Ody Alfa

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

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)
2019Atlético Baleares (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020Billericay Town (loan) 12 (4)
2020Maidenhead United (loan) 8 (2)
2022Dartford (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023Aldershot Town (loan) 12 (1)
2023Chelmsford City (loan) 12 (1)
2023– Chelmsford City 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

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 00000000
2019–20[14] Championship 000000
2020–21[14] Championship 00000000
2021–22[14] Championship 001010
2022–23[14] Championship 00000000
Total 00001010
Atlético Baleares (loan) 2018–19[14] Segunda División B Group 3 100010
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20[14][15] National League South 124411[lower-alpha 1]0175
Maidenhead United (loan) 2019–20[14] National League 8282
Dartford (loan) 2021–22[14] National League South 1101[lower-alpha 1]0120
Aldershot Town (loan) 2022–23[14] National League 121101[lower-alpha 1]0141
Chelmsford City (loan) 2022–23[14] National League South 121121
Chelmsford City 2023–24[14] National League South 10000010
Career total 578511030669
  1. 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. "O. Alfa". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  15. "Odysseus Alfa Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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