46 Facts About Yemi Odubade

Yemi Odubade was born on 4 July 1984 and is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Southern League Premier Division club Gosport Borough.

At Yeovil, Yemi Odubade found first-team opportunities limited and left the club in February 2005 in order to join Eastbourne Borough.

Yemi Odubade spent three and a half years at Oxford, playing 149 games.

Yemi Odubade joined Stevenage on a free transfer in May 2009, and helped Stevenage earn promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history, finishing as the club's top goalscorer during the season.

In January 2011, Yemi Odubade signed for Newport County on loan, before joining Conference Premier club Gateshead on a free transfer in June 2011.

Yemi Odubade spent three years at Eastleigh, helping the club win the Conference South in his first season.

In September 2016, Yemi Odubade signed for Maidstone United of the National League and spent one year there before making a return to Eastbourne Borough in July 2017.

Yemi Odubade was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but moved to England at a young age and grew up in East Sussex.

Yemi Odubade began his football career in England, playing in the Sussex County League for Eastbourne Town in 2001.

Yemi Odubade subsequently joined the club on a one-year contract on 29 July 2004 after a successful trial.

Yemi Odubade made a further four appearances for the club, before leaving Yeovil on 9 February 2005 for personal reasons, and subsequently joined Conference South club Eastbourne Borough two days later.

Yemi Odubade made an impact in the club's FA Cup run during the same season, helping Eastbourne take Oxford United to a replay in November 2005.

In total, Yemi Odubade played 40 times for Eastbourne Borough in all competitions, scoring 20 goals.

Oxford failed to gain promotion back to the Football League after losing on penalties to Exeter City in the play-offs, with Yemi Odubade scoring and assisting a goal during the two ties.

Yemi Odubade was voted Oxford's Player of the Year at the end of the season.

Yemi Odubade scored 12 goals in 46 games during the season.

Shortly after Yemi Odubade had been transfer-listed, Patterson stated that he had played his last game for the club, saying "I think the best thing for him and us is that we go our separate ways".

However, just a week later, Yemi Odubade was told by Patterson that he "must start producing performances" if he wants to be taken off the transfer list.

Yemi Odubade was taken off the transfer list after scoring three goals in four games at the end of the season.

Patterson said that Yemi Odubade was removed from the transfer list because "he's now putting in a shift" every game.

Yemi Odubade played 43 games in all competitions, scoring 11 times as Oxford finished in ninth place.

Yemi Odubade scored seven times in 46 appearances, 25 games of which were as a substitute.

Yemi Odubade signed for Conference Premier club Stevenage on a free transfer on 14 May 2009.

Yemi Odubade returned to his parent club on 17 May 2011.

Yemi Odubade joined Gateshead on a free transfer, signing for the club alongside Eddie Odhiambo; the two had previously played alongside each other at Oxford United, Stevenage and Newport County.

Yemi Odubade made 34 appearances throughout the season, scoring seven times.

Yemi Odubade signed a one-year contract extension with Gateshead in May 2012.

Yemi Odubade went on to score eight times in 39 appearances during the season as Eastleigh won promotion to the Conference Premier after finishing the season as Conference South champions.

Yemi Odubade joined fellow Conference Premier club Woking on loan on 31 January 2015, on an agreement until 25 April 2015.

Yemi Odubade became a regular starter during the loan spell, scoring seven times in 14 appearances as Woking finished outside of the play-off positions by three points.

Yemi Odubade scored six times in 35 appearances in all competitions during the season.

Yemi Odubade discussed the possibility of remaining at Maidstone with manager Jay Saunders, who praised Odubade's attitude and work-rate, but it was mutually agreed that the player would leave the club with Odubade wanting to move to a club closer to where he lived.

Yemi Odubade played 33 times during his first season back at Eastbourne and scored nine goals as the club finished in 18th place, four points above the relegation places.

Yemi Odubade was praised by manager Mark Molesley for his performances during the loan spell and he went on to score three goals in seven appearances during the month.

Yemi Odubade described the goal as one of the most important goals of his career.

Yemi Odubade scored ten times in 36 appearances in Weymouth's first season back in the National League South.

Weymouth won promotion to the National League after defeating Dartford on a penalty shoot-out in the play-off final on 1 August 2020, with Yemi Odubade coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in the match.

Yemi Odubade was released by Weymouth on 7 September 2020, with the club stating Odubade would "be forever etched in the club's history for scoring two of the most important goals in their history".

On 5 February 2022, Yemi Odubade signed for Southern League Premier Division South side Dorchester Town.

On 22 July 2022, Yemi Odubade signed for Southern League Division One South club AFC Totton.

On 17 February 2023, Yemi Odubade signed for Southern League Premier Division club Gosport Borough.

Yemi Odubade is generally deployed as a striker, but has been used as a winger.

Yemi Odubade believes that his best asset is his turn of pace, and that he is at his most dangerous when he is "running at opposition defences".

Yemi Odubade is predominantly right-footed, and scores the majority of his goals with his right foot, but is comfortable using his left.

Yemi Odubade has been described as possessing "blistering pace", which was emphasised following two goals away at Crawley Town in March 2010, whereby his pace left the Crawley defence "in their tracks".

Former Oxford United manager Darren Patterson said that Yemi Odubade needs "to work on his movement up front, and he's got to realise what his assets are and play to them".