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Jonathan Obika

Jonathan Obika

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age35
CitizenshipEngland Nigeria
Height1.82 m
Footright
BornSeptember 12, 1990
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

14
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.24
goals / match
Swindon Town
top club · 108 apps

Position rank · 23/24

#2410
goals rank
#2173
assists rank
106
season goals
39
season assists

Among 3,530 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€350k
peak value · 2020
€250k
top transfer fee · 14/15
21
best season · 12/13
3 / 0
int'l caps / goals
436Appearances
106Goals
39Assists
20Yellow cards
0Red cards
72Full matches (90′)
Full nameJonathan Obika
Name in home countryJonathan Chiedozie Obika
Date of birth1990-09-12 (35 yrs)
Place of birthLondon, England
CitizenshipEngland Nigeria
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height182.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2024
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Motherwell FC
14 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Morecambe FC → Motherwell FC
23/24 · Transfer
May 2023
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Morecambe FC
22/23 · Return from loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: Morecambe FC → Motherwell FC
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Morecambe FC, Motherwell FC
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Morecambe FC
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: St. Mirren → Morecambe FC
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — St. Mirren FC
43 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: Oxford United → St. Mirren
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — St. Mirren FC
34 matches · 12 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
41 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Oxford United
16 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2017
Transfer: Swindon Town → Oxford United
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Oxford United
41 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Swindon Town
31 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Swindon Town
35 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2014
Transfer: Tottenham → Swindon Town
14/15 · Transfer · €250k
Jul 2014
14/15 — Swindon Town
37 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
May 2014
Transfer: Charlton → Tottenham
13/14 · Return from loan
Mar 2014
Transfer: Tottenham → Charlton
13/14 · Loan
Mar 2014
Transfer: Brighton → Tottenham
13/14 · Return from loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Tottenham → Brighton
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur
20 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
May 2013
Transfer: Charlton → Tottenham
12/13 · Return from loan
Feb 2013
Transfer: Tottenham → Charlton
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur U21
29 matches · 21 G · 5 A · across 6 competitions
May 2012
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Tottenham
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Yeovil Town
28 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2011
Transfer: Tottenham → Yeovil Town
10/11 · Loan
Mar 2011
Transfer: Swindon Town → Tottenham
10/11 · Return from loan
Feb 2011
Transfer: Tottenham → Swindon Town
10/11 · Loan
Feb 2011
Transfer: Peterborough → Tottenham
10/11 · Return from loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Tottenham → Peterborough
10/11 · Loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Tottenham
10/11 · Return from loan
Aug 2010
Transfer: Tottenham → Crystal Palace
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Crystal Palace, Peterborough United, Swindon Town, Yeovil Town
26 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2010
Transfer: Millwall → Tottenham
09/10 · Return from loan
Feb 2010
Transfer: Tottenham → Millwall
09/10 · Loan
Feb 2010
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Tottenham
09/10 · Return from loan
Aug 2009
Transfer: Tottenham → Yeovil Town
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Yeovil Town, Millwall FC
37 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
May 2009
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Tottenham
08/09 · Return from loan
Mar 2009
Transfer: Tottenham → Yeovil Town
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Yeovil Town, Tottenham Hotspur
12 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Spurs U18 → Tottenham
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Tottenham Hotspur U18
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €350k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1175 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals3 total · 0.74/90
60
Assists1 total · 0.25/90
55
G+A4 total · 0.99/90
57
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
90
6,512 min
Minutes played by club
Motherwell FC 12.3%
Morecambe FC 2.7%
St. Mirren FC 14.1%
Oxford United 22.0%
Swindon Town 17.6%
Tottenham Hotspur 0.0%
Charlton Athletic 1.2%
Brighton & Hove Albion 1.6%
Tottenham Hotspur U21 3.5%
Yeovil Town 20.0%
Crystal Palace 0.0%
Peterborough United 0.6%
Millwall FC 2.0%
Tottenham Hotspur U18 2.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Motherwell FC 2 22/23 23/24 24 4 1 802
Morecambe FC 2 21/22 22/23 21 2 0 176
St. Mirren FC 2 19/20 20/21 77 20 6 916
Oxford United 2 17/18 18/19 57 8 7 1,434
Swindon Town 4 10/11 16/17 108 28 9 1,143
Tottenham Hotspur 3 08/09 13/14 4 0 1 0
Charlton Athletic 2 12/13 13/14 22 3 3 75
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 13/14 13/14 8 1 0 102
Tottenham Hotspur U21 1 12/13 12/13 17 18 4 225
Yeovil Town 4 08/09 11/12 74 18 8 1,304
Crystal Palace 1 10/11 10/11 8 0 0 0
Peterborough United 1 10/11 10/11 2 1 0 38
Millwall FC 1 09/10 09/10 12 2 0 132
Tottenham Hotspur U18 1 07/08 07/08 2 1 0 165

