Jonathan Obika
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jonathan Chiedozie Obika | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swindon Town | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2010 | → Millwall (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014– | Swindon Town | 94 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:57, 29 September 2009 (UTC+1) |
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Jonathan Chiedozie Obika (born 12 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Swindon Town. He plays as a striker.
Born in Enfield, London, Obika is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth system and was the top scorer for the academy side in the 2007–08 season. He made his first team debut in the UEFA Cup on 27 November 2008 against NEC Nijmegen. He also played against Ukrainian side FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the same competition. He signed a more secure contract with the club in January 2009.
On 19 March 2009 he signed with League One team Yeovil Town on a month's loan. His loan was extended until the end of the 2008–09 season in April. In his two-month loan spell he played 10 games scoring 4 goals.
Obika returned to Yeovil on a three-month loan on 11 August 2009. He scored in his third game of the 2009–10 season against Leyton Orient. He scored again on 1 September against Bournemouth in the Football League Trophy, coming on as a substitute at half time. Along with fellow Tottenham loanees Steven Caulker and Ryan Mason, his loan was extended until the end of the season on 5 November.
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