Kayode Odejayi
Odejayi playing for Accrington Stanley in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Olukayode Ishmael Odejayi | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Bristol City | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Forest Green Rovers | 38 | (13) |
| 2003–2007 | Cheltenham Town | 148 | (30) |
| 2007–2010 | Barnsley | 72 | (4) |
| 2009 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Colchester United (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | Colchester United | 101 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Rotherham United | 42 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 32 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | (5) |
| 2015– | 58 | (8) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 23 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:14, 18 July 2015 (UTC) |
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Olukayode Ishmael "Kayode" Odejayi (born 21 February 1982) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club .
Born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Odejayi started his career as a trainee at Bristol City and then moved on to Football Conference side Forest Green Rovers in 2002. 2002–03 turned out to be Rovers' best ever season since their foundation in 1890, and Odejayi was a key figure, scoring 13 goals as the club finished ninth.
This brought him to the attention of Cheltenham Town, and then-manager Bobby Gould signed him that summer. His first two seasons were a struggle but in his third season (2005–06) he played almost every game as Cheltenham stormed to the play-off final, winning 1–0 against fancied Grimsby Town. He came to national attention in January 2006 when Cheltenham faced Newcastle United in the FA Cup 4th round. Odejayi was outstanding, giving French international defender Jean-Alain Boumsong no end of problems during the game. Following the game he was linked with a move to Championship team Plymouth Argyle however the move never materialised.
On 31 May 2007, Odejayi moved to Barnsley for a fee of £200,000, a Cheltenham record for a sale of a player. Forest Green Rovers received a windfall from the transfer as part of the terms of Odejayi's Cheltenham deal.
He scored in the Reds' first friendly against Morecambe in a 2–1 defeat. He then bagged a brace against Portuguese side Louletano DC in a 3–2 win. In a 3–1 victory against Buxton he bagged his fourth goal in three.
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