Owen Otasowie

Ebeguowen "Owen" Otasowie (born January 6, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian First Division A team Club Brugge.

Owen Otasowie
Personal information
Full name Ebeguowen Otasowie[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-06) January 6, 2001
Place of birth New York City, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 8
Youth career
2015–2017 Mass Elite Academy[2]
2017–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 (0)
2021– Club Brugge 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Club NXT 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 United States U18 3 (0)
2020– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 17, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 12, 2020

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After progressing from their youth academy, Otasowie made his senior debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a substitute in Wolves' final UEFA Europa League group match of the 2019–20 edition against Beşiktaş on December 12, 2019.[3] On January 1, 2020, Otasowie signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Wolves.[4]

On December 15, 2020, Otasowie made his Premier League debut for Wolves as a substitute on for Leander Dendoncker in a 2–1 home win over Chelsea, providing an assist for Wolves' first goal scored by Daniel Podence.[5] Otasowie made his full Premier League debut in Wolves's next game, away at Burnley, on December 21, 2020.[6]

Club Brugge

On August 20, 2021, he made a permanent move to Club Brugge of the Belgian First Division A for a reported fee of £3.5 million.[7] Otasowie made his debut for Club on July 17, 2022, during their 2022 Belgian Super Cup victory over Gent.[8]

International career

After representing the United States at the under-18 level, Otasowie received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[9] He made his senior debut on November 12, 2020, coming on in the 87th minute of a 0–0 draw against Wales.[10]

Otasowie is also eligible to represent England or Nigeria.[11]

Personal life

He is a Burberry model. He is also of Nigerian descent.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played September 17, 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20[13] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 3]0—10
2020–21[13] Premier League 600000——60
Total 600000100070
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2019–20 EFL Trophy[13] ————3[lower-alpha 4]030
2020–21 EFL Trophy[13] ————2[lower-alpha 4]020
Total ————5050
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 0000—00—00
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 1000—001[lower-alpha 5]020
Total 1000—001020
Club NXT 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Career total 11000001060180
  1. Includes FA Cup and Belgian Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International
As of match played November 12, 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202010
Total10

Honors

Club Brugge

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. September 3, 2019.
  2. Dicken, Alex (November 5, 2020). "Otasowie has 'similar traits to Pogba' & why Wolves are so excited". BirminghamLive. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. "Wolves 4–0 Besiktas". BBC Sport. December 12, 2019.
  4. "Otasowie pens new Wolves deal". www.wolves.co.uk.
  5. "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Chelsea: Pedro Neto scores late winner for Wolves". BBC Sport. December 15, 2020.
  6. "Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood on target". BBC Sport. December 21, 2020.
  7. "Owen Otasowie joins Club Brugge". SB Nation. August 20, 2021.
  8. "CLUB BEATS GENT 1-0 AND LIFTS THE SUPERCUP". clubbrugge.be. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  9. "USMNT ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT: BERHALTER CALLS 24 PLAYERS FOR NOVEMBER CAMP MATCHES VS WALES AND PANAMA". ussoccer.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  10. "Internationals - Boly and Otasowie make national team debuts". Wolverhampton. November 13, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  11. "USMNT Newbies: Reyna, Musah, Richards and Ledezma Headline List of 10 November Camp Newbies". ussoccer.com.
  12. Spiers, Tim. "Wolves' US Burberry model who started playing football at 14". The Athletic.
  13. "Games played by Owen Otasowie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  14. "Otasowie, Owen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved November 9, 2020.


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