Moses Ashikodi

Moses Ashikodi

Ashikodi playing for Walton Casuals in 2015
Personal information
Full name Moses Ashikodi[1]
Date of birth (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987[1]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position Striker
Youth career
000?–2003 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Millwall 5 (0)
2004–2006 West Ham United 0 (0)
2005 → Gillingham (loan) 4 (0)
2006–2007 Rangers 1 (0)
2007–2009 Watford 2 (0)
2007 → Bradford City (loan) 8 (2)
2008 → Swindon Town (loan) 10 (0)
2008–2009 → Hereford United (loan) 6 (0)
2009 Shrewsbury Town 8 (1)
2009–2010 Kettering Town 14 (6)
2010 Ebbsfleet United 15 (10)
2010–2012 Kettering Town 23 (7)
2011–2012 → York City (loan) 5 (1)
2012 York City 3 (0)
2012–2013 Ebbsfleet United 23 (2)
2013 Enfield Town 0 (0)
2013 Margate 5 (0)
2013–14 Farnborough 2 (0)
2014 Cray Wanderers 10 (5)
2014 A.F.C. Hornchurch 5 (0)
2014 Eastbourne Borough 6 (1)
2014–2015 Maldon & Tiptree 3 (1)
2015 Cray Wanderers 11 (7)
2015 Walton Casuals 15 (7)
2015 Walton & Hersham 1 (0)
2015 Carshalton Athletic ? (?)
2016 East Grinstead Town ? (?)
2016 Whyteleafe 4 (1)
National team‡
2002 England U16 8 (3)
2002–2003 England U17 5 (1)
2005 England U18 1 (0)
2005–2006 England U19 3 (3)
2012– Antigua and Barbuda 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:25, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Moses Ashikodi (born 27 June 1987) is a footballer who last played for Whyteleafe FC.

Club career

Millwall

Born in Lagos, Lagos State, Ashikodi started his career in the Millwall youth system.[1] Aged 15 years and 240 days, he became the youngest player to make a first team appearance for Millwall on 22 February 2003 following his debut at Brighton & Hove Albion as a 73rd minute substitute.[2] This also made him the youngest player to make his Football League debut between 1988 and 2008.[3] Ashikodi went on to record another four substitute appearances for the Bermondsey club in the 2002–03 season.[4] After the season's completion he was named Millwall's Schoolboy of the Year award for the second successive season, with the winner of the award being chosen by the club's youth academy staff.[5]

Ashikodi's career at Millwall effectively ended in February 2004 after a training ground incident that reportedly saw Ashikodi threaten a teammate with a plastic knife.[6] The club launched an investigation into the events,[6] and on 29 April of that year he left the club by mutual consent.[7] A club statement read that "The disciplinary process has been concluded. We wish him the best of luck in his future career."[7]

West Ham United

Ashikodi joined Championship club West Ham United on 5 August on a two-year contract after impressing during a trial.[8] Manager Alan Pardew said, "Moses is getting a last chance with us. He is a major talent and, hopefully, he will have learned his lesson."[8] He did not make a first-team appearance for West Ham and joined League One side Gillingham on 15 August 2005 on loan until December 2005.[9][10] He made four substitute appearances for Gillingham.[11]

Rangers

Ashikodi moved to Scottish Premier League club Rangers on 11 January 2006 after a successful trial period, signing a contract until the end of the 2005–06 season.[12] After signing for the club he said "I know that I did not have the best of times at my previous clubs but this is now behind me and all I want to do now is give 110% for Rangers. It is a fresh start and I am really looking forward to playing in Scotland and scoring goals again".[13] He made his only appearance for the first team as a late substitute away to Celtic on 23 April 2006.[11]

Watford

After impressing during a two-week trial, Ashikodi moved to FA Premier League side Watford on 1 January 2007 for a nominal fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[14] He made his debut for Watford on 6 January 2007, scoring the final goal in a 4–1 FA Cup win over Stockport County, his first goal at senior level.[15] He played his first Premier League game against Aston Villa on 20 January 2007.[15]

