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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lateef Omotola Omidiji Jr. | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 September 2003||
Place of birth | Las Vegas, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Dordrecht | |||
2017–2018 | Feyenoord | ||
2018–2020 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | UNLV Rebels | 16 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
United States U14 | |||
United States U15 | |||
United States U16 | |||
2018–2018 | Nigeria U15 | ||
2019–???? | Nigeria U17 | ||
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:45, 29 August 2021 (UTC) |
Lateef Omotola Omidiji Jr. (born 14 September 2003) is a soccer player who plays as a forward.[3] Born in the United States, he has represented both the US and Nigeria at youth international level.
Omidiji was born in Las Vegas to a Nigerian father (who is Muslim) and an American mother.[4][5] His sister is Sophia Omotola Omidiji.[5][6] In June 2017 he described himself as a "straight A student" who had received an award from President Obama for his grades.[6]
Omidiji began his career at the age of 5 with the Rainbow Youth Soccer League in Las Vegas.[6] At the age of 10 he was described as a "soccer prodigy".[7]
He moved from FC Dordrecht to Feyenoord in 2017.[8] He later moved to Go Ahead Eagles.[9][10]
In November 2020 it was announced that Omidiji had returned to the United States to attend high school in Las Vegas, and had signed a letter of intent with the UNLV Rebels.[2][11] he scored 1 goal in 16 games in the 2021 season.[12]
Omidiji is eligible to represent the United States and Nigeria.[13]
After representing the United States at under-14, under-15 and under-16 levels, he began playing for Nigeria under-15s in May 2018.[14] He is also eligible to represent the Netherlands.[6] In 2019 he was dropped by the Nigeria under-17s.[15]