25 Facts About Viv Solomon-Otabor

Viv Efosa Solomon-Otabor was born on 2 January 1996 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for UAE Pro League club Al Orooba.

Viv Solomon-Otabor joined Birmingham City as a 16-year-old, and made his senior debut while on loan at Conference North club Oxford City in 2014.

Viv Solomon-Otabor made 33 appearances in the Championship for Birmingham, and turned down their offer of a new contract in 2019.

Viv Solomon-Otabor was born in London to parents originally from Edo State, Nigeria.

Viv Solomon-Otabor is the nephew of Nigerian international footballer Thompson Oliha, and his father, Victor-Banks Otabor, played domestically for Bendel Insurance, NNPC and Eagle Oil.

Viv Solomon-Otabor attended Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham, and supported Manchester United as a boy; his friends included fellow Anglo-Nigerian future footballer Joe Aribo.

Viv Solomon-Otabor signed his first professional contract with Birmingham, of one year with the option of a second, in June 2014.

Viv Solomon-Otabor was a regular in the development squad over the season, and was a member of the team that won the Birmingham Senior Cup.

Viv Solomon-Otabor was given a squad number "with a view to participation in" the second-round League Cup tie at home to Gillingham on 25 August 2015.

Viv Solomon-Otabor did indeed participate, as a second-half substitute, replacing Koby Arthur after 77 minutes.

Viv Solomon-Otabor made only four appearances, all as a substitute, before his loan expired.

In late July 2017, Viv Solomon-Otabor signed for Blackpool, newly promoted to League One, on loan until 6 January 2018.

Viv Solomon-Otabor made his debut as a second-half substitute in the opening fixture of the season, and put in what the Blackpool Gazette called a "lively" performance in the next match, the EFL Cup defeat away to Wigan Athletic.

Viv Solomon-Otabor played regularly through the first half of the campaign, and his loan was extended to the end of the season.

Viv Solomon-Otabor went on to make 47 appearances in which he scored five goals.

Viv Solomon-Otabor joined League One club Portsmouth on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of the season.

Viv Solomon-Otabor did not become a regular in the side: he made seven league appearances, scored once, and played in both legs of Portsmouth's play-off semi-final defeat to Sunderland.

Viv Solomon-Otabor made 22 appearances in all competitions, scored once in 19 First League matches, and represented CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Europa League, before Bulgarian football was suspended in mid March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Viv Solomon-Otabor's contract was cancelled for financial reasons during the hiatus.

Viv Solomon-Otabor signed a short-term deal with Wigan Athletic, newly relegated to League One after entering administration, on 4 September 2020.

On 5 October 2020, Viv Solomon-Otabor extended his contract with Wigan until January 2021, but soon afterwards he injured an ankle, required surgery, and his contract expired before he was able to play again.

Viv Solomon-Otabor finished the season with two goals from 31 appearances in all competitions.

In January 2022, Solomon-Otabor signed for Rukh Lviv of the Ukrainian Premier League.

On 29 February 2024, Viv Solomon-Otabor joined Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.

In June 2015, Viv Solomon-Otabor was invited to attend trials for Nigeria's Olympic team, and trained with the team ahead of their 2015 All-Africa Games campaign.