Hamzat Ojediran
.jpg) Ojediran with the Colorado Rapids in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamzat-Basit Ojediran | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| E & A Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | KF Egnatia | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Debreceni VSC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Debreceni VSC | 25 | (3) |
| 2024–2026 | Lens | 17 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Lens B | 5 | (1) |
| 2026– | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Nigeria U17 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 | |||
Hamzat-Basit Ojediran (born 14 November 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Club career
A youth product of the Emmanuel Amunike Academy, Ojediran signed his first professional contract with the Albanian club KF Egnatia on 24 August 2022 for 4 years.[1] On 14 February 2023, he joined the Hungarian club Debreceni VSC on loan with an option to buy.[2] On 30 June 2023 DVSC trigged his buyclause, and became a starter in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[3] On 8 August 2024, he transferred to the French Ligue 1 club RC Lens on a contract until 2028.[4]
On 8 January 2026, Ojediran joined Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids on a deal until the end of the 2028–29 season.[5]
International career
Ojediran played for the Nigeria U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KF Egnatia | 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Debrecen (loan) | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Debrecen | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Lens | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Career total | 59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | ||
References
- ↑ "Vazhdon punën në merkato, Egnatia zyrtarizon mesfushorin 18-vjeçar – SuperSport". August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ↑ Zs, K. (February 14, 2023). "DVSC: Albániából szerződtettek nigériai középpályást". Nemzeti Sport.
- ↑ "Hamzat Ojediran stays in Debrecen". DVSC Futball Zrt. June 30, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Tunde (October 29, 2019). "Golden Eaglets midfilder Hamzat Ojediran confident of victory over Ecuador".
- ↑ Rapids, Colorado. "Colorado Rapids acquire midfielder Hamzat Ojediran from RC Lens". Colorado Rapids.
- ↑ "Nigeria U17 squad For WYC Camp In Brazil revealed". 10 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
External links
- Hamzat Ojediran at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Footballers from Lagos
- Living people
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's youth international footballers
- KF Egnatia Rrogozhinë players
- Debreceni VSC players
- RC Lens players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Nigerian football biography stubs