Sam Sodje
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| Sam Sodje | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Okeremute Sodje | |
| Date of birth | 25 May 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Reading | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2002 2002–2004 2004–2006 2006– 2007 2007–2008 |
Stevenage Borough Margate Brentford Reading → West Bromwich Albion (loan) → Charlton Athletic (loan) |
29 (3) 68 (8) 83 (12) 3 (0) 7 (1) 27 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005– | Nigeria | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Samuel Okeremute Sodje (born 25 May 1979 in Greenwich, England) is a Nigerian centre half currently playing his football with Premier League side Reading. His brothers, Efe, Steve, Akpo and cousin Onome all play football in England. His brother Bright used to play rugby league.
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[edit] Football career
[edit] Early years
Sodje joined Margate at the beginning of the 2002–03 season and scored on his debut with a header. He quickly established himself as a huge favourite with the supporters and won the Supporters' Player of the Year award at the end of his first season with Margate. In his second game he scored a header again, this time sadly it was in the wrong end as he scored an own-goal against Kettering Town.
In the summer of 2003, he went on trial at Yeovil Town and Chester City, but neither team signed him. He returned to Margate to play Conference football for the 2003–04 season and impressed once again.
At the beginning of the 2004–05 season, he moved from Margate to League One side Brentford on a free transfer. He became popular with the Brentford fans through a combination of his goal-scoring, and his crazy hairstyles. At the end of that season he won a local newspaper award for player of the season, and at the end of the 2005–06 season he was honoured with a place in the PFA League One team of the year.[1]
[edit] Reading
It was revealed Sodje had turned down a move to Southampton on 31 January 2006, the final day of the transfer window.[2] Much transfer speculation followed until it was announced on 12 July 2006 that Sodje would join Reading, subject to a medical;[3] the transfer was completed on 14 July 2006.[4]
Sodje made his Reading debut away to Wigan Athletic on 26 August 2006 because of a suspension to Ibrahima Sonko. However, his first team opportunities in the 2006–07 proved to be limited, so on 16 March 2007 he signed a month's loan deal with West Bromwich Albion,[5] which was subsequently extended to the end of the 2006–07 season.[6] Whilst there, he helped The Baggies to a place in the Football League Championship Playoff Final, which they lost 1-0 to Derby County.[7]
In the summer 2007 transfer window, Sheffield Wednesday agreed a fee with Reading for Sodje, with Sodje given the opportunity to think over the move.[8] However, Sodje eventually joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.[9] He made his Charlton debut in the club's 2-0 victory over Norwich City as a late substitute on 18 September 2007. His performance in Charlton's 3-1 home win over Ipswich Town on 8 December 2007 earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Week.[10]
[edit] Nigeria
He made his international debut for the Nigeria national football team in 2005 in an international friendly against Romania.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ "Gerrard named player of the year", BBC Sport, 2006-04-23. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ "Sodje turns down move to Saints", BBC Sport, 2006-02-01. Retrieved on 2006-07-12.
- ^ "Royals agree £350k fee for Bees' Sam Sodje", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-07-12. Retrieved on 2006-07-12.
- ^ "Royals to complete signing of defender Sam Sodje this afternoon", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-07-14. Retrieved on 2006-07-14.
- ^ "Sodje to join West Brom on loan for a month", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-03-16. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ "West Brom extend Sodje loan spell", BBC Sport, 2007-04-17. Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Derby 1-0 West Brom", BBC Sport, 2007-05-28. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Sodje thinking over Owls move", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-08-24. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
- ^ "Friday's lunchtime transfer update", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ Coca-Cola Championship Team Of The Week (10/12/2007) (pdf). The Football League (2007-12-10). Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Sodje doubt for Bees, Football.co.uk. 2005-11-17. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
[edit] External links
- Sam Sodje profile at readingfc.co.uk
- Sam Sodje career stats at Soccerbase
- Sam Sodje profile at nigerianplayers.com
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sodje, Samuel Okeremute |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sodje, Sam |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979-05-25 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greenwich, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
