Adolphus Ofodile (born December 15, 1979) is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a forward.

Career

After beginning his career with

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, Ofodile first came to

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with the Belgian club Eendracht Aalst. After spending two years on loan with German amateur club SC Kapellen-Erft, he signed for 1. FC Magdeburg of the

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in 1999. Magdeburg finished 10th in Ofodile's first season with the club, which, due to a restructuring of the Regionalliga, meant relegation to the fourth tier

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. Magdeburg had a hugely successful 2000–01 at this level - with a frontline including Ofodile, Josef Ivanovic, David Mydlo and

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, they won the title, and promotion, scoring 120 goals, and had a memorable cup run, beating 1. FC Köln, Bayern Munich (who would go on to be European champions) and

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before losing in the quarter-finals to eventual winners FC Schalke 04. Ofodile left Magdeburg in the summer of 2001, moving to England to sign for First Division side

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. After a disappointing year, in which he only made one league appearance, as a late substitute for

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in a 2–2 draw with

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, and one in the Football League Cup, he returned to

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to sign for

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of the

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. Ofodile scored twice on his debut for St. Pauli, after coming on for Tobias Kurbjuweit in a 7–1 over Eintracht Braunschweig, but only made ten further appearances, all in the first half of the season, without getting on the scoresheet, and left the club in July 2003. He spent two years with

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and one with Grün-Weiß Piesteritz before returning to Nigeria. In 2012, he returned to Germany for a brief spell with

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of the seventh tier

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* * * 1979 births Living people Association football forwards Nigerian footballers S.C. Eendracht Aalst players 1. FC Magdeburg players Walsall F.C. players FC St. Pauli players Hallescher FC players {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub