Ody Alfa

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 Forward
Youth career
2013–2019 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2019 → Atlético Baleares (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Billericay Town (loan) 12 (4)
2020 → Maidenhead United (loan) 8 (2)
2022 → Dartford (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Aldershot Town (loan) 12 (1)
2023 → Chelmsford City (loan) 12 (1)
2023–2024 Chelmsford City 32 (3)
2024 Rochdale 3 (0)
2024–2025 Slough Town 13 (0)
2025–2026 Bracknell Town 18 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:25, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

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

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]

On 25 July 2024, Alfa signed a one-year deal with Rochdale.[14] In December 2024, he joined Slough Town.[15] He departed Slough Town upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[16]

Alfa joined Bracknell Town in September 2025.[17]

Career statistics

As of end of 2025–26 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2018–19[18] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[18] Championship 00—00—00
2020–21[18] Championship 000000—00
2021–22[18] Championship 00—10—10
2022–23[18] Championship 000000—00
Total 000010—10
Atlético Baleares (loan) 2018–19[18] Segunda División B Group 3 1000——10
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20[18][19] National League South 12441—1[a]0175
Maidenhead United (loan) 2019–20[18] National League 82———82
Dartford (loan) 2021–22[18] National League South 110——1[a]0120
Aldershot Town (loan) 2022–23[18] National League 12110—1[a]0141
Chelmsford City (loan) 2022–23[18] National League South 121———121
Chelmsford City 2023–24[18] National League South 32320—3[b]0373
Rochdale 2024–25[18] National League 3000—2[c]050
Slough Town 2024–25[18] National League South 13000—1[a]0140
Bracknell Town 2025–26[20][21] SFL Premier Division South 18120—00201
Career total 1221291109014113
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League Cup

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. ↑ "Ody Alfa Joins Dale". Rochdale A.F.C. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Rebels sign Odysseus Alfa". www.sloughtownfc.net. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Retained list: 2024/25". sloughtownfc.net. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  17. ↑ https://x.com/BracknellTownFC/status/1970195850002395640
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "O. Alfa". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Odysseus Alfa Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  20. ↑ https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/bracknell-town/appearances/ody-alfa/857378
  21. ↑ https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/bracknell-town/appearances/ody-alfa/1002462