Efe Sodje

Quick Facts

Full Name	Efe Sodje
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 5, 1972(1972-10-05)
Age	52
Birthplace	Greenwich
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Efe Sodje Biography

Efe Sodje is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 5, 1972 in Greenwich, England, United Kingdom. Efetobore Peter “Efe” Sodje (born 5 October 1972) is a former professional footballer of Nigerian origin who played as a central defender for several English football league clubs. He also represented Nigeria in the 2000 African Cup of Nations and the 2002 World Cup.

Although born in England Sodje like his brother Sam represented Nigeria at international level. He was part of the squad that finished second to Cameroon in the 2000 African Cup of Nations.

He was also part of the Nigeria squad that went to the 2002 FIFA World Cup making two appearances against Argentina and England. So far Sodje has played 12 times, scoring once in a 2–1 friendly win against Republic of Ireland.

Sodje was also voted into the PFA PFA Players’ Division Three team of the season for the 2003–04 season

Sodje scored on his Football League debut, which was also Macclesfield Town’s first game in the League. He played 83 times and scored 6 goals for Macclesfield Town before he left to join Luton Town in 1999; there, he made only 9 appearances and was loaned out to Colchester United for part of the 1999–2000 season. Sodje made three appearances for Colchester before returning to Luton.

Efe Sodje Net Worth

Efe Sodje is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Efe Sodje 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sodje is famous for wearing a do-rag, something he started doing in 1994 at the request of his mother. The headband often has the words “Against All Odds”.

Sodje began his career playing for Stevenage Borough in the Conference National, who he had signed for ahead of the 1994–95 season. Prior to signing for Stevenage, Sodje had unsuccessful trials at both Wimbledon and Luton Town. He featured in Stevenage’s reserve side throughout August 1994, waiting for his international clearance to come through before making a first-team appearance. He eventually made his debut on 27 September 1994, starting in Stevenage’s 1–0 defeat at Welling United. Sodje made a total of 33 appearances during the 1994–95 campaign, scoring once in a 5–0 win over Yeovil Town, a game in which he came off the substitutes’ bench to score. Sodje remained at Stevenage the following season, helping the club win the Conference National title, however they would be denied promotion to the Football League due to insufficient ground facilities. During the season, he made a total of 49 appearances, scoring five goals, four of which came in the league. Sodje’s third season at Stevenage was his best in goalscoring terms; he scored 7 times in 55 games in all competitions as Stevenage finished the season in third place, beaten to the title by Macclesfield Town. Sodje left Stevenage at the end of the season to join newly promoted Football League side Macclesfield Town. He had made 138 appearances for Stevenage during his three-year spell with the side, scoring 13 goals.

Sodje moved to Crewe Alexandra in 2000, where he made 97 league appearances over three seasons. His first goal for Crewe came in their 4–2 win over Portsmouth on 8 December 2001. During his time at Crewe Sodje was called up to the Nigeria squad for the first time in his career, and played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan.

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According to our records, Efe Sodje married to Susan Oghenekewe. As of December 1, 2023, Efe Sodje’s is not dating anyone.

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He made his 500th league appearance in January 2012 playing for Bury in a 1–1 draw against Charlton Athletic.

Facts & Trivia

Jenni Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Efe Sodje celebrates birthday on October 5 of every year.

In September 2017, Sodje (along with his brothers Stephen and Bright) was sentenced to 18 months in prison for fraud, having siphoned off money from a charity, the Sodje Sports Foundation.