.jpg) Okolie with Churchill Brothers in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Odafa Onyeka Okolie | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Peerless | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Mohammedan | ? | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Muktijoddha | 28 | (34) |
| 2005–2011 | Churchill Brothers | 116 | (117) |
| 2011–2014 | Mohun Bagan | 60 | (51) |
| 2014–2016 | Churchill Brothers | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | → Sporting Goa (loan) | 23 | (14) |
| 2017 | Southern Samity | 9 | (9) |
| 2018 | Gokulam Kerala | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 239 | (226) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Odafa Onyeka Okolie (born 6 June 1985) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who spent most of his career in India.[1][2] He last played for Gokulam Kerala in the I-League.[3] He was once the highest paid footballer in I-league history, earning approximately ₹16 million per year in 2011 while playing for Mohun Bagan.[4] Odafa is second in the list of all-time leading goalscorer in the I-League and National Football League history with 179 goals,[5] and has been the top goal scorer on three consecutive seasons.[6]
He also holds the record for scoring the most hat-tricks in I-League and National Football League combined, with 14 hat-tricks across all seasons, including 13 of those in the I-League.[7][8]
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- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Player profile of Odafe". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Mohun Bagan sign Odafe for record Rs 3 crore one-year deal
- ^ By the numbers: Mohun Bagan soar past 600 goals in national league Archived 27 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine ESPN.in
- ^ Mohun Bagan signs Odafe for record Rs. 3 crore one-year deal[permanent dead link]
- ^ "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "NFL Champions and Goalscorers". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.