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Udoka Godwin-Malife
Personal information
Full name Udoka Favour Godwin-Malife[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24)
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 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:54, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

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.

Career

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Godwin-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

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Godwin-Malife is of Nigerian descent.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 15 1 2 0 0 0 2[c] 0 19 1
Career total 223 5 12 0 5 0 20 1 260 6
  1. ^ One appearance in FA Vase, two appearances one goal in Hellenic League Floodlit Cup, two appearances in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy; two appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

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Forest Green Rovers

References

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  1. ^ "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019" (PDF). The FA. p. 14. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Udoka Godwin-Malife at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "INTERVIEW - Udoka Godwin-Malife". Oxford City F.C. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Forest Green Rovers: Defender Udoka Godwin-Malife joins from Oxford City". BBC Sport. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ^ "NEW SIGNING | UDOKA GODWIN-MALIFE JOINS ON LOAN | Eastleigh FC". www.eastleighfc.com.
  7. ^ "Godwin-Malife pens new Forest Green deal". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Swindon sign Godwin-Malife from Forest Green" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Udoka Godwin-Malife: Burton Albion sign Swindon Town defender". BBC Sport. 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Done deal: Nigeria-eligible defender who spent 15 years at Chelsea joins Swindon Town". All Nigeria Soccer. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Udoka Godwin-Malife player stats | Hellenic League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Udoka Godwin-Malife | Player Profile". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Games played by Udoka Godwin-Malife in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Forest Green's title win 'surreal' - Edwards". BBC Sport.


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