Jubril Okedina

Malawian footballer (born 2000)

Jubril Okedina
Personal information
Full name Jubril Adesope Okedina[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Woolwich, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Number 15
Youth career
–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2021 → Cambridge United (loan) 14 (0)
2021– Cambridge United 67 (0)
International career‡
2024– Malawi 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:44, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:29, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Jubril Adesope Okedina (born 26 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Cambridge United. Born in England, he represents the Malawi national team.

Early and personal life

Born and raised in Woolwich, Okedina attended Beths Grammar School in Bexley.[2]

Club career

After beginning his career at Tottenham Hotspur,[2] Okedina signed on loan for Cambridge United in January 2021.[3] He made his senior debut on 12 January 2021, playing in the EFL Trophy against Oxford United.[4][5] Okedina signed permanently to Cambridge in August 2021.[6][7] Okedina signed a new three-year contract in July 2022.[8]

International career

In March 2024, Okedina was called up to play for Malawi for the first time.[9] He made his debut on 23 March 2024, starting in a 4–0 defeat to Kenya.[10]

Personal life

Born in England, Okedina is of Nigerian and Malawian descent.[11][12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21[4] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cambridge United (loan) 2020–21[4] League Two 14 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 15 0
Cambridge United 2021–22[13] League One 30 0 5 0 1 0 5[a] 0 41 0
2022–23[14] League One 25 0 3 0 1 0 3[a] 0 32 0
2023–24[15] League One 12 0 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 18 0
Total 67 0 10 0 3 0 11 0 91 0
Career total 81 0 10 0 3 0 12 0 106 0
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malawi 2024 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jubril Okedina Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur.
  3. ^ "Spurs defender Okedina joins Cambridge". BBC Sport. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Match Report: Oxford United 1 - 0 Cambridge United". Cambridge United F.C. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Okedina seals Cambridge transfer". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Cambridge sign Spurs defender Okedina" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Okedina pens new deal". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. ^ MNCS (15 March 2024). "MABEDI ANNOUNCES FOUR TOURNAMENT SQUAD". Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Malawi v Kenya". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Tottenham Starlet, Jubril OKEDINA sets to play for Nigeria". 3 June 2020.
  12. ^ "THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL" (PDF). p. 2, 6.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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