Obiora Odita

Obiora Odita
Personal information
Full name	Obiorah Emmanuel Odita
Date of birth	14 May 1983 (age 43)
Place of birth	Enugu, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Forward
Youth career
	Enugu Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2003	Udoji United
2003–2005	Javor Ivanjica
2005–2007	Partizan
2006	→ Javor Ivanjica (loan)
2007–2009	Al Ain
2008	→ Westerlo (loan)
2009–2010	Westerlo
2010–2011	Javor Ivanjica
2011	Tianjin TEDA
2011–2012	Javor Ivanjica
2012–2013	Taraz
2014–2016	Voždovac
2016–2021	Mladost Lučani
2021–2022	Javor Ivanjica
2022	Železničar Pančevo
2023	FAP
2023–2024	Srbija Ulm
2024–2025	Tempo Frankfurt
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2026

Obiorah Emmanuel Odita (pronunciation^ⓘ; born 14 May 1983) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He also holds Serbian citizenship.^[1]

Career

Early years

Born in Enugu, Odita started out at his local club Rangers, before switching to Udoji United. He was acquired by First League of FR Yugoslavia side Javor Ivanjica during the 2003 winter transfer window. Until the end of the 2002–03 season, Odita scored one goal in nine league appearances, as the club suffered relegation to the Second League. He led them in scoring in the first half of the 2004–05 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro with 10 goals, attracting attention from bigger teams.

Partizan

In January 2005, Odita was officially transferred to Partizan, signing a four-year deal.^[2] He marked his competitive debut by scoring both of his team's goals in a 2–2 home draw with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the first leg of the UEFA Cup round of 32,^[3] as the club went on to win the tie after a 1–0 away win in the return leg. With five league goals in the remainder of the 2004–05 season, Odita helped the side win the championship title with an unbeaten record. He opened the 2005–06 season by netting both goals in two 1–0 wins over Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.^[4]^[5] In January 2006, Odita was sent back to Javor Ivanjica on a six-month loan.^[6] He subsequently returned to Partizan for the 2006–07 season, forming an attacking partnership with Stevan Jovetić and becoming their joint top scorer in the league with 10 goals. In June 2007, Odita moved to the United Arab Emirates and signed a two-year contract with Al Ain.^[7]

Westerlo

In January 2008, Odita was loaned to Belgian club Westerlo. He scored twice in the second half of the 2007–08 season, before returning to Al Ain. In January 2009, Odita moved back to Belgium and signed a permanent contract with Westerlo.^[8]

Later years

In July 2010, Odita returned to Serbia by rejoining his former club Javor Ivanjica for the 2010–11 season.^[9] He later moved to China and signed with Tianjin TEDA in early 2011. Following a brief stint in Asia, Odita made another return to Javor Ivanjica ahead of the 2011–12 season.

In the summer of 2012, Odita moved to Kazakhstan and signed with Taraz, netting six times in the remainder of the 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League. He subsequently finished as the team's top scorer in the 2013 campaign with five goals. In September 2014, Odita returned to Serbia once again and joined Voždovac.^[10]

