Joseph Dayo Oshadogan
{{short description|Italian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joseph Dayo Oshadogan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|6|27}}
| birth_place = Genoa, Italy
| currentclub =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1993–1994 | youthclubs1 = Pisa
| youthyears2 = 1994–1995 | youthclubs2 = Foggia
| years1 = 1995–1999 | clubs1 = Foggia | caps1 = 85 | goals1 = 10
| years2 = 1999 | clubs2 = Roma | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1999–2001 | clubs3 = Reggina | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2001–2003 | clubs4 = Cosenza | caps4 = 51 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2003–2005 | clubs5 = AS Monaco | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = Ternana | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2007–2008 | clubs7 = Widzew Łódź | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2008–2010 | clubs8 = Virtus Lanciano | caps8 = 36 | goals8 = 6
| totalcaps = 289 |totalgoals = 25
| nationalyears1 = 1996 | nationalteam1 = Italy U21 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Joseph Dayo Oshadogan (born 27 June 1976) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Oshadogan was born in 1976 in Genoa to a Nigerian father and an Italian mother. He grew up in Pisa, where he spent some time as part of the local team's youth system.{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2008/02/sezioni/sport/calcio/talenti-balotelli-pato/oshadogan/oshadogan.html?ref=search |publisher=La Repubblica |language=Italian |accessdate=2008-04-09 |date=2008-02-01 |title=Tutto cominciò con Oshadogan, verso l'azzurro multirazziale}}{{cite news|url=http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/09042008/44/oshadogan-vicino-pisa-sarebbe-sogno-12.html |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |language=Italian |accessdate=2008-04-09 |date=2008-04-09 |title=Oshadogan vicino al Pisa: 'Sarebbe un sogno' }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
In 1994, he moved to Foggia, where he made his professional debut in the Serie B on 26 August 1995. He played at the club for four seasons, his longest stint at one club in his career.{{cite web|title=Statistiche su Oshadogan Joseph|url=http://www.carrierecalciatori.it/it/giocatori/17309-Joseph%20Oshadogan|website=carrierecalciatori.it|accessdate=7 December 2015|language=Italian}}
In 1999, he signed for AS Roma, but left the Giallorossi soon later to join Reggina, where he spent two seasons.
After a two-year spell at Cosenza, in 2003 he joined French side AS Monaco, where he played only four domestic league matches in two seasons.{{cite web|title=La fiche de Joseph Dayo Oshadogan|url=http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/oshadogan-joseph-dayo|publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|accessdate=7 December 2015|language=French}}
He then returned to Italy, joining Ternana, which he left following disagreements with the club management.{{cite news|title=Mobbing, quando il calcio scopre il diritto del lavoro|url=http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2010/10/25/calcio_e_mobbing_caso_marchetti.html|accessdate=7 December 2015|work=Sky Italia|date=26 October 2010|language=Italian|archive-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119202839/http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2010/10/25/calcio_e_mobbing_caso_marchetti.html|url-status=dead}}
In May 2007 he joined Widzew Łódź, becoming the team captain,{{cite web|title=UFFICIALE: colpo Lanciano, preso Oshadogan|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/lega-pro/ufficiale-colpo-lanciano-preso-oshadogan-117821|website=tuttomercatoweb.com|accessdate=7 December 2015|language=Italian|date=13 August 2008}} but left the club early in 2008, refusing to return to Poland after having been fined by club management.
Oshadogan ended his career back in Italy at Virtus Lanciano where he stayed for two seasons, from 2008 to 2010.
International career
Oshadogan was also capped three times for the Italian under-21 national team, making him the first coloured player to represent Italy, making his debut for the Azzurrini on 3 October 1996, a 3–0 away win to Moldova.
References
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External links
- [http://www.carrierecalciatori.it/it/giocatori/17309-Joseph%20Oshadogan Player profile at carrierecalciatori.it]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927020452/http://www.footballplus.com/players/1389/Joseph-Dayo-Oshadogan.html Player profile at FootballPlus.com]
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Category:Footballers from Genoa
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italian people of Nigerian descent
Category:Calcio Foggia 1920 players
Category:AS Reggina 1914 players
Category:Cosenza Calcio 1914 players
Category:Ternana Calcio players
Category:SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players
Category:Italian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland