Daniel Odafin (born 5 January 1989) is a Nigerian professional

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, who last played for Lefke Türk.

Club career

Bahrain

In 2007, he began his professional footballing career in the

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and more accurately

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

where he signed a one-year contract with Bahraini Premier League club,

Al-Hala SC Al Hala Sports Club ( ar, نادي الحالة الرياضي) is a Bahraini football and basketball club based in Halat Bu Maher, Muharraq. They play in the top division in Bahraini football. Achievements * Bahraini Premier League: 1 ::1979 ...

. He scored 1 goal in 15 appearances for the

Halat Bu Maher Halat Bu Maher ( ar, حالة بو ماهر), sometimes abbreviated to simply "Al Hala" ( ar, الحالة), is a neighbourhood of Muharraq, Bahrain. It used to be a separate island, but after coastal expansion and dredging, the island has merged ...

-based club in the

2007–08 Bahraini Premier League Statistics of Bahraini Premier League for the 2007–08 season. Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and Muharraq Club won the championship. League standings ReferencesBahrain - List of final tables (RSSSF) Bahraini Premier League seaso ...

Syria

In 2008, he moved to

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and more accurately to

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

where he signed a one-year contract with

Tishreen SC Tishreen Sports Club ( ar, نادي تشرين الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Latakia. The club was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Syrian Premier League. Its home ground is Al-Assad Stadium. Tishree ...

. He made 18 appearances for the

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-based club in the

2008–09 Syrian Premier League The 2008–09 Syrian Premier League is the 38th season of the Syrian Premier League, Syria's premier football league. The season began on 10 October 2008 and finished on 12 June 2009. Afrin and Al-Horriya were relegated from the previous sea ...

. In 2009, he moved to

Al-Hasakah Al-Hasakah ( ar, ٱلْحَسَكَة, al-Ḥasaka; ku, Heseke/حەسەکە; syr, ܚܣܝܟܐ Hasake), is the capital city of the Al-Hasakah Governorate, in the northeastern corner of Syria. With a 2004 census population of 188,160, it is the e ...

where he signed a one-year contract with another Syrian Premier League club,

Al-Jazeera SC Hasakah Al-Jazeera Sports Club ( ar, نادي الجزيرة الرياضي) is a Syrian football club currently playing in the Syrian Premier League. The club is based in the city of Al-Hasakah Al-Hasakah ( ar, ٱلْحَسَكَة, al-Ḥasaka; ku, He ...

. He scored 1 goal in 20 appearances in the

2009–10 Syrian Premier League The 2009–10 Syrian Premier League was the 39th season of the Syrian Premier League. The season began on 9 October 2009 and ended on May 7, 2010. * Al-Futowa and Hutteen were relegated from the previous season. * Afrin and Al-Jazeera moved ...

. He moved back to Latakia in 2010 and signed a one-year contract with

Hutteen SC Hutteen Sporting Club ( ar, نادي حطين الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Latakia, Syria. The club was founded in 1945. The club's greatest achievement was winning the Syrian Cup in 2001. The club colours are bl ...

. He made 12 appearances in the

2010–11 Syrian Premier League The 2010–11 Syrian Premier League season is the 40th since its establishment. Al-Jaish are the defending champions, having won their 11th Syrian League title in the previous season for the first time since 2003. The campaign began on 29 October ...

Lebanon

In 2011, he moved to

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

, where he signed a long-term contract with

Shabab Al-Sahel Shabab Al Sahel Football Club ( ar, نادي شباب الساحل الرياضي, lit=Youth of Sahel Sporting Club), known as Shabab Sahel or simply Sahel, is a football club based in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in ...

. He made his Lebanese Premier League debut on 23 October 2011 in a 2–0 win over Salam Sour and scored his first and only goal of the season on 4 May 2012 in a 3–2 win over

Al-Ansar SC Al Ansar Football Club ( ar, نادي الأنصار الرياضي, lit=The Supporters Sporting Club) is a football club based in Tariq El Jdideh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Formed in 1951, the club did not win its ...

. He scored 1 goal in 19 appearances in the

2011–12 Lebanese Premier League The 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League was the 51st season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams competed in the league, with Al Ahed the defending champions. Teams Shabab Al-Ghazieh and Al Islah were relegated to the second ...