Loan moves

Ashikodi was loaned to League One side Bradford City for one-month on 6 March 2007.[16] The loan was extended until the end of the season two weeks later.[17] He played eight times for Bradford, scoring twice.[15] His loan spell was cut short after he sustained a broken leg in a fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[18]

After recovering from his broken leg, he was loaned out on 18 January 2008 to another League One side, Swindon Town, for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.[19] He played 10 times for Swindon before returning to Watford on 8 April 2008 after a loose screw on a plate in his leg required surgery ruled him out of the remainder of the season.[20][21]

On 5 August 2008 he was loaned to League One side Hereford United until 3 January 2009.[22] He scored in his second game for the club, a 2–1 loss to Championship side Crystal Palace in the League Cup on 12 August 2008.[23] In mid-September 2008 he returned to Watford for treatment on an injury, but subsequently returned to Hereford to complete the loan period.[24] Ashikodi made eight appearances for Hereford, with one goal scored, by the expiration of his loan deal in January 2009.[25]

Trials

Ashikodi's contract was terminated by Watford on 3 February 2009.[26] Later the same month he played on trial for both Luton Town, scoring in the side's reserve team game against Peterborough United,[27] and Shrewsbury Town, where he scored twice in a reserve fixture.[28]

Shrewsbury Town

After a successful trial for Shrewsbury, Ashikodi signed on a contract until the end of the 2008–09 season on 27 February 2009.[29] He made his debut for Shrewsbury the following day in a 3–0 defeat away at Macclesfield Town when he was substituted in the second half by Richard Walker.[30] Ashikodi scored his first goal for the club a week later in his third game to help Shrewsbury to a 3–2 win against Notts County on 7 March 2009.[31] He came on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Gillingham in the 2009 Football League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium on 23 May 2009.[25] He was released by Shrewsbury on 25 May 2009 having scored 1 goal in 10 games.[25][32]

Kettering Town

Ashikodi joined Conference Premier side Kettering Town on 2 September 2009.[33] He made his debut as a second-half substitute against Altrincham on 5 September 2009, scoring once and setting up a second goal in a 2–0 victory.[34] Ashikodi played his last game for Kettering in the FA Cup second round 1–1 draw at home to League One side Leeds United on 29 November 2009.[35]

Ebbsfleet United

Following his release from Kettering, Ashikodi signed for Ebbsfleet United on 19 January 2010.[36] On the same day he made his debut and scored a penalty kick against his former club Kettering.[37]

Return to Kettering

In September 2011, Ashikodi was given a red card in a 5–3 loss to Hayes & Yeading United, along with team mate Jean-Paul Marna, for fighting following a dispute over who should take a penalty.[38]

York City

Ashikodi playing for York City in 2012

Ashikodi signed for Conference Premier rivals York City on loan on 23 November until January 2012, when York would decide whether to extend the deal.[39] His first goal for York came against parent club Kettering in a 7–0 victory on 3 December.[40] Having scored one goal in six appearances he signed for York permanently on a contract until the end of the 2011–12 season on 2 January 2012.[41][42] Following the end of the season Ashikodi was released by York on 29 May 2012, finishing his period at the club with 11 appearances and one goal.[41][43]

Later career

Ashikodi re-signed for Conference Premier side Ebbsfleet United on 3 July 2012.[44] He was released in May 2013 and had a trial at Luton Town. He signed for Isthmian League Premier Division team Enfield Town on 2 November 2013 and made his debut the following day in a 1–0 home defeat to Grays Athletic in the second qualifying round of the FA Trophy.[45][46] He then joined Isthmian League rivals Margate later that month.[47] Again only managing a short stay with the club, he next joined Conference South side Farnborough.

