 Ogedi-Uzokwe playing for Maldon & Tiptree in October 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior Chukwuemeka Ogedi-Uzokwe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galway United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leyton Orient | |||
| Ilford | |||
| Millwall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Enfield 1893 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Aveley | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Hucknall Town | 8 | (8) |
| 2014 | Carlton Town | 10 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Gedling Miners Welfare | 6 | (6) |
| 2015 | Hayes & Yeading United | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | Barkingside | 14 | (4) |
| 2015 | Lewes | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Türk Ocağı Limasol | 42 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Maldon & Tiptree | 25 | (26) |
| 2018–2020 | Colchester United | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Bromley (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 2019 | → Derry City (loan) | 33 | (14) |
| 2020 | Hapoel Hadera | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sligo Rovers | 12 | (2) |
| 2021 | Dundalk | 12 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Derry City (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2022 | Bohemians | 19 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Glentoran | 51 | (13) |
| 2024– | Galway United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024, 14:26 (UTC) | |||
Junior Chukwuemeka Ogedi-Uzokwe also known as Junior (born 3 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Galway United in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Ogedi-Uzokwe was a member of the youth teams at Leyton Orient, Ilford and Millwall before making the step up to men's football. Ogedi-Uzokwe spent the 2013–14 season with Enfield 1893, Aveley and Hucknall Town, before joining Carlton Town in July 2014. In January 2015, he joined Hayes & Yeading United and marked his debut with a goal.
In the summer of 2015, Ogedi-Uzokwe joined Barkingside, before a move to Lewes in December 2015. He then spent 18 months with Türk Ocağı Limasol, where he won the Cypriot Cup. In July 2017, he joined Isthmian League North Division club Maldon & Tiptree – where he scored 34 goals in 34 games. His prolific scoring form earned him a contract with English Football League side Colchester United in January 2018. He signed for Bromley on loan in July 2018, and then Derry City on loan in February 2019. Following the completion of his loan with Derry, he made a permanent move to Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera in February 2020. Due to the Israeli Premier League cancellation he then moved back to the League of Ireland Premier Division to join Sligo Rovers. He moved to Dundalk in February 2021, before returning to Derry City on loan in July 2021.
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Colchester United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Colchester United - 2017/2018". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 January 2018.