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Danilo Orsi

Danilo Harley Orsi-Dadomo (born 19 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One side Burton Albion.

Danilo Orsi
Personal information
Full name Danilo Harley Orsi-Dadomo[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Camden, England[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 9
Youth career
Chivas USA
Fort Lauderdale Strikers U23
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 EFSC Titans 32 (34)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Cockfosters 20 (0)
2018 East Thurrock United 8 (2)
2018–2019 Hungerford Town 31 (9)
2019–2020 Hampton & Richmond Borough 32 (12)
2020–2021 Maidenhead United 39 (19)
2021–2022 Harrogate Town 10 (1)
2022 → Boreham Wood (loan) 24 (2)
2022–2023 Grimsby Town 24 (2)
2023–2024 Crawley Town 45 (19)
2024– Burton Albion 19 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:36, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Early and personal life

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Born in London,[3] Orsi was raised in Enfield and Barnet.[4] He is of partial Italian and Scottish descent.[4]

Career

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Orsi played for Cockfosters before moving to the United States and playing college soccer with Eastern Florida State College (studying business management), scoring 27 goals in 32 games across two seasons,[5] whilst also playing at club level for Chivas U19 and Fort Lauderdale Strikers U23.[3]

Upon his return to England, Orsi played non-league football for East Thurrock United, Hungerford Town, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Maidenhead United.[3][2] He was Maidenhead's Fans' Player of the Season for the 2020–21 season.[6]

In June 2021 he was linked with a transfer to Football League clubs Burton Albion, Bradford City and Colchester United.[3][7][8] Later that month he signed for Football League team Harrogate Town.[9][10]

On 1 January 2022, Orsi returned to the National League to join Boreham Wood on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[11] Orsi scored his first goal for the club on his first start as he scored the only goal of the game as his side defeated Wealdstone.[12]

Grimsby Town

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In June 2022 it was announced that he would join Grimsby Town on 1 July 2022.[13] He scored his first league goal for the club on 18 April 2023, notching the winner in a 1–0 victory over Barrow.[14]

Orsi was part of the Grimsby team that reached the FA Cup quarter-final for the first time since 1939, he started in the 2–1 win away at Premier League side Southampton that secured that achievement.[15][16]

Crawley Town

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In June 2023 he transferred to Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee.[17] On 11 May 2024, Orsi scored a hat-trick against MK Dons in the second leg of their tie in the 2023–24 EFL League Two play-offs, helping win the game 5–1 and the tie 8–1, the biggest win in EFL play-off history.[18]

On 19 May 2024, Orsi scored the first goal, against Crewe Alexandra, in the 2024 League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium as Crawley won 2–0 to gain promotion to League One.[19] He extended his contract with Crawley later that month.[20]

Burton Albion

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On 26 June 2024, Orsi signed for fellow League One side Burton Albion on a three-year deal, joining for an undisclosed fee.[21][22]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cockfosters 2013–14[23] SSML Premier Division 5 0 0 0 — 1 0 6 0
2014–15[23] SSML Premier Division 15 0 1 0 — 7[a] 3 23 3
Total 20 0 1 0 — 8 3 29 3
East Thurrock United 2018–19[2] National League South 8 2 0 0 — 0 0 8 2
Hungerford Town 2018–19[2] National League South 31 9 1 1 — 3[b] 1 35 11
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2019–20[2] National League South 32 12 2 1 — 5[c] 2 39 15
Maidenhead United 2020–21[2] National League 39 19 1 0 — 1[d] 2 41 21
Harrogate Town 2021–22[24] League Two 10 1 1 1 0 0 3[e] 4 14 6
Boreham Wood (loan) 2021–22[2] National League 24 2 — — 2[d] 0 26 2
Grimsby Town 2022–23[25] League Two 24 2 5 1 0 0 3[e] 1 32 4
Crawley Town 2023–24[26] League Two 45 19 1 2 0 0 4[f] 4 50 25
Burton Albion 2024–25[27] League One 19 6 2 0 0 0 3[e] 1 24 7
Career Total 252 72 14 6 0 0 32 18 298 96
  1. ^ One appearance and two goals in SSML Premier Division Cup; three appearances and one goal in London Senior Cup; one appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup; and one appearance in SSML Challenge Trophy.
  2. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy; two appearances and one goal in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup.
  3. ^ Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy; one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup.
  4. ^ a b Appearance in FA Trophy
  5. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  6. ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances and four goals in play-offs

Honours

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Crawley Town

References

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  1. ^ "Homepage" (PDF). EFL.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "England – D. Orsi-Dadomo – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "Exclusive: Danilo Orsi-Dadomo on his rise from America to the brink of the Football League". VAVEL. 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Star-spangled and English-Italian – Meet Hampton & Richmond's Danilo Orsi-Dadomo". 28 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Men's Soccer – Danilo Orsi-Dadomo". efsctitans.com.
  6. ^ "Danilo Orsi-Dadomo wins Magpies Fans' Player of the Season award". www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk. 23 May 2021.
  7. ^ "CITY RUMOUR MILL: Anglo-Italian striker to continue to bloom with Bantams?". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 17 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Coley's a Grecian and Orsi-Dadomo's tipped to leave but signings are imminent". www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk. 9 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Harrogate sign Maidenhead striker Orsi". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "Danilo Orsi: New striker will add extra dimension to Harrogate Town's front-line". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
  11. ^ "DANILO ORSI JOINS WOOD ON LOAN FROM HARROGATE TOWN". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 1 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Boreham Wood 1–0 Wealdstone". BBC Sport. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Grimsby sign Orsi and extend Waterfall deal". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Grimsby Town 1–0 Barrow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Grimsby stun Southampton to reach FA Cup last eight". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ "Brighton end Grimsby's run to reach FA Cup semis". BBC Sport.
  17. ^ "Crawley Town sign striker Orsi from Grimsby". BBC Sport. 29 June 2023.
  18. ^ McIntrye, David (11 May 2024). "League TwoL play-off semi-final: MK Dons v Crawley Town". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Crawley Town beat Crewe Alexandra to win promotion to League One". BBC Sport. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Danilo Orsi: Crawley Town extend contract of top scorer". BBC Sport. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  21. ^ "BREWERS SECURE THE SIGNING OF DANILO ORSI FROM CRAWLEY TOWN". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Burton Albion sign striker Danilo Orsi from Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 26 June 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Danilo Orsi Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  24. ^ "Games played by Danilo Orsi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  25. ^ "Games played by Danilo Orsi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  26. ^ "Games played by Danilo Orsi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Games played by Danilo Orsi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  28. ^ "Crawley Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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