Next completing a move to Cray Wanderers, Ashikodi was soon involved in controversy surrounding an apparent bite on an opposing player, which was later investigated by the FA.[48][49] He later joined AFC Hornchurch at the start of the 2014/15 season, where he would go on to record seven appearances.[50] Ashikodi signed for Eastbourne Borough in November 2014[51] and Maldon & Tiptree shortly after.[52] Following his departure from Maldon & Tiptree, he rejoined Cray Wanderers for a second spell.[53]

Ashikodi dropped to the Isthmian Division One South for the 2014/15 season, joining Walton Casuals.[54] A short but prolific spell saw the striker net seven times in 15 appearances, before switching to league and historic rivals Walton & Hersham.[55] His time with the Swans was unsurprisingly short lived after sustaining an injury on his debut, and he soon made sporadic appearances for Carshalton Athletic.[56] In March, he joined East Grinstead Town - who became his fourth club within the Isthmian Division One South in the same season.[57]

Ahead of the 2016-17 season, Ashikodi trained with Whyteleafe and signed for the club. His spell at the Isthmian Division One South side was typically brief and left after making four appearances and one as a substitute[58]

International career

Ashikodi has played for England at youth levels, making his debut for the under-16s in a 3–1 victory over Belgium in a friendly on 2 May 2002, scoring England's second goal in the 29th minute.[59] He played in the 2002 Victory Shield, scoring in a 1–0 victory against Wales on 1 November.[60] His final appearance for the under-16s came in a 2–2 draw at home to Germany on 18 November, having scored three goals in eight caps.[59][60] Ashikodi made his debut at under-17 level in a 4–0 victory away at the Faroe Islands in the 2002 Nordic Tournament on 30 July.[61] It was nearly a year before Ashikodi scored his first goal for the under-17s when he netted the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over the United States on 7 July 2003.[62] He made five appearances for England at this level, scoring one goal.[61][62]

Ashikodi's only appearance at under-18 level came as a substitute in a 0–0 home draw with Norway on 10 June 2005.[63] His debut for the under-19 team came on 16 November, in which he scored the only two goals against Switzerland in a 2–1 victory.[64] Ashikodi made his final appearance in a 2–1 victory over Northern Ireland on 20 May 2006, having scored three goals in three games for the under-19s.[64][65]

He made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda as an 81st-minute substitute in a 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification defeat to Guatemala on 7 September 2012.[66]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 April 2013.
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2002–03[4] First Division 500000—50
2003–04[67] First Division 000000—00
Total 500000—50
West Ham United 2004–05[68] Championship 0000000000
2005–06[11] FA Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Gillingham (loan) 2005–06[11] League One 4000000040
Rangers 2005–06[11] Scottish Premier League 100000—10
2006–07[15] Scottish Premier League 000000—00
Total 100000—10
Watford 2006–07[15] FA Premier League 201100—31
2007–08[20] Championship 0000000000
2008–09[25] Championship 000000—00
Total 2011000031
Bradford City (loan) 2006–07[15] League One 8200000082
Swindon Town (loan) 2007–08[20] League One 100000000100
Hereford United (loan) 2008–09[25] League One 6000111[lower-alpha 1]081
Shrewsbury Town 2008–09[25] League Two 8100002[lower-alpha 2]0101
Kettering Town 2009–10[35] Conference Premier 14642—00188
Ebbsfleet United 2009–10[35] Conference Premier 151000—001510
Kettering Town 2010–11[69] Conference Premier 6100—0061
2011–12[41] Conference Premier 17620—00196
Total 23720—00257
York City (loan) 2011–12[41] Conference Premier 5100—1[lower-alpha 3]061
York City 2011–12[41] Conference Premier 3000—2[lower-alpha 3]050
Ebbsfleet United 2012–13[70] Conference Premier 23221—00253
Enfield Town 2013-14 Isthmian Premier 0010—0010
Margate 2013-14 Isthmian Premier 5000—0050
Farnborough 2013-14 Conference South 2000—0020
Cray Wanderers 2013-14 Isthmian Premier 10500—00105
Eastbourne Borough 2014–15 Conference South 0000—0000
Career total 14434104116016139
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 11 September 2012.[71]
National team Year Apps Goals
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 2 0
Total 2 0

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