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€88K13€175K20€263K26€350K07/08 — 1 goals (Tottenham Hotspur U18)107/0808/09 — 4 goals (Yeovil Town)08/09 — 1 assists508/0909/10 — 9 goals (Yeovil Town)09/10 — 2 assists1109/1010/11 — 4 goals (Yeovil Town)10/11 — 3 assists710/1111/12 — 4 goals (Yeovil Town)11/12 — 3 assists711/1212/13 — 21 goals (Tottenham Hotspur U21)12/13 — 5 assists2612/1313/14 — 1 goals (Brighton & Hove Albion)13/14 — 2 assists313/1414/15 — 10 goals (Swindon Town)14/15 — 2 assists1214/1515/16 — 12 goals (Swindon Town)15/16 — 4 assists1615/1616/17 — 6 goals (Swindon Town)16/17 — 3 assists916/1717/18 — 7 goals (Oxford United)17/18 — 6 assists1317/1818/19 — 1 goals (Oxford United)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/20 — 12 goals (St. Mirren FC)19/20 — 1 assists1319/2020/21 — 8 goals (St. Mirren FC)20/21 — 5 assists1320/2121/22 — 2 goals (Morecambe FC)221/2222/23 — 1 goals (Motherwell FC)122/2323/24 — 3 goals (Motherwell FC)23/24 — 1 assists423/2409/10 — €100K10/11 — €125K14/15 — €200K15/16 — €250K16/17 — €250K19/20 — €250K20/21 — €350K21/22 — €350K22/23 — €250K23/24 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 1107/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 9909/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 212112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 101014/1515/16: 121215/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 121219/2020/21: 8820/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 3323/24

