MacPherlin Dudu Omagbemi (born 18 July 1987, in Lagos, Nigeria[1]), commonly known as Dudu, is a Nigerian footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Macpherlin Dudu Omagbemi | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–2001 | Okobaba FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2007 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 186 | (100) |
| 2002 | → Dempo S.C. (loan) | 7 | (8) |
| 2002 | → Salgaocar (loan) | 5 | (5) |
| 2005 | → Penang FA (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Wisła Kraków | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Debreceni VSC | 16 | (4) |
| 2010 | Kecskeméti TE | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Kuopion Palloseura | 10 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Honka | 41 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Kuopion Palloseura | 39 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Salgaocar | 18 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | East Bengal | 33 | (20) |
| 2014 | → FC Pune City (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2015 | FC Goa | 7 | (4) |
| 2015 | Mohun Bagan | 7 | (6) |
| 2016 | Haka | 13 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Chennaiyin FC | 13 | (5) |
| 2018 | East Bengal | 11 | (9) |
| 2020 | Oskarshamns AIK | 3 | (1) |
| 2020 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | 10 | (2) |
| 2023 | SexyPöxyt | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 23 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Dudu started his career in India in 2001. He is the most tenacious player India has ever seen. When playing in the Indian Football League he had many great successes with Sporting Clube de Goa even becoming the league's top goalscorer.[2] During his time in India he was involved in a scandal when he signed a contract with two different clubs simultaneously; one with SC Goa and another one with Mahindra United. The issue was later settled between the two clubs. He also had few other disputes with SC Goa later on concerning similar incidents.
The charismatic football player rejected the 2008 Olympic call-up to put his career back on track and on 5 August 2008 he joined the 3 time Hungarian champion Debreceni VSC.
In August 2010 Dudu signed a contract with Finnish Division Two club FC OPA from where he was loaned out to Finnish Premier League side KuPS.[3] In October 2010 Dudu signed a contract for the 2011 season with another Veikkausliiga team FC Honka.[4] On 4 August 2012, he signed a contract until autumn 2013 with KuPS.[5] On 4 August 2014, Dudu signed for I-League side Kingfisher East Bengal for a one-year deal.
On 1 September 2016, he joined Chennaiyin FC. On 26 November, he scored a brilliant hat-trick against North East United FC.[6]
On 6 January 2018, Dudu joined East Bengal of I-League. He made his first appearance of the season in the Kolkata Derby on 21 January 2018 which East Bengal lost by a 0–2 margin. He found the net near the end of the added-time to help East Bengal beat Indian Arrows by a solitary goal, which was the first goal from the Nigerian striker, who returned to East Bengal after three seasons as a midseason replacement for injured Willis Plaza.[7] He then scored 4 times when Chennai City was massacred 7-1 by Kingfisher East Bengal.[8]
In January 2020, after one and a half year without club, Dudu returned to Swedish club Oskarshamns AIK.[9] The club confirmed on 15 April 2020, that he had left the club again to return to Finland, where his family was.[10] He then joined Mikkelin Palloilijat on 25 August 2020.[11] After being without a club for over 2 years, he finally joined the club SexyPöxyt for a one-year deal in August 2023.
Honours edit
Sporting Clube de Goa edit
- 2.Division: 2002–03
Wisła Kraków edit
- Ekstraklasa: 2007–08
Debreceni VSC edit
- NB I: 2008/09
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2009
FC Honka edit
- Finnish League Cup: 2011
Individual edit
- NFL Golden Boot: 2004–05[12][13][14]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: November 2010[15]
References edit
- ^ "MacPherlin Dudu Omagbemi". Kecskeméti TE. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Season ending Transfers 2004". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "KuPS ja hyökkääjä Dudu pelaajasopimukseen". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "Dudu siirtyy KuPS:sta Honkaan – HS.fi – Urheilu – Veikkausliiga – Jalkapallo". Archived from the original on 29 October 2010.
- ^ "KuPS vahvisti hyökkäystään tutulla nimellä" (in Finnish). 4 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Indian Super League 2016: Dudu Omagbemi joins Chennaiyin FC". Goal. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "I-League: Late Dudu goal helps East Bengal beat Indian Arrows". sportsstarlive.com.
- ^ "I-League 2017-18: Dudu Omagbemi bags four goals as East Bengal run riot against shambolic Southerners". Goal.
- ^ Dudu Omagbemi klar för OAIK, oskarshamnsaik.se, 27 January 2020
- ^ Dudu Omagbemi & Pierre Abboud lämnar OAIK, oskarshamnsaik.se, 15 April 2020
- ^ MP:lle kokemusta ja nuoruutta – Dudu hyökkäykseen, Otto Hautamo maalivahtiosastolle, lansi-savo.fi, 25 August 2020
- ^ "NFL Champions and Goalscorers". Rediff. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Leading Goal Scorers". Rediff.com. 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ KuPSin Dudu Veikkausliigan lokakuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
External links edit
- Dudu Omagbemi at Soccerway