After spending two seasons with Voždovac, Odita switched to fellow Serbian SuperLiga side Mladost Lučani in June 2016.^[11] He spent five seasons with club, amassing 142 appearances and scoring 10 goals in the top flight. In June 2021, Odita rejoined Javor Ivanjica once more.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[citation needed]}
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Javor Ivanjica	2002–03	First League of Serbia and Montenegro	9	1	0	0	—		9	1
	2003–04	Second League of Serbia and Montenegro	16	5	0	0	—		16	5
	2004–05	Second League of Serbia and Montenegro	18	10	1	0	—		19	10
	Total		43	16	1	0	—		44	16
Partizan	2004–05	First League of Serbia and Montenegro	12	5	1	0	4	2	17	7
	2005–06	First League of Serbia and Montenegro	13	1	2	1	6	2	21	4
	2006–07	Serbian SuperLiga	23	10	1	0	6	2	30	12
	Total		48	16	4	1	16	6	68	23
Javor Ivanjica (loan)	2005–06	First League of Serbia and Montenegro	12	5	0	0	—		12	5
Al Ain	2007–08	UAE Football League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2008–09	UAE Football League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Westerlo (loan)	2007–08	Belgian First Division	9	2	0	0	—		9	2
Westerlo	2008–09	Belgian First Division	14	3	0	0	—		14	3
	2009–10	Belgian First Division	14	0	1	1	—		15	1
	Total		28	3	1	1	—		29	4
Javor Ivanjica	2010–11	Serbian SuperLiga	15	2	1	1	—		16	3
Tianjin TEDA	2011	Chinese Super League	8	1	0	0	6	0	14	1
Javor Ivanjica	2011–12	Serbian SuperLiga	23	9	2	1	—		25	10
Taraz	2012	Kazakhstan Premier League	12	6	0	0	—		12	6
	2013	Kazakhstan Premier League	30	5	4	0	—		34	5
	Total		42	11	4	0	—		46	11
Voždovac	2014–15	Serbian SuperLiga	21	5	3	0	—		24	5
	2015–16	Serbian SuperLiga	32	6	1	0	—		33	6
	Total		53	11	4	0	—		57	11
Mladost Lučani	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	30	4	1	0	—		31	4
	2017–18	Serbian SuperLiga	28	0	1	0	1	0	30	0
	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	25	3	2	0	—		27	3
	2019–20	Serbian SuperLiga	24	1	2	1	—		26	2
	2020–21	Serbian SuperLiga	35	2	1	1	—		36	3
	Total		142	10	7	2	1	0	150	12
Javor Ivanjica	2021–22	Serbian First League	34	7	2	1	—		36	8
Železničar Pančevo	2022–23	Serbian First League	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
FAP	2022–23	Serbian League West	14	7	—		—		14	7
Srbija Ulm	2023–24	Landesliga Württemberg	3	1	—		—		3	1
Tempo Frankfurt	2024–25	Gruppenliga	24	7	—		—		24	7
	2025–26	Gruppenliga	8	2	—		—		8	2
	Total		32	9	—		—		32	9
Career total			510	110	26	7	23	6	559	123

Honours

Partizan

First League of Serbia and Montenegro: 2004–05

Mladost Lučani

Serbian Cup runner-up: 2017–18

References

↑ "Exclusive : FK Vozdovac Striker Obiora Odita Gets Serbian Passport". allnigeriasoccer.com. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
↑ "Odita potpisao za Partizan" (in Serbian). b92.net. 4 January 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ "Dnipro deny Odita glorious debut". uefa.com. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
↑ "Odita puts Partizan ahead". uefa.com. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
↑ "Odita produces repeat performance". uefa.com. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
↑ "Bilans zimskog prelaznog roka" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
↑ "Odita prešao u Al Ain" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
↑ "Odita is opnieuw een speler van Westerlo" (in Dutch). voetbalkrant.com. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
↑ "Obiora Odita se vratio u Javor" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ "Odita ponovo u srpskom fudbalu, potpisao za Voždovac" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
↑ "Odita pojačava napad Mladosti" (in Serbian). fkmladostlucani.com. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

External links

Obiora Odita at WorldFootball.net
Obiora Odita – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] "Exclusive : FK Vozdovac Striker Obiora Odita Gets Serbian Passport". allnigeriasoccer.com. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[2] "Odita potpisao za Partizan" (in Serbian). b92.net. 4 January 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[3] "Dnipro deny Odita glorious debut". uefa.com. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

[4] "Odita puts Partizan ahead". uefa.com. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

[5] "Odita produces repeat performance". uefa.com. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

[6] "Bilans zimskog prelaznog roka" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

[7] "Odita prešao u Al Ain" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

[8] "Odita is opnieuw een speler van Westerlo" (in Dutch). voetbalkrant.com. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

[9] "Obiora Odita se vratio u Javor" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[10] "Odita ponovo u srpskom fudbalu, potpisao za Voždovac" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

[11] "Odita pojačava napad Mladosti" (in Serbian). fkmladostlucani.com. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

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