Olamide Shodipo
Shodipo pictured in July 2016.
Personal information
Full name Olamide Oluwatimilehin Babatunde Oluwaka Shodipo[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997[2]
Place of birth Leixlip, Ireland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2012–2015 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2023 Queens Park Rangers 38 (0)
2017 → Port Vale (loan) 6 (0)
2018 → Colchester United (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Oxford United (loan) 39 (10)
2021–2022 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 15 (1)
2023 → Lincoln City (loan) 20 (2)
2023–2024 Lincoln City 6 (1)
International career
2015 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
2016–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Olamide Oluwatimilehin Babatunde Oluwaka Shodipo (born 5 July 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who last played as a winger for EFL League One club Lincoln City.

Shodipo made his first-team debut for Queens Park Rangers in August 2016, and has been capped by the Republic of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 levels. He joined Port Vale on loan in January 2017, and joined Colchester United on loan in January 2018. He made 13 appearances for QPR during the 2019–20 season, though spent the following season on loan at Oxford United and was loaned out to Sheffield Wednesday for the 2021–22 campaign. He joined Lincoln City on loan for the second half of the 2022–23 season and then signed for the club on a short-term deal in October 2023.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Shodipo was born in Leixlip, a town near Dublin, Ireland, before moving to London at the age of two.[3][4] He signed a two-year contract extension with Queens Park Rangers in April 2016.[5] He made his senior debut in the opening game of the 2016–17 EFL Championship season on 7 August 2016, in a 3–0 win over Leeds United at Loftus Road; he was named in the starting lineup, and was later substituted in the 68th minute for Abdenasser El Khayati.[6] Manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink later said that Shodipo had "that rawness... that streetness and that fight" and said "we will definitely be putting him in and around the team regularly".[7] On 30 November, Shodipo signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with QPR, tying him to the club until 2019.[8] However, new manager Ian Holloway left him out of the team in favour of new signing Kazenga LuaLua, explaining his decision by saying "every time I've put him on, unfortunately the team has let a goal in"; Holloway said "he would benefit massively from a loan spell", which he hoped would improve the defensive and tactical side of his game.[9][10]

On 30 January 2017, Shodipo signed with EFL League One side Port Vale on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[11] He made six appearances for the "Valiants" before being ruled out for the rest of the season after picking up a tendinitis injury on international duty in March 2017.[12]

On 31 January 2018, he joined EFL League Two side Colchester United on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[13] He came off the bench to make his debut on 10 March in the "U's" 1–1 draw at Mansfield Town.[14] However, he was limited to just two starts and four substitute appearances by manager John McGreal during his time at the Colchester Community Stadium.[15]

He suffered a significant tear to his thigh muscle in September 2018 and was ruled out of action for four months.[16] He was praised by manager Steve McClaren upon his return to playing and featured four times for QPR during the 2018–19 season, before having his contract extended by a further 12 months in May 2019.[17][18] Director of football Les Ferdinand said that "He's had a tough time with injuries in the last couple of years but hopefully that is behind him now and we are looking forward to seeing him out on the pitch next season."[19] He was handed a new contract by new manager Mark Warburton in September 2019, keeping him at the club until summer 2022.[20]

On 16 October 2020, he joined League One side Oxford United on loan for the 2020–21 season; manager Karl Robinson said that "he is an exciting player to watch, very unpredictable but always a threat because he has so much pace and a willingness to take people on".[21] He came off the bench to score the winning goal on his debut for the "U's" three days later, in a 3–2 win over Milton Keynes Dons at the Kassam Stadium.[22] He scored ten goals from 39 League One games, including one goal that helped to secure a play-off place on the final day of the campaign.[23][24] He also scored against Blackpool in the play-off semi-finals, though Oxford lost 6–3 on aggregate.[25]

On 11 July 2021, he signed for League One club Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan deal.[26] On arriving at the club, Shodipo said that "the fans are immense and I’m looking forward to working with Darren Moore. I want to come and help the team as much as possible and aim for promotion".[27] He would make his competitive debut for the "Owls" on 1 August, in an EFL Cup tie with Huddersfield Town at Hillsborough, however, an injury would see him replaced in the first half.[28] He would make his return from his injury against Huddersfield Town, coming off the bench on 11 September 2021, against Plymouth Argyle.[29] He would score his first goal for the "Owls" in a 2–2 home draw with Wycombe Wanderers on 27 November.[30] However, he picked up a long-term injury, reported to be hamstring related, the following month.[31][32] Moore did not include Shodipo in the EFL squad list in January, though said that he could be re-added before the 24 March deadline.[33] Shodipo did make two final substitute appearances in April to take his final total at Sheffield Wednesday to 21 appearances, including only seven league starts.[34] With his contract at QPR expiring in summer 2022, he was reported to be in contract negotiations at Loftus Road.[35]

He had made eleven Championship appearances for QPR in the first half of the 2022–23 campaign, before new manager Neil Critchley decided he was not in his first-team plans.[36] Shodipo was released by Queens Park Rangers at the end of the season.[37] He went on trial at Reading in July 2023.[38]

Lincoln City

On 14 January 2023, Shodipo joined League One side Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season, making his debut the same day against Milton Keynes Dons.[39][40] He scored two goals in twenty games for Lincoln.[41]

On 6 October 2023, Shodipo signed a short-term contract with Lincoln to run until early January, with director of football Jez George citing "significant injuries to Ben House and Tyler Walker".[42] He made his permanent debut coming off the bench against Peterborough United the next day.[43] On 5 January 2024, it was confirmed his short team deal had come to an end.[44]

International career

Also eligible to play for Nigeria, Shodipo made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-19 team in October 2015, and made his debut for the under-21 team in September 2016.[45][46][47]

Style of play

Speaking in January 2017, Ian Holloway praised Shodipo's dribbling and crossing skills though said he had work to do to improve his defensive game.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2015–16[48]Championship000000—00
2016–17[49]Championship1101020—140
2017–18[48]Championship000000—00
2018–19[50]Championship4000000040
2019–20[51]Championship120100000130
2020–21[23]Championship0000100010
2021–22[34]Championship0000000000
2022–23[41]Championship110001000120
Total 3802040—440
Port Vale (loan) 2016–17[49]League One60———60
Colchester United (loan) 2017–18[48]League Two60———60
Oxford United (loan) 2020–21[23]League One391010006[lower-alpha 1]34613
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2021–22[34]League One15120103[lower-alpha 2]0211
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23[41]League One202000000202
Lincoln City 2023–24[52]League One6100003[lower-alpha 2]091
Total 263000030293
Career total 13014505012315217
  1. ↑ 4 appearances and two goals in the EFL Trophy and 2 appearances and 1 goal in the play-offs.
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

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  5. ↑ "QPR youngsters Niko Hamalainen and Olamide Shodipo extend stays at Loftus Road". qpr.co.uk. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Leeds United". BBC Sport. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Gallagher, Sean (20 October 2016). "Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: We must be patient with Olamide Shodipo". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Olamide Shodipo: QPR winger signs new contract until 2019". BBC Sport. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Warburton, Paul (24 January 2017). "QPR boss explains why he will loan out these two players". Get West London. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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