Eddie Odhiambo

Eddie Odhiambo

Odhiambo warming up for Oxford United in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Edward Bahati Obara Odhiambo-Anaclet
Date of birth	(1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth	Arusha, Tanzania
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Banbury United F.C.
Youth career
2002–2003	Oxford United
2003–2004	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Southampton	0	(0)
2004–2005	→ Chester City (loan)	0	(0)
2005	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	0	(0)
2005–2006	→ Tamworth (loan)	8	(0)
2006–2008	Oxford United	76	(4)
2008–2010	Stevenage Borough	34	(3)
2010–2011	Newport County	32	(0)
2011–2012	Gateshead	25	(0)
2012– 2016	Brackley Town	39	(1)
2016–	Banbury United	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22;30, 27 April 2013 (UTC).

Edward Bahati Obara "Eddie" Odhiambo-Anaclet (born 31 August 1985) is a Tanzanian semi-professional footballer who plays for Brackley Town as a right-back.

Odhiambo began his career as a schoolboy with Oxford United, before moving to Southampton in 2003. A year later, he signed on professional terms with the club, and was loaned out on separate occasions to Chester City and Tamworth during the 2004–05 season. He did not break into the first-team at Southampton, and signed for Oxford United on a free transfer in July 2006. After two seasons of regular first-team football at Oxford, he joined Stevenage Borough on a free transfer ahead of the 2008–09 campaign. In his first season with the Hertfordshire side, he helped the club win the FA Trophy in May 2009. The following season, Odhiambo was part of the side that secured promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history. However, he was released at the end of the season, and subsequently joined Newport County, spending the 2009–10 season with the club, before moving to another Conference Premier team in the form of Gateshead. He spent one year at Gateshead, but was released in April 2012. A month later, Odhiambo signed for Brackley Town of the Conference North.

Odhiambo started his career as a schoolboy with Oxford United, before later becoming a trainee with Southampton. He played in the same youth team as Theo Walcott and , but failed to break into the first-team. He joined League Two side Chester City on loan in December 2004, playing in one game, a 3–1 win away to Halifax Town in the FA Cup. He returned to his parent club in early 2005, and continued to feature for the club's reserve team for the remainder of the 2004–05 season. During the early months of the following campaign, he was loaned out to Yeovil Town, although did not make any first-team appearances for the club, playing in one reserve match before returning to Southampton at the end of the brief loan agreement. In November 2005, Odhiambo joined Conference National side Tamworth on a three-month loan deal. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away victory over Canvey Island on 19 November, playing the whole match. He went on to start in all eleven games during his loan spell; eight in the league and three in the FA Cup – as Tamworth took Stoke City to a replay, which they ultimately lost 5–4 on penalties. He saw out the remainder of the campaign back at Southampton.