Deji Oshilaja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bermondsey, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Gillingham (on loan from Cardiff City) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Newport County (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Gillingham (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Gillingham (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Gillingham (loan) | 7 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi "Deji" Oshilaja (born 26 February 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gillingham, on loan from Cardiff City.
Career
Cardiff City
Born in Bermondsey, Oshilaja joined Cardiff City as a 16-year-old, progressing through the academy to sign his first professional contract in April 2012.[2] His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town in the Football League Cup. Oshilaja made his second appearance in another cup game in the new year, which also resulted in a 2–1 loss against Macclesfield Town. Despite this, Manager Malky Mackay praised Oshilaja's performance, describing it as "great courage".[3] At the end of the season, Oshilaja was offered a new contract by the club.[4]
On 31 October 2013, Oshilaja joined Newport County on a one-month loan.[5] He made his Football League début for Newport on 2 November 2013 versus Fleetwood Town.[6] He scored his first goal for Newport in the 3–0 win versus Portsmouth in the Football League Trophy match on 12 November 2013.[7] His loan spell at Newport was extended and he returned to Cardiff City in January 2014, which he made eight appearance for the club.[8][9]
On 7 February 2014, Oshilaja was loaned to Sheffield Wednesday until 12 March.[10] He then made his Sheffield Wednesday debut on 11 February 2014, playing as a centre-back, in a 3-0 loss against Wigan Athletic.[11] His second appearance came on 12 March 2014, also came against Wigan, which Sheffield Wednesday lost 1-0 for the second time in the 2013-14 season.[12] Oshilaja loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday was extended until the end of the season.[13] However, Oshilaja never made another appearance for the club and returned to Cardiff City.
On 8 January 2015, Oshilaja was loaned to AFC Wimbledon until the end of the season.[14] Oshilaja made his Wimbledon debut three days later, on 11 January 2015, in a 2-1 loss against Stevenage.[15] Oshilaja then scored his first goal for the club on 7 March 2015, in a 2-1 win over York City.[16] After making twenty-three appearance for the club, Oshilaja's performance saw him being awarded Natalie Callow Memorial Trophy for AFCW Young Player of the Year.[17] and returned to his parent club on 16 June 2015.[18]
Oshilaja was sent out on a six-month loan to Gillingham on 24 July 2015,[19] where he scored on the opening day of the season, in a 4-0 win against Sheffield United.[20] Three weeks later on 29 August 2015, Oshilaja scored his second goal of the season against Peterborough United.[21] However, Oshilaja suffered a knee injury during the match and was sidelined for two months.[22] After two months on the sidelined, Oshilaja made his return in the first team, in the quarter final of the Football League Trophy, against Yeovil Town, in which he made his first start. Having formed a strong defensive partnership with John Egan in the first half of the season, Oshilaja was recalled by Cardiff in January.[23] He later returned to the club on 14 March 2016 for a second loan spell until the end of the season.[24] On 6 July 2016 he re-joined Gillingham on a season-long loan.[25]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 April 2016.[26]
| Season | Club | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | |||
| 2012–13 | Cardiff City | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Newport County | League Two | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Sheffield Wednesday | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Cardiff City | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Gillingham | League One | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
Other includes appearances in competitive competitions such as the Football League Trophy.
References
- ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "ADAM Davies, one of the second year trainees released by Cardiff City last week, is training with Scottish Premier League St Johnstone.". Wales Online. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ↑ "Cardiff boss Malky Mackay stands by selection after FA Cup shock". BBC Sport. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Cardiff City: McPhail departs, McNaughton offered new deal". BBC Sport. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cardiff City defender Adedeji Oshilaja joins Newport on loan". BBC Sport. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Fleetwood Town 4–1 Newport County". BBC Sport. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Newport County 3–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oshijala extends Exiles stay". Sky Sports. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Exiles boss targets new striker in transfer window". South Wales Argus. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oshilaja agrees Owls switch". Sheffield Wednesday. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Wigan Athletic 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oshilaja extends". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Double defensive swoop". AFC Wimbledon. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Stevenage 2–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 York City". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bayo honoured to win awards". AFC Wimbledon. 3 May 2015. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Dons handed Cardiff tie". AFC Wimbledon. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "CONFIRMED TRANSFER NEWS: OSHILAJA LOANED; CITY SIGN BLAISE". Cardiff City Football Club Official Site. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Gillingham 4 - 0 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Peterborough United 1 - 1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "On-loan Cardiff City defender Adedeji Oshilaja is set to miss Gillingham's game against Colchester United". Kent Online. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Cardiff City recall defender Adedeji Oshilaja from loan spell at Gillingham". Kent Online. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35803709
- ↑ "GILLS MAKE DOUBLE SIGNING". Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- ↑ "Games played by Adedeji Oshilaja". SoccerBase. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
