Moses Odubajo

Moses Adeshina Ayoola Junior Odubajo (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cypriot First Division club Omonia. He is a product of the Leyton Orient youth system and represented England at U20 level.

Club career Leyton Orient Early years A right back or right winger, He returned to Millwall following a break from the game, but failed to win a scholarship deal. Odubajo was an unused substitute for the first team on 11 occasions during the 2010–11 season and signed a one-year professional contract with the club on 29 April 2011. He also won Orient's Youth Team Player of the Year award.

Odubajo was called into the first team squad for four of Orient's matches early in the 2011–12 season and made his professional debut in a Football League Trophy first round East London derby versus Dagenham & Redbridge on 7 September 2011. Initially named as a substitute, Odubajo replaced Elliot Omozusi after 64 minutes in a match which ended with a penalty shoot-out. He made five further appearances during the 2011–12 season and made his first start for the club in the final game of the campaign at home to Rochdale. On 25 June 2012, Odubajo signed a new one-year deal with the Os. By then being increasingly being utilised as a right winger, Odubajo finished the 2012–13 season with 54 appearances, three goals and his performances during the campaign were recognised with the club's Young Player of the Year award.

Now an important member of manager Russell Slade's starting XI, Odubajo played a vital role in the Orient's rise to the top of the League One table during the early months of the 2013–14 season, which began with an eight-match winning streak. Though Orient's table-topping form slowly slipped away by February 2014, He salvaged a draw for Orient in the 2014 League One play-off semi-final first leg versus Peterborough United and after a 2–1 victory in the second leg, Odubajo made 57 appearances and scored 12 goals during the 2013–14 season, During his time with Leyton Orient, Odubajo made 116 appearances and scored 16 goals for the club.

St Albans City (loan) On 8 October 2010, Odubajo signed for Conference South club St Albans City on a one-month work experience loan. He made four appearances and scored no goals for the club.

Sutton United (loan) On 13 January 2012, Odubajo joined Conference South club Sutton United on a one-month loan. He made three appearances during this spell.

Bishop's Stortford (loan) On 25 February 2012, Odubajo joined Conference North club Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan. He scored a hattrick on his second appearance – a 5–0 win over Droylsden on 3 March – but was injured in the match and did not make any further appearances.

Brentford On 27 June 2014, Odubajo joined Championship club Brentford on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, effective 1 July 2014. Despite suffering with a "niggling injury", Odubajo scored two goals in a three-match spell in late August and early September 2014. He went on to establish himself in the position, though in March 2015 he admitted that he continued to find combining his attacking and defensive duties difficult. By the time Brentford's season ended with defeat to Middlesbrough in the 2015 Championship play-off semi-finals, Odubajo had made 48 appearances and three goals. He was manager Steve Bruce's first-choice right back and made 53 appearances during a successful 2015–16 season, During the 2016–17 pre-season, Odubajo suffered a dislocated kneecap, which caused ligament damage. His recovery was delayed by a two fractures to the kneecap in successive incidents and he did not return to first team training until March 2018. Later that month, Odubajo played his first match at any level since May 2016, with a 45-minute appearance for the U23 team in a 2–1 victory over Burnley. Odubajo turned down the offer of a new contract and departed the club on 30 June 2018. He made his second debut for the club with a start in a 3–1 EFL Cup third round defeat to Arsenal on 26 September 2018. He came in for a barrage of online abuse in December 2020 when he high fived a Nottingham Forest player Lewis Grabban after he scored against Wednesday.

On 20 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.

Queens Park Rangers On 30 July 2021, Odubajo joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a one-year deal following a successful trial.

On 20 June 2022, the club announced that Odubajo would depart the club upon the expiration of his contract.

Aris On 8 July 2022, Odubajo joined Super League Greece club Aris on a three-year deal.

AEK Athens On 18 July 2024, Odubajo signed for fellow Super League club, AEK Athens on a two-year deal.

International career It was reported in December 2014 that Odubajo had been invited to a training camp with the Nigeria U23 squad, which he did not attend. He won five caps for England at U20 level, which included four appearances during the 2015 Toulon Tournament.

Personal life Odubajo was born in Greenwich, London. From that age he lived alone with his older brother Tom Bolarinwa, who is also a footballer. He attended Sedgehill School.

Career statistics

Honours Hull City Football League Championship play-offs: 2016

AEK Athens Super League Greece: 2025–26

Omonia Cypriot First Division: 2025–26

Individual Leyton Orient Young Player of the Year: 2012–13 Leyton Orient Youth Team Player of the Year: 2011–12 Football League Young Player of the Month: April 2014