Obiora Emmanuel Odita is a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n football striker playing for Serbian SuperLiga

Serbian Superliga

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 side FK Javor Ivanjica.

Nigeria

Odita first played for a professional

Professional

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 soccer club with now-defunct Udoji United F.C.

Udoji United F.C.

Udoji United was a Nigerian football team founded in 1990 in Enugu before moving to Awka in 1993. It was owned by Oscar Udoji, President of Superior Motors Limited and son of former businessman/administrator Chief Jerome Oputa Udoji....

, which was based in Awka

Awka

Awka is the capital of Anambra State, Nigeria with an estimated population of 301,657 Nigerian census. The city is located about 600 miles east of Lagos in the centre of the densely-populated Igbo heartland in southeastern Nigeria...

, Nigeria

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. In 2001, he was sold to a more financially stable domestic side, the Enugu Rangers

Enugu Rangers

Rangers International football club of Enugu popularly called Enugu Rangers is one of only two Nigerian division one football teams that has never been relegated.-History:...

. In 2003, he transferred to FK Javor, his first time playing for a Europe

Europe

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an club.

Partizan

Obiora Odita joined FK Partizan during the winter 2005 transfer window after being sold by FK Javor. He scored 2 goals on his debut game at 22 years of age. During his 3 years spent playing for Partizan, he played alongside future greats like Stevan Jovetic

Stevan Jovetic

Stevan Jovetić is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Serie A club ACF Fiorentina...

.

Return to Javor

After some time spent playing for Belgian club KVC Westerlo, Odita was purchased by Javor and thus made a return to the Superliga for the 2010-11 season.

Career statistics

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
2002–03	Javor		1	9	1
2003–04	Javor		2	14	3
2004–05	Javor		2	18	10
2004–05	Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...		1	12	6
2005–06	Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...		1	13	1
2005–06	→ Javor (loan)		1	12	5
2006–07	Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...		1	23	10
2007–08	Al Ain		1
2007–08	→ Westerlo K.V.C. Westerlo Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian...  (loan)		1	9	2
2008–09	Al Ain		1
2008–09	Westerlo K.V.C. Westerlo Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian...		1	14	3
2009–10	Westerlo K.V.C. Westerlo Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian...		1	14	0
2010–11	Javor		1	15	2
2011	Tianjin Teda		1	8	1
2011–	Javor		1	2	0

External links

• Obiora Odita at UEFA.com
• Voetbal International - Obiora Odita