Owen Otasowie

Ebeguowen "Owen" Otasowie (born January 6, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Owen Otasowie
Personal information
Full name Ebeguowen Otasowie[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-06) January 6, 2001
Place of birth New York City, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 54
Youth career
2015–2017 Mass Elite Academy
2017 West Ham United[2]
2017–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (0)
National team‡
2018 United States U18 3 (0)
2020– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 12, 2020

Club career

After progressing from their youth academy, Otasowie made his senior debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a substitute in Wolves' final UEFA Europa League group match of the 2019–20 edition against Beşiktaş on December 12, 2019.[3] On January 1, 2020, Otasowie signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Wolves.[4]

On December 15, 2020, Otasowie made his Premier League debut for Wolves as a substitute for Leander Dendoncker in a 2–1 home win over Chelsea, providing an assist for Wolves' first goal scored by Daniel Podence.[5] Otasowie made his full Premier League debut in Wolves's next game, away at Burnley, on December 21, 2020.[6]

International career

After representing the United States at the under-18 level, Otasowie received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[7] He made his senior debut on the November 12, 2020, coming on in the 87th minute of a 0–0 draw against Wales.[8]

Otasowie is also eligible to represent England or Nigeria.[9]

Personal life

He is a Burberry model.[10]

Career statistics
As of matches played January 2, 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 2019–20 ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21 ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 000000005050
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 Premier
League		 0000001[lower-alpha 2]0—10
2020–21 400000——40
Total 400000100050
Career total 4000001050100
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. September 3, 2019.
  2. Dicken, Alex (November 5, 2020). "Otasowie has 'similar traits to Pogba' & why Wolves are so excited". BirminghamLive. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. "Wolves 4–0 Besiktas". BBC Sport. December 12, 2019.
  4. "Otasowie pens new Wolves deal". www.wolves.co.uk.
  5. "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Chelsea: Pedro Neto scores late winner for Wolves". BBC Sport. December 15, 2020.
  6. "Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood on target". BBC Sport. December 21, 2020.
  7. "USMNT ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT: BERHALTER CALLS 24 PLAYERS FOR NOVEMBER CAMP MATCHES VS WALES AND PANAMA". ussoccer.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  8. "Internationals - Boly and Otasowie make national team debuts". Wolverhampton. November 13, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. "USMNT Newbies: Reyna, Musah, Richards and Ledezma Headline List of 10 November Camp Newbies". ussoccer.com.
  10. Spiers, Tim. "Wolves' US Burberry model who started playing football at 14". The Athletic.
  11. Owen Otasowie at Soccerway. Retrieved December 12, 2019.


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