Onome Sodje
Sodje after playing for York City in the 2009 FA Trophy Final
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Onome Sympson Sodje | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Welling United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Gravesend & Northfleet (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Gravesend & Northfleet (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 39 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | York City | 81 | (21) |
| 2009–2010 | Barnsley | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Oxford United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | FK Senica | 14 | (1) |
| 2011 | Dong Nai | ? | (?) |
| 2011–2012 | Floriana | 10 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | CR Belouizdad | 13 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Partizani Tirana | 3 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Nuneaton Town | 29 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:29, 26 December 2014 (UTC). |
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Onome Sympson Sodje (born 17 July 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker. He has played professionally for clubs in England, Slovakia, Malta, Vietnam, Algeria and Albania.
Born in Warri, Delta State, Sodje came through the Charlton Athletic Academy. He scored 14 goals in 19 games in the 2003–04 U17 FA Premier Academy League. He spent time on loan at Welling United towards the end of the 2004–05 season. He then went out on loan to Conference National team Gravesend & Northfleet in September 2005. He rejoined Gravesend for a second loan period in February 2006.
He was released by Charlton in 2006 and eventually signed for Gravesend & Northfleet permanently in August.
Sodje signed for fellow Conference Premier team York City on a free transfer on 18 June 2007. He was joint top goalscorer with 17 goals in the 2007–08 season. Sodje won the first Conference Premier Goal of the Month award in September 2008 with a goal against Torquay United, which won with 30% of the vote. He came on as a 63rd minute substitute in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium on 9 May 2009, which York lost 2–0 to Stevenage Borough. He was largely restricted to the bench as his form dipped during the 2008–09 season, which he finished with 46 appearances and seven goals.
Sodje signed for Championship team Barnsley on 15 June 2009. He was allowed to move on a free transfer as he was playing at York on a non-contract basis. His contract status was due to his lack of a valid work permit, connected to an ongoing dispute with immigration officials over his right to reside in the UK. York spent £5,000 on legal fees to fight his case which also attracted the support of the Archbishop of York John Sentamu and MP Hugh Bayley. After winning the right to stay in the country he chose to move to Barnsley rather than sign the contract offered by York.
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