Odion Obadin

Odion Obadin
Personal information
Full name	Odion Anthony Obadin
Date of birth	2 June 1988/6 December 1988
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	IL Flint
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Heart of Lions F.C.
2007–2008	Dragons de l'Oueme
2008–2009	Gombak United FC
2010–2012	Phnom Penh Crown FC
2013–2016	Phnom Penh Crown FC
2016	CMAC FC
2017–	IL Flint
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Odion Obadin (born 2 June/6 December 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for IL Flint. He is a part of the Hausa people.^[5]

Career[edit]

Singapore[edit]

Coming to Gombak United of the Singapore S.League in 2008 on the recommendations of older brother Obadin Aikhena, Obadin was part of the Gombak squad that won the 2008 Singapore League Cup.^[6]

Cambodia[edit]

Unveiled as one of 2010 Cambodian League winners Phnom Penh Crown's new signings in November 2010,^[7] Obadin registered his first goal of the 2011 season in a 5–3 win over Chhlam Samuth,^{[citation needed]} before leaving in late 2012 along with Henry Asonibe, Emmanuel Frimpong, and Kingsley Njoku.^{[citation needed]} After looking for a club in Myanmar, he re-joined Phnom Penh Crown in early 2013,^{[citation needed]} helping them to a third-place finish at the 2014 Mekong Club Championship among other honors which strengthened his unimpeachable status as team captain.^[8]

In 2012, the Nigerian defender was refused entry into China on the way to Tajikistan to represent Phnom Penh Crown in that year's AFC President's Cup.^{[citation needed]}

Norway[edit]

Trialling for Ullensaker/Kisa IL in 2016,^[9] Obadin moved to IL Flint in 2017.^[10]

Honors[edit]

Singapore[edit]

Singapore League Cup(1): 2008^[6]

Cambodia[edit]

Cambodian League(3): 2011, 2014, 2015^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ Footballdatabase.eu
^ ^a ^b Odion Obadin at Soccerway
^ "Eik Tønsberg - Flint - 14.10.2017 14.00".
^ "Talkmewo.tv". Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
^ "Fighting drugs with football: Nigerians tackle prejudice | Phnom Penh Post".
^ ^a ^b "Gombak's 2008 League Cup winners: Where Are They Now? | FourFourTwo". www.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23.
^ "Crown unveil new jewels".
^ "ខ្សែ ការពារ Odion Obadin ជា កីឡាករ ដែល លេង ក្លិប ភ្នំពេញក្រោន យូរជាង គេ ក្នុង ពេល បច្ចុប្បន្ន | We Are Football". wearefootball.com.kh. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Ble ikke overbevist". 5 February 2016.
^ "កីឡាដេលី | Keila Daily - the Leading Sports News Web in Cambodia".

External links[edit]

Odion Obadin at Soccerway
Odion Obadin at FootballDatabase.eu

[football-1] Footballdatabase.eu

[soccer-2] Odion Obadin at Soccerway

[3] "Eik Tønsberg - Flint - 14.10.2017 14.00".

[4] "Talkmewo.tv". Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

[5] "Fighting drugs with football: Nigerians tackle prejudice | Phnom Penh Post".

[fourfourtwo-6] "Gombak's 2008 League Cup winners: Where Are They Now? | FourFourTwo". www.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23.

[7] "Crown unveil new jewels".

[8] "ខ្សែ ការពារ Odion Obadin ជា កីឡាករ ដែល លេង ក្លិប ភ្នំពេញក្រោន យូរជាង គេ ក្នុង ពេល បច្ចុប្បន្ន | We Are Football". wearefootball.com.kh. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[9] "Ble ikke overbevist". 5 February 2016.

[10] "កីឡាដេលី | Keila Daily - the Leading Sports News Web in Cambodia".

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