Jubril Okedina
Personal information
Full name Jubril Adesope Okedina[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000
Place of birth Woolwich, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Cambridge United
Number 15
Youth career
–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2021Cambridge United (loan) 14 (0)
2021– Cambridge United 64 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Jubril Adesope Okedina (born 26 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Cambridge United as a defender.

Early and personal life

Born and raised in Woolwich, Okedina attended Beths Grammar School in Bexley.[2]

Career

After beginning his career at Tottenham Hotspur,[2] Okedina signed on loan for Cambridge United in January 2021.[3] He made his senior debut on 12 January 2021, playing in the EFL Trophy against Oxford United.[4][5] Okedina signed permanently to Cambridge in August 2021.[6][7] Okedina signed a new three-year contract in July 2022.[8]

Personal life

Born in England, Okedina is of Nigerian descent.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21[4] Premier League 0000000000
Cambridge United (loan) 2020–21[4] League Two 14000001[lower-alpha 1]0150
Cambridge United 2021–22[10] League One 30050105[lower-alpha 1]0410
2022–23[11] 25030103[lower-alpha 1]0320
2023–24[12] 9020103[lower-alpha 1]0150
Total 64010030110880
Career total 780100301201030
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Jubril Okedina Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur.
  3. "Spurs defender Okedina joins Cambridge". BBC Sport. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. "Match Report: Oxford United 1 - 0 Cambridge United". Cambridge United F.C. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. "Okedina seals Cambridge transfer". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. "Cambridge sign Spurs defender Okedina" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Okedina pens new deal". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. "Tottenham Starlet, Jubril OKEDINA sets to play for Nigeria". 3 June 2020.
  10. "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  12. "Games played by Jubril Okedina in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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