Ody Alfa
Personal information
Full name Odysseus Naphtali Alfa[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chelmsford City
Youth career
2013–2019 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
2019 → Atlético Baleares (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Billericay Town (loan) 12 (4)
2020 → Maidenhead United (loan) 8 (2)
2022 → Dartford (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Aldershot Town (loan) 12 (1)
2023 → Chelmsford City (loan) 12 (1)
2023– Chelmsford City 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Odysseus Naphtali Alfa (born 9 March 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chelmsford City.

Career

Alfa signed for Queens Park Rangers in 2013 at the age of 14.[2]

On 24 August 2021, Alfa was named in the squad for a second round EFL Cup game against Oxford United, he came off the bench on the 75th minute to made his senior QPR debut.[3]

In January 2019, Alfa signed a new 18-month contract with QPR and joined Spanish side Atlético Baleares on loan for the rest of the season.[4]

On 27 September 2019, Alfa joined National League South side Billericay Town on loan,[5] during his time there he scored six goals.[6]

On 16 January 2020, Alfa joined National League side Maidenhead United on loan,[7] during his time there he made eight appearances and scored three goals.[8]

On 9 February 2022, Alfa joined Dartford on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[9]

On 13 September 2022, Alfa, along with QPR teammate Faysal Bettache, joined National League club Aldershot Town on a three-month loan deal.[10]

On 3 February 2023, following the ending of his loan to Aldershot, Alfa signed for Chelmsford City on loan until the end of the season.[11] He was released by QPR at the end of the 2022–23 season.[12]

On 6 October 2023, Alfa returned to Chelmsford on a permanent deal.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2018–19[14] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[14] Championship 00—00—00
2020–21[14] Championship 000000—00
2021–22[14] Championship 00—10—10
2022–23[14] Championship 000000—00
Total 000010—10
Atlético Baleares (loan) 2018–19[14] Segunda División B Group 3 1000——10
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20[14][15] National League South 12441—1[lower-alpha 1]0175
Maidenhead United (loan) 2019–20[14] National League 82———82
Dartford (loan) 2021–22[14] National League South 110——1[lower-alpha 1]0120
Aldershot Town (loan) 2022–23[14] National League 12110—1[lower-alpha 1]0141
Chelmsford City (loan) 2022–23[14] National League South 121———121
Chelmsford City 2023–24[14] National League South 1000—0010
Career total 578511030669
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: AS AT 15th May 2021: Queens Park Rangers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 29. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "U23s in profile: Ody Alfa". QPR FC. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Oxford United". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Alfa signs new deal prior to Spanish move". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Forward joins Billericay Town on loan". QPR. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "About Ody". QPR. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Magpies sign QPR forward Odysseus Alfa on a month's loan". maidenhead advertiser. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ody Alfa SoccerBase". SoccerBase. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ody Alfa joins Dartford on loan". QPR. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "NEW SIGNINGS: Faysal Bettache and Ody Alfa". www.theshots.co.uk. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ody Alfa signs for Chelmsford on loan from QPR". Chelmsford City F.C. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022/23 retained and released list". www.ctfc.com. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Alfa welcomed back to Clarets". Chelmsford City F.C. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "O. Alfa". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Odysseus Alfa Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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