Assists by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 5520/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 Premiership Motherwell FC 10 1 0 0 0 248
23/24 SFA Cup Motherwell FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Viaplay Cup Motherwell FC 3 2 1 0 0 115
22/23 EFL Cup Morecambe FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Morecambe FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Morecambe FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League One Morecambe FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premiership Motherwell FC 6 1 0 3 0 439
22/23 Premiership Relegation Motherwell FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 SFA Cup Motherwell FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Morecambe FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 League One Morecambe FC 12 2 0 0 0 176
20/21 Betfred Cup St. Mirren FC 7 3 1 1 0 140
20/21 Premiership St. Mirren FC 32 5 2 2 0 392
20/21 Premiership Relegation St. Mirren FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 2 0 2 0 0 0
19/20 Premiership St. Mirren FC 30 8 1 1 0 290
19/20 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 4 4 0 0 0 94
18/19 EFL Cup Oxford United 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Oxford United 2 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 League One Oxford United 11 1 0 0 0 522
17/18 EFL Cup Oxford United 1 1 0 0 0 78
17/18 EFL Trophy Oxford United 5 1 1 0 0 456
17/18 FA Cup Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Oxford United 35 5 5 1 0 378
16/17 EFL Trophy Swindon Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 League One Swindon Town 30 6 3 0 0 401
15/16 FA Cup Swindon Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Swindon Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 0 90
15/16 League One Swindon Town 32 11 4 0 0 228
14/15 EFL Trophy Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 0 90
14/15 FA Cup Swindon Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League One Swindon Town 32 8 2 0 0 210
14/15 League One Play-Offs Swindon Town 3 1 0 1 0 124
13/14 Championship Brighton & Hove Albion 5 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Championship Charlton Athletic 12 0 2 1 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 0 1 0 102
13/14 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Championship Charlton Athletic 10 3 1 0 0 75
12/13 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Tottenham Hotspur U21 11 8 4 1 0 114
12/13 U21 PL Elite Group Tottenham Hotspur U21 4 7 0 0 0 51
12/13 U21 PL Knockout Tottenham Hotspur U21 2 3 0 0 0 60
11/12 League Cup Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Yeovil Town 27 4 3 3 0 506
10/11 Championship Crystal Palace 7 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Peterborough United 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 League One Peterborough United 1 1 0 0 0 38
10/11 League One Swindon Town 5 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Yeovil Town 11 3 3 1 0 326
09/10 EFL Trophy Yeovil Town 1 1 0 0 0 45
09/10 FA Cup Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League One Millwall FC 12 2 0 0 0 132
09/10 League One Yeovil Town 22 6 2 3 0 210
09/10 League One Play-Offs Millwall FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Yeovil Town 10 4 0 0 0 217
08/09 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 Viareggio Cup Tottenham Hotspur U18 2 1 0 0 0 165
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 Spurs U18 Tottenham Transfer 0
08/09 2009-03-19 Tottenham Yeovil Town Loan 0
08/09 2009-05-31 Yeovil Town Tottenham Return from loan 100000
09/10 2009-08-11 Tottenham Yeovil Town Loan 100000
09/10 2010-02-10 Yeovil Town Tottenham Return from loan 100000
09/10 2010-02-11 Tottenham Millwall Loan 100000
09/10 2010-05-11 Millwall Tottenham Return from loan 125000
10/11 2010-08-20 Tottenham Crystal Palace Loan 125000
10/11 2011-01-07 Crystal Palace Tottenham Return from loan 125000
10/11 2011-01-07 Tottenham Peterborough Loan 125000
10/11 2011-02-07 Peterborough Tottenham Return from loan 125000
10/11 2011-02-08 Tottenham Swindon Town Loan 125000
10/11 2011-03-16 Swindon Town Tottenham Return from loan 125000
10/11 2011-03-17 Tottenham Yeovil Town Loan 125000
11/12 2012-05-31 Yeovil Town Tottenham Return from loan 125000
12/13 2013-02-22 Tottenham Charlton Loan 0
12/13 2013-05-05 Charlton Tottenham Return from loan 0
13/14 2014-01-08 Tottenham Brighton Loan 0
13/14 2014-03-17 Brighton Tottenham Return from loan 0
13/14 2014-03-18 Tottenham Charlton Loan 0
13/14 2014-05-31 Charlton Tottenham Return from loan 0
14/15 2014-09-01 Tottenham Swindon Town Transfer 200000 €250k
17/18 2017-07-06 Swindon Town Oxford United Transfer 250000
19/20 2019-08-02 Oxford United St. Mirren Transfer 250000
21/22 2021-07-01 St. Mirren Morecambe FC Transfer 350000
22/23 2023-01-31 Morecambe FC Motherwell FC Loan 250000
22/23 2023-05-31 Motherwell FC Morecambe FC Return from loan 250000
23/24 2023-07-01 Morecambe FC Motherwell FC Transfer 200000
24/25 2024-07-01 Motherwell FC Retired Transfer 100000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Leg injury 2017-09-25 2017-10-15 21 5
18/19 Cruciate ligament injury 2018-10-16 2019-05-31 228 41
23/24 Hamstring injury 2023-08-14 2023-11-10 89 11
Current
Peak€350k
Low
Δ since start−€100k
€88k€175k€263k€350k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22907 2 0 former national player
Team #21340 1 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Sam Foley 1 0 0
James Brophy 1 1 0
Paul McGinn 1 0 0
Simon Eastwood 1 0 0
James Henry 1 2 0
Marcus Fraser 2 0 0
Nathan Byrne 2 1 0
Brad Barry 1 0 0
Louis Thompson 2 0 0
Raphael Rossi 1 0 0
Jamie McGrath 2 3 0
Kyle McAllister 1 4 0
Andy Williams 2 3 0
Conor McCarthy 1 0 0
Lawrence Vigouroux 1 0 0
İlkay Durmuş 1 1 0
Jordan Turnbull 2 2 0
Nathan Thompson 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
15/16 League One Swindon Town 11 32
14/15 League One Swindon Town 8 32
09/10 League One Yeovil Town 8 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 League One Oxford United 5 35
15/16 League One Swindon Town 4 32
12/13 U21 PL Tottenham Hotspur U21 4 11

