Efe Sodje
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Efetobore Peter Sodje | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Stevenage Borough | 116 | (9) |
| 1997–1999 | Macclesfield Town | 83 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Luton Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Crewe Alexandra | 97 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Huddersfield Town | 67 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Yeovil Town | 25 | (3) |
| 2006 | → Southend United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Southend United | 36 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Gillingham | 13 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bury (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Bury | 182 | (15) |
| 2013 | → Barrow (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Macclesfield Town | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 663 | (44) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2004 | Nigeria | 12 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:40, 27 October 2016 (UTC). |
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Efetobore Peter "Efe" Sodje (born 5 October 1972) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Sodje has notably represented Nigeria in the 2000 African Cup of Nations and the 2002 World Cup. He has previously played for Stevenage Borough, Luton Town, Colchester United, Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town, Yeovil Town, Southend United, Gillingham, Bury, Barrow and Macclesfield Town in two spells.
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.
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