Tope Obadeyi

Temitope Obadeyi
Born	(1989-10-29) October 29, 1989 Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Occupation	Footballer
Years active	2008–
Known for	Playing as a forward for multiple clubs including Bolton Wanderers, Swindon Town, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town, Chesterfield, Rio Ave, Bury, Plymouth Argyle, Kilmarnock, Dundee United, Sochaux, and Kidderminster Harriers

Temitope Ayoluwa Obadeyi (born 29 October 1989) is an English semi-professional football forward currently playing for Kidderminster Harriers. Throughout his career, he has represented clubs including Bolton Wanderers, Swindon Town, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town, Chesterfield, Rio Ave, Bury, Plymouth Argyle, Kilmarnock, Dundee United, and Sochaux.

Early life

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, Obadeyi is of Nigerian heritage. During his time at Four Dwellings High School in Birmingham, he formed a striking partnership with Daniel Sturridge, reuniting with him in February 2011 when Sturridge joined Bolton on loan from Chelsea.

Career

Obadeyi made his first-team debut for Bolton as a substitute in a 0–1 Premier League defeat at home to Wigan on 28 December 2008. In August 2009, he was loaned to Swindon Town for one month, where he netted his first goal on 29 August during a 2–1 victory over Southend United. His loan was subsequently extended twice within the emergency loan regulations. January 2010 saw him move on loan to Rochdale for the remainder of the season; he scored against Dagenham & Redbridge on 20 February. On 22 October 2010, Obadeyi joined Shrewsbury Town on a one-month loan that was later prolonged until 8 January 2011 but was not extended further.

On 7 July 2011, Obadeyi renewed his contract with Bolton for an additional year. He went on loan to Chesterfield from 8 November until 26 December, making his debut in a Football League Trophy win over Tranmere Rovers. After six appearances, he returned to Bolton. On 14 March 2012, he began a second loan period at Rochdale lasting one month and scored once during this spell. Following Bolton’s drop from the Premier League in 2012, Obadeyi was released and subsequently signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Rio Ave in June.

In the 2012–13 season, Obadeyi featured in 12 league matches for Rio Ave without scoring; his sole goal came in December against Sporting CP in the Taça da Liga. He departed Rio Ave at the conclusion of that campaign.

Obadeyi secured a one-year contract with Bury in August 2013. After limited game time, he joined Plymouth Argyle on loan between November and January 2014, making ten appearances and scoring once against York City. He returned to Plymouth for a second loan stint in February 2014 and established himself as the favored left midfielder before the loan ended. Bury released him at the season’s close.

In July 2014, Obadeyi signed a three-year deal with Scottish Premiership outfit Kilmarnock. After two seasons there, he moved to Scottish Championship club Dundee United on a one-year contract in July 2016.

On 31 January 2017, Obadeyi transferred to English League One side Oldham Athletic until the end of that season. He was released following Oldham’s relegation at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Obadeyi agreed to a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 team Sochaux on 25 July 2018 and left the club in June 2020.

He returned to Oldham Athletic on a short-term basis in February 2022 but was not retained after their subsequent relegation.

In October 2022, Obadeyi signed with Ilkeston Town, then moved to National League North club Gloucester City in November. He scored a crucial injury-time winner against Chorley that secured Gloucester’s place in the playoffs.

Obadeyi joined Banbury United in June 2023. In January 2024, he was loaned out to Hereford for the remainder of that season.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals categorized by club, season, and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Overall
		Division	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	2008–09	Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2009–10	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2009–10	League One	12	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	2
Rochdale (loan)	2009–10	League Two	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2010–11	League Two	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Chesterfield (loan)	2011–12	League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	०	6	०
Rochdale (loan)	2011–12	League One	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Rio Ave	2012–13	Primeira Liga	12	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	16	1
Bury	2013–14	League Two	7	٠	٠	٠	٠	٠	1	٠	8	٠
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2013–14	League Two	7	1	3	٠	٠	٠	٠	٠	10	1
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2013–14	League Two	7	٠	٠	٠	٠	٠	٠	٠	7	٠
Kilmarnock	2014–15	Scottish Premiership	29	9	1	٠	2	٠	٠	٠	32	9
	2015–16	Scottish Premiership	30	3	2	٠	2	٠	2	=۰	=36	=۳
	Dundee United	2016–17	Scottish Championship	18	2	1	۰	6	=۰	=۰	=۰	=25	=۲
Oldham Athletic	2016-17	League One	15	=۲	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۱۵	=۲
	2017-18	League One	22	=۱	=۰	=۰	=۱	=۰	=۴	=۲	=۲۷	=۳
	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (Sochaux)	2018-19 Ligue 2	Ligue 2	11	=۰	=۳	=۲	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۱۴	=۲
2019-20 Ligue 2		Ligue 2	۰	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۰
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard#Reserve squad (Sochaux II)		2018-19 Championnat National 3	National 3	۲	=۲	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۰	=۲	=۲
- colspan= "3" ! Career total !271 !38 !14 !2 !14 !1 !10 !3 !309 !44

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