi was first capped by Nigeria U-17 back when he was at the Pepsi Football Academy.^[13] He went on to be called-up by Nigeria U-20 to take part in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but eventually was cut from the final squad due to an hamstring injury.^[14]

Oduamadi made his full international debut for Nigeria against Kenya, on March 29, 2011, featuring as a second half substitute.^{[citation needed]}

Statistics

As of 18 September 2010.

Team	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		European Competition1		Other Tournaments2		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Milan	2010–11	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Torino	2011–12	2	1	0	0	0	0	–		2	1
	Total	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Career Total		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

¹European competitions include the UEFA Champions League.
²Other tournaments include none to date.

Honours

Milan

• Italian League: 2010–11

References

1. ^ Alberto Vaneria (14 August 2010). ""Tormentone" nomi: Odu e Sokratis" (in Italian). milannews.it. http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=32039. Retrieved 19 September 2010. 
2. ^ "Graduates". pepsifootballacademy.com. Pepsi Football Academy. http://www.pepsifootballacademy.com/graduates. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Fabiana della Valle (18 August 2010). "Internet e corsa: ecco Oduamadi, vice-Pato" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: p. 12. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/agosto/18/Internet_corsa_Ecco_Oduamadi_vice_ga_10_100818019.shtml. Retrieved 18 September 2010. 
4. ^ Fabiana della Valle (15 April 2010). "Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport: p. 13. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/aprile/15/Milan_del_futuro_vola_con_ga_10_100415017.shtml. Retrieved 18 September 2010. 
5. ^ "AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report" (in Italian). AC Milan. ca. April 2011. http://www.acmilan.com/uploads/club/bilancio2010/pdf/Bilancio_Gruppo_Milan_10.pdf. Retrieved 11 June 2011. 
6. ^ "Official A.C. Milan press release". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 20 July 2010. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail_popup.aspx?idNews=124923. Retrieved 19 September 2010. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Calcio Mercato Squadre" (in Italian). legaseriea.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calcio-mercato/squadre/-/trasferimento/1716. Retrieved 19 September 2010. 
8. ^ Rick D'Andrea (20 September 2010). "Weekly Italy youth report: Libor Kozak goal wins it for Lazio". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/article?contentId=2127008. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
9. ^ Pietro Mazzara (22 October 2010). "Ritorno in primavera per Oduamadi" (in Italian). milannews.it. http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=37031. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
10. ^ "Milan youth team kicks off Viareggio Cup campaign today". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 22 February 2011. http://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/youth_teams_news/132273. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
11. ^ "Boateng è del Milan Riscatto da 7 milioni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 25 May 2011. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2011/maggio/25/Boateng_del_Milan_Riscatto_milioni_ga_10_110525107.shtml. Retrieved 11 June 2011. 
12. ^ Template:Http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/8293/61/
13. ^ "The Pepsi lad they call 'Igwe'". pepsifootballacademy.com (Pepsi Football Academy). August 2006. http://pepsifootballacademy.com/news/29-the-pepsi-lad-they-call-igwe. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
14. ^ "Injury knocks out Nigeria's Nnamdi Oduamadi from U-20 World Cup". vanguardgr.com (Vanguard Media Limited). 9 September 2009. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/09/injury-knocks-out-nigeria%E2%80%99s-nnamdi-oduamadi-from-u-20-world-cup/. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 

External links

• Profile at official club website
• Profile at Assocalciatori.it (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Oduamadi, Nnamdi
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	17 October 1990
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Date of death
Place of death