. He made his first appearance in the

2012–13 Lebanese Premier League The 2012–13 Lebanese Premier League is the 52nd season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Safa the defending champions. The season kicked off on 28 September and finished on 16 June 2013, l ...

on 30 September 2012 in a 1–0 win over

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and scored his first and only goal of the season on 18 November 2012 in a 2–1 loss against

Al-Ahed Al Ahed Football Club ( ar, نادي العهد الرياضي, lit=The Covenant Sporting Club) is a football club based in Ouzai, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League, the top flight of Lebanese footbal ...

. He scored 1 goal in 21 appearances in the 2012–13 season. He also made an appearance in the

2012–13 Lebanese FA Cup The 2012-13 edition of the Lebanese FA Cup is the 41st edition to be played. It is the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Lebanon. The winners qualify for the 2014 AFC Cup. The qualifying rounds take place in late 2012 with the Pr ...

and scored 1 goal helping his club achieve the runners-up position. He made another appearance in the 2013 Lebanese Super Cup where his club lost 1–0 against

Al-Safa' SC Safa Sporting Club () is a football club based in Wata El Msaytbeh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1939, they won three league titles, three domestic cups, one Super Cup, and two Elite Cups; they have also ...

. He made his first appearance in the

2013–14 Lebanese Premier League The 2013–14 Lebanese Premier League is the 53rd season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Safa the defending champions. The season kicked off on 21 September 2013 and will finish around J ...

on 21 September 2013 in a 2–1 loss against Al-Ahed. He made 20 appearances in the

. He was also voted as the 2013–14 season's best midfielder in the country.

Iraq

In 2014, he moved to

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, where he signed a short-term contract with Iraqi Premier League club, Al-Zawra'a SC. He made 6 appearances for the Karkh-based club in the

2014–15 Iraqi Premier League The 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League was the 41st season of the Iraqi Premier League since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 30 September 2014 and ended on 11 July 2015. The league was played in a group stage format for the first time ...

Oman

On 26 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with

2013–14 Oman Professional League The 2013–14 Oman Professional League (known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 38th edition of the top football league in Oman. The Oman Football League got the seal of approval of a professional league on 1 Se ...

winners, Al-Nahda Club. He made his

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debut on 4 February 2014 in a 3–1 loss against Al-Shabab, a match in which he was sent off at the 70th minute of the game. He also made an appearance in the

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match on 10 February 2015 in a 2–1 loss against

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i side, El Jaish SC. He also made an appearance in a 2–1 loss against

2013–14 Qatar Stars League The 2013–14 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League was the 41st edition of top-level football championship in Qatar. The season was started on 1 September 2013 and was finished on 11 April 2014. Al-Sadd were the defending champions. L ...

runners-up, El Jaish SC in the preliminary round 2 of

and hence failed to advance to the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage. He made his

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debut on 24 February 2015 in a 2–1 win over 2013–14 Syrian Premier League winners, Al-Wahda SC Damascus. He finished with 6 appearances in the

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Back to Lebanon

In September 2014, he moved back to Lebanon, and more accurately to

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, where he signed a one-year contract with his former club, Shabab Al-Sahel. He made his first appearance in the

2015–16 Lebanese Premier League The 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League is the 55th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al Ahed the defending champions. Teams Tadamon Sour and Al Akhaa Al Ahli were relegated to the ...

on 18 October 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Nejmeh SC and scored his only goal of the season on 7 November 2015 in a 2–1 win over Salam Zgharta. He finished with 1 goal in 18 appearances in the 2015-16 season. Later in 2016, he moved to Al-Nabi Sheet where he signed a one-year contract with another Lebanese Premier League side, Al-Nabi Shayth. He made his debut for the club on 11 September 2016 in a 2–1 loss against

Tadamon Sour Tadamon Sour Sporting Club ( ar, نادي التضامن الرياضي صور, lit=Solidarity Sporting Club Tyre), or simply Tadamon, is a football club based in Tyre, Lebanon, that competes in the . They play their home matches at the Tyre ...

India

In September 2017, the Nigerian moved to

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where he signed a one-year contract with

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

side,

Shillong Lajong F.C. Shillong Lajong FC (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya, that competes in the Shillong Premier League. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the declining ...

Club career statistics

Honours

Club

*With

** Lebanese FA Cup (0): Runner-up 2012-13 ** Lebanese Super Cup (0): Runner-up 2013

Individual

* Lebanese Premier League Best Defensive Midfielder: 2013-14

References

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