Udoka Favour Godwin-Malife (born 9 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Burton Albion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Udoka Favour Godwin-Malife[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burton Albion | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Littlemore | |||
| Oxford City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Oxford City Nomads | 18 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Oxford City | 32 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Forest Green Rovers | 112 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Swindon Town | 42 | (1) |
| 2024– | Burton Albion | 16 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:35, 21 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editGodwin-Malife initially began his career playing for local side Littlemore, before signing for hometown club Oxford City at the age of 16 after previously playing for the club during his schoolyears.[3] Godwin-Malife initially played for the club's reserve side, Oxford City Nomads, in the Hellenic League, before making his first team debut for Oxford City in a 1–1 draw against St Albans City on 9 December 2017.[4]
In January 2019, Godwin-Malife signed for Forest Green Rovers.[5] He moved on loan to Eastleigh in January 2020.[6]
In June 2021 he signed a new two-year contract with Forest Green.[7]
In August 2023 he signed for Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee.[8]
He moved to Burton Albion in June 2024 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[9]
Personal life
editGodwin-Malife is of Nigerian descent.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 21 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford City Nomads | 2017–18[11] | Hellenic League Premier Division | 18 | 3 | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Oxford City | 2017–18[2] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[12] | National League South | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2018–19[13] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019–20[14] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[15] | League Two | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[2] | League Two | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[16] | League One | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 112 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town | 2023–24[17] | League Two | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Burton Albion | 2024–25[18] | League One | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | 224 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 261 | 6 | ||
- ^ One appearance in FA Vase, two appearances one goal in Hellenic League Floodlit Cup, two appearances in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy; two appearances in League Two play-offs
Honours
editForest Green Rovers
References
edit- ^ "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019" (PDF). The FA. p. 14. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d Udoka Godwin-Malife at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "The Big Interview: Forest Green Rovers defender and Oxford City graduate Udoka Godwin-Malife talks to Velocity Football". Velocity Football. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "INTERVIEW - Udoka Godwin-Malife". Oxford City F.C. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers: Defender Udoka Godwin-Malife joins from Oxford City". BBC Sport. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING | UDOKA GODWIN-MALIFE JOINS ON LOAN | Eastleigh FC". www.eastleighfc.com.
- ^ "Godwin-Malife pens new Forest Green deal". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Swindon sign Godwin-Malife from Forest Green" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Udoka Godwin-Malife: Burton Albion sign Swindon Town defender". BBC Sport. 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Done deal: Nigeria-eligible defender who spent 15 years at Chelsea joins Swindon Town". All Nigeria Soccer. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Udoka Godwin-Malife player stats | Hellenic League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Udoka Godwin-Malife | Player Profile". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Forest Green's title win 'surreal' - Edwards". BBC Sport.
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