Fred Onyedinma
Onyedinma in 2015
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Oluwafemi Onyedinma[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 14
Youth career
2008–2014 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Millwall 120 (8)
2014–2015 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 25 (8)
2018–2019 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 21 (4)
2019–2021 Wycombe Wanderers 56 (7)
2021– Luton Town 44 (3)
2023–2024 → Rotherham United (loan) 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Wilfred Oluwafemi Onyedinma (born 24 November 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Luton Town.[4]

Early life

Onyedinma was born in Lagos, Nigeria and his parents moved the family to England, along with his brother and two sisters, when Fred was aged three.[5] He grew up in Greenwich, Plumstead and Woolwich and attended Corelli College in Kidbrooke.[6] He played local football representing Blackheath district as a youngster alongside Alex Iwobi, Joe Gomez and Kasey Palmer, before he was spotted by Millwall scout and former player Andy Massey, and subsequently signed for the club at the age of twelve.[5]

Career

Early career

Onyedinma made his senior debut for Millwall on 4 January 2014 in the FA Cup against Southend United. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Richard Chaplow as Millwall lost 4–1.[7] He later made his full debut against Charlton Athletic and was named Man of the Match.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 27 November 2014, Onyedinma joined League Two side, Wycombe Wanderers on a loan deal, lasting until January 2015.[8] On 31 December 2014, Onyedinma's loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers was extended to the end of the 2014–15 season as part of the Paris Cowan-Hall transfer deal.[9]

On 30 August 2018, Onyedinma rejoined Wycombe Wanderers – this time in League One – on loan until 1 January 2019.[10] After returning to Millwall in January 2019 for the remainder of the season Onyedinma found first team opportunities hard to come by despite praise for his performances in training from manager Neil Harris.[11]

On 30 July 2019 it was confirmed that Onyedinma would be returning to Wycombe for a third time, this time on a permanent 3 year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12]

On 6 July 2020, Onyedinma scored twice in the second leg of Wycombe's EFL League One semi-final match against Fleetwood Town to secure a 2–2 draw and a 6–3 win on aggregate.[13] In the final against Oxford United on 13 July, Onyedinma won the penalty that led to Wycombe's match-winning goal, securing promotion to the Championship for the first time in the club's history.[14]

Luton Town

Onyedinma signed for Luton Town for an undisclosed fee on 25 May 2021.[15] He scored and assisted a further two goals on his debut for the club, a 3–0 victory over Peterborough on 7 August 2021.[16]

On 28 July 2023, Onyedinma signed for Rotherham United on a season-long loan.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 November 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 2013–14[18] Championship 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
2014–15[19] 2 0 0 0 2 0 — 4 0
2015–16[20] League One 34 4 2 0 1 0 6[a] 0 43 4
2016–17[21] 42 3 6 0 2 1 4[b] 2 54 6
2017–18[22] Championship 37 1 3 1 2 0 — 42 2
2018–19[23] 1 0 — 2 0 — 1 0
Total 120 8 12 1 9 1 10 2 151 12
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2014–15[19] League Two 25 8 — — 2[c] 0 27 8
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2018–19[23] League One 21 4 1 0 — 2[d] 0 24 4
Wycombe Wanderers 2019–20[24] League One 13 4 — 1 0 3[e] 2 17 6
2020–21[25] Championship 43 3 2 2 1 0 – 46 5
Total 56 7 2 2 2 0 3 2 63 11
Luton Town 2021–22[26] Championship 28 3 2 0 0 0 – 30 3
2022–23[27] 16 0 2 0 0 0 3[f] 0 21 0
2023–24[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 44 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 51 3
Rotherham United (loan) 2023–24[28] Championship 16 2 0 0 2 0 – 18 2
Career total 282 32 19 3 13 1 20 4 334 40
  1. ^ Five appearances in Football League Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
  2. ^ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Millwall

Wycombe Wanderers

Luton Town

References

  1. ^ "Fred Onyedinma". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b Fred Onyedinma at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Fred Onyedinma". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ^ ((|title=Fred Onyedinma returns from loan|work=Luton Town |url=https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2024/january/onyedinma-return/ |))
  5. ^ a b "Tottenham vs Millwall: Fred Onyedinma a part of Neil Harris' new local generation adding a feel-good factor to The Den". Independent. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Running Games". Southwark News. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Southend United vs. Millwall 4 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Millwall striker Fred Onyedinma joins Wycombe on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Paris Cowan-Hall: Millwall to sign Wycombe Wanderers winger". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Former loan star Fred returns to Adams Park!". Wycombe Wanderers. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Millwall boss Neil Harris opens up on player futures". Football.London. 7 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Fred returns". Wycombe Wanderers. 30 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Wycombe 2-2 Fleetwood (6-3 agg): Chairboys reach League One play-off final". Sky Sports. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  14. ^ a b Williams, Adam (13 July 2020). "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Fred Onyedinma joins the Hatters from Wycombe!". Luton Town F.C. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Luton Town 3-0 Peterborough United". Luton Town F.C. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Rotherham sign Luton winger Onyedinma on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  21. ^ "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  29. ^ Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  30. ^ "Luton win shootout to reach Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

External links

Rotherham United F.C. – current squad
Categories