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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Obiora Odita
| image =
| fullname = Obiora Emmanuel Odita
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|05|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Enugu]], [[Nigeria]]
| height = {{Height|m=1.85}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[FK Mladost Lučani|Mladost Lučani]]
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Enugu Rangers]]
| years1 = 2002–2003
| clubs1 = [[Udoji United F.C.|Udoji United]]
| caps1 = -
| goals1 = -
| years2 = 2003–2005
| clubs2 = [[FK Javor Ivanjica|Javor Ivanjica]]
| caps2 = 43
| goals2 = 14
| years3 = 2005–2007
| clubs3 = [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
| caps3 = 48
| goals3 = 16
| years4 = 2006
| clubs4 = → [[FK Javor Ivanjica|Javor Ivanjica]] (loan)
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2007–2009
| clubs5 = [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]]
| caps5 = -
| goals5 = -
| years6 = 2008
| clubs6 = → [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] (loan)
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2009–2010
| clubs7 = [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]
| caps7 = 28
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2010–2011
| clubs8 = [[FK Javor Ivanjica|Javor Ivanjica]]
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2011
| clubs9 = [[Tianjin Teda F.C.|Tianjin Teda]]
| caps9 = 8
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2011–2012
| clubs10 = [[FK Javor Ivanjica|Javor Ivanjica]]
| caps10 = 23
| goals10 = 9
| years11 = 2012–2013
| clubs11 = [[FC Taraz|Taraz]]
| caps11 = 42
| goals11 = 11
| years12 = 2014–2016
| clubs12 = [[FK Voždovac|Voždovac]]
| caps12 = 53
| goals12 = 11
| years13 = 2016–
| clubs13 = [[FK Mladost Lučani|Mladost Lučani]]
| caps13 = 17
| goals13 = 2
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate = 14 December 2016
| ntupdate =
}}
'''Obiora Emmanuel Odita''' (born 14 May 1983) is a [[Nigeria]]n professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for Serbian club [[FK Mladost Lučani|Mladost Lučani]]. He also holds [[Serbian nationality law|Serbian citizenship]].

==Club career==

===Early years===
Born in [[Enugu]], Odita began playing football with local club [[Enugu Rangers]], before joining [[Udoji United F.C.|Udoji United]]. He moved to [[Serbia and Montenegro]] and joined [[FK Javor Ivanjica|Javor Ivanjica]] in the 2003 winter transfer window, scoring one goal in nine league appearances until the end of that season. Odita stayed there for the next two years.

===Partizan===
In the 2005 winter transfer window, Odita was transferred to [[FK Partizan|Partizan]], signing a four-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2005&mm=01&dd=05&nav_id=159261 | title=Odita potpisao za Partizan | language=Serbian | publisher=b92.net | date=5 January 2005 | accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> He marked his competitive debut by scoring both Partizan goals in a 2–2 draw against [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]] in the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#Round of 32|UEFA Cup round of 32]] first leg. In January 2006, Odita was sent on a six-month loan to Javor Ivanjica.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://staraarhiva.partizan.rs/vest.php?Jezik=sr&IDV=77&akcija=show&prikaz1=2006&prikaz2=2&sec=2 | title=Bilans zimskog prelaznog roka | language=Serbian | publisher=partizan.rs | date=14 February 2006 | accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref> He then returned to Partizan and scored 10 league goals from 23 appearnces in the 2006–07 season, often partnering [[Stevan Jovetić]] in the attack. In June 2007, Odita moved to the [[United Arab Emirates]] and signed a two-year contract with [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://staraarhiva.partizan.rs/vest.php?Jezik=sr&IDV=325&akcija=show&prikaz1=2007&prikaz2=6&sec=2 | title=Odita prešao u Al Ain | language=Serbian | publisher=partizan.rs | date=7 June 2007 | accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref>

===Westerlo===
Odita played on loan for [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] in the second half of the 2007–08 season, before returning to Al Ain. He moved again to [[Belgium]] and signed a permanent contract with Westerlo in January 2009. In the summer of 2010, Odita made a return to [[Serbia]] by signing with his former club Javor Ivanjica for the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.sport.blic.rs/Fudbal/Domaci-fudbal/182294/Obiora-Odita-se-vratio-u-Javor | title=Obiora Odita se vratio u Javor | language=Serbian | publisher=blic.rs | date=30 July 2010 | accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref>

===Later years===
After two seasons with [[FC Taraz|Taraz]] in [[Kazakhstan]], Odita returned to Serbia once again and joined [[FK Voždovac|Voždovac]] in the summer of 2014.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://sport.blic.rs/Fudbal/Domaci-fudbal/259607/Odita-ponovo-u-srpskom-fudbalu-potpisao-za-Vozdovac | title=Odita ponovo u srpskom fudbalu, potpisao za Voždovac | language=Serbian | publisher=blic.rs | date=16 September 2014 | accessdate=3 May 2015}}</ref>

==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FK Javor Ivanjica|Javor Ivanjica]]
|[[2002–03 First League of Serbia and Montenegro|2002–03]]
|9||1||0||0||0||0||9||1
|-
|[[2003–04 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro|2003–04]]
|16||3||0||0||0||0||16||3
|-
|[[2004–05 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro|2004–05]]
|18||10||1||0||0||0||19||10
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
|[[2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro|2004–05]]
|12||5||1||0||4||2||17||7
|-
|[[2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga|2005–06]]
|13||1||2||1||6||2||21||4
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[FK Javor Ivanjica|Javor Ivanjica]]
|[[2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga|2005–06]]
|12||5||0||0||0||0||12||5
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
|[[2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga|2006–07]]
|23||10||1||0||6||2||30||12
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]]
|2007–08
|||||||||||||||
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]
|[[2007–08 Belgian First Division|2007–08]]
|9||2||0||0||0||0||9||2
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]]
|2008–09
|||||||||||||||
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]]
|[[2008–09 Belgian First Division|2008–09]]
|14||3||0||0||0||0||14||3
|-
|[[2009–10 Belgian Pro League|2009–10]]
|14||0||1||1||0||0||15||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[FK Javor Ivanjica|Javor Ivanjica]]
|[[2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga|2010–11]]
|15||2||1||1||0||0||16||3
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Tianjin Teda F.C.|Tianjin Teda]]
|[[2011 Chinese Super League|2011]]
|8||1||0||0||6||0||14||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[FK Javor Ivanjica|Javor Ivanjica]]
|[[2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga|2011–12]]
|23||9||2||1||0||0||25||10
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[FC Taraz|Taraz]]
|[[2012 Kazakhstan Premier League|2012]]
|12||6||0||0||0||0||12||6
|-
|[[2013 Kazakhstan Premier League|2013]]
|30||5||4||0||0||0||34||5
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[FK Voždovac|Voždovac]]
|[[2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga|2014–15]]
|21||5||3||0||0||0||24||5
|-
|[[2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga|2015–16]]
|32||6||1||0||0||0||33||6
|-
|[[FK Mladost Lučani|Mladost Lučani]]
|[[2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga|2016–17]]
|17||2||0||0||0||0||17||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!298!!76!!17!!4!!22!!6!!337!!86
|}

==Honours==
;Partizan
* [[First League of Serbia and Montenegro]]: [[2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro|2004–05]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.obiora-emmanuel.odita.13606.en.html Footballdatabase profile]
* {{UEFA player|98577}}

{{FK Mladost Lučani squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odita, Obiora}}
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Enugu]]
[[Category:Tianjin Teda F.C. players]]
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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