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-05-31 Motherwell FC Morecambe FC Return from loan €250k
22/23 2023-01-31 Morecambe FC Motherwell FC Loan €250k
13/14 2014-05-31 Charlton Tottenham Return from loan
13/14 2014-03-18 Tottenham Charlton Loan
13/14 2014-03-17 Brighton Tottenham Return from loan
13/14 2014-01-08 Tottenham Brighton Loan
12/13 2013-05-05 Charlton Tottenham Return from loan
12/13 2013-02-22 Tottenham Charlton Loan
11/12 2012-05-31 Yeovil Town Tottenham Return from loan €125k
10/11 2011-03-17 Tottenham Yeovil Town Loan €125k
10/11 2011-03-16 Swindon Town Tottenham Return from loan €125k
10/11 2011-02-08 Tottenham Swindon Town Loan €125k
10/11 2011-02-07 Peterborough Tottenham Return from loan €125k
10/11 2011-01-07 Tottenham Peterborough Loan €125k
10/11 2011-01-07 Crystal Palace Tottenham Return from loan €125k
10/11 2010-08-20 Tottenham Crystal Palace Loan €125k
09/10 2010-05-11 Millwall Tottenham Return from loan €125k
09/10 2010-02-11 Tottenham Millwall Loan €100k
09/10 2010-02-10 Yeovil Town Tottenham Return from loan €100k
09/10 2009-08-11 Tottenham Yeovil Town Loan €100k
08/09 2009-05-31 Yeovil Town Tottenham Return from loan €100k
08/09 2009-03-19 Tottenham Yeovil Town Loan

Teams faced most often by Jonathan Obika's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Milton Keynes Dons 108 40 21 47 120 153 -33 37%
Bristol Rovers 107 44 26 37 156 136 +20 41%
Walsall FC 99 37 31 31 124 116 +8 37%
Gillingham FC 97 30 35 32 126 120 +6 31%
Oldham Athletic 94 40 29 25 147 109 +38 43%
Carlisle United 92 33 25 34 128 130 -2 36%
Northampton Town 92 36 25 31 134 112 +22 39%
Crewe Alexandra 90 37 20 33 132 115 +17 41%
Shrewsbury Town 89 46 19 24 142 102 +40 52%
Southend United 88 40 17 31 115 98 +17 45%
Colchester United 87 30 23 34 102 107 -5 34%
Port Vale FC 86 44 16 26 139 102 +37 51%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal
14/15 Goal #50 (career)
20/21 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 18 439 3 0 0 0.62
20/21 43 532 3 0 0 0.51
19/20 34 384 1 0 0 0.23
17/18 41 912 1 0 0 0.1
14/15 37 424 1 0 0 0.21
13/14 20 102 2 0 0 1.76
12/13 29 300 1 0 0 0.3
11/12 28 506 3 0 0 0.53
10/11 26 364 2 0 0 0.49
09/10 37 387 3 0 0 0.7

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
246 apps
53 G
22 A
Premiership
78 apps
15 G
3 A
U21 PL
11 apps
8 G
4 A
U21 PL Elite Group
4 apps
7 G
0 A
Viaplay Cup
10 apps
5 G
2 A
SFA Cup
8 apps
4 G
2 A
Championship
34 apps
3 G
3 A
FL Trophy
12 apps
3 G
2 A
U21 PL Knockout
2 apps
3 G
0 A
League Cup
10 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Jonathan Obika

Who is Jonathan Obika?

Jonathan Obika is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Jonathan Obika?

Jonathan Obika is 35 years old. He was born on September 12, 1990 in London.

What position does Jonathan Obika play?

Jonathan Obika plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Jonathan Obika play for?

Jonathan Obika currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Jonathan Obika scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jonathan Obika has scored 106 goals in 436 appearances.