Efetobore Sodje

DEFENCE

Efetobore Sodje

Stevenage career: 1994-7

128 (9) Appearances #48 all-time
13 Goals #81 all-time
61% Win Rate #57 all-time
27 Sep 1994 Debut v Welling United (A)
You might have known him as 'Peter' back in the day, but Efetobore Sodje signed for Boro' after trials with both Wimbledon and Luton Town

Factfile

Position
Defence
Years
1994-7
Place of Birth
Greenwich
Previous Clubs
Delta Steel Pioneer (NGR)
Later Clubs
Macclesfield Town (1997), Luton Town (1999), Colchester United (loan) (2000), Crewe Alexandra (2000), Huddersfield Town (2003), Yeovil Town (2005), Southend United (2006), Gillingham (2007), Bury (2008), Barrow (loan) (2013), Macclesfield Town (A) (2013)

Biography

You might have known him as ‘Peter’ back in the day, but Efetobore Sodje signed for Boro’ after trials at both Wimbledon and Luton Town. The bandana-clad defender, however, had to wait for his first taste of first team action; spending time in the reserves until international clearance had been received. The defender was known and indeed regarded at Boro’ for his powerful headers.

Not only that, but he also had a penchant for running the length of the pitch with the ball, only to lose it, get back to defence, win the ball back and set up another attack.

Efetobore Sodje: After Boro’

Such was his talent that his departure was never going to be a shock. Well, had Boro’ got promotion to the Football League in 1996 – but that’s a tale for another day. Macclesfield Town earned promotion in 1997, however, and it was the Silkmen who gave Sodje the chance to play at a higher level.

And he certainly took that chance.

Sodje established himself as a Football League player; receiving international recognition in the process too. Nigeria included the defender in the squads for both the 2000 African Cup of Nations and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

With thanks to Paulio

Statistics

Appearances 137 #48 all-time
Starts 128
Off the Bench 9
Goals 13 #81 all-time
Wins 83
Defeats 30
Yellow Cards 2
Red Cards 0
Win Rate 60.6% #57 all-time

Career Timeline

33
1994-95 1 goal
Debut season
48
1995-96 5 goals
56
1996-97 7 goals
Most appearances Most goals Final season
Season Starts Subs Goals YC RC Wins Defeats Apps Win %
1996-97 55 1 7 1 0 34 12 56 60.71%
1995-96 47 1 5 0 0 32 6 48 66.67%
1994-95 26 7 1 1 0 17 12 33 51.52%

Overall

Games played 137
Win rate 60.58%

League

Games played 106
Win rate 60.38%

Cup

Games played 31
Win rate 61.29%

Matches

Match-by-match playing record for Stevenage.

1996-97

56 Apps 7 Goals 1 YC 0 RC 1 Sub On 1 Sub Off
Sat 10 Aug
N HCCF
St Albans City
Goal Yellow card
4-2
Sat 17 Aug
H Conf
Halifax Town
Goal
6-0
Mon 19 Aug
A Conf
Hednesford Town
0-0
Sat 24 Aug
H Conf
Morecambe
4-2
Mon 26 Aug
A Conf
Macclesfield Town
1-2
Sat 31 Aug
A Conf
Northwich Victoria
1-0
Mon 2 Sep
H Conf
Welling United
2-1
Sat 7 Sep
A Conf
Telford United
3-2
Mon 9 Sep
H Conf
Bath City
2-1
Sat 14 Sep
A FAC1Q
Arlesey Town
3-0
Mon 16 Sep
A Conf
Kidderminster Harriers
0-3
Sat 21 Sep
H Conf
Bromsgrove Rovers
3-0
Tue 24 Sep
A Conf
Rushden & Diamonds
1-0
Sat 28 Sep
H FAC2Q
Baldock Town
1-1
Wed 2 Oct
A FAC2Q
Baldock Town
Goal
2-1
Sat 5 Oct
H Conf
Southport
2-1
Mon 7 Oct
H JTCM
Macclesfield Town
1-2
Sat 12 Oct
H FAC3Q
Braintree Town
3-1
Tue 15 Oct
A Conf
Woking
1-3
Sat 19 Oct
A Conf
Farnborough
1-3
Sat 26 Oct
A FAC4Q
Ebbsfleet United
5-1
Sat 2 Nov
H Conf
Woking
0-3
Sat 9 Nov
A Conf
Bromsgrove Rovers
1-1
Tue 26 Nov
A FAC1
Hayes
2-0
Sat 30 Nov
H Conf
Dover Athletic
4-1
Sat 7 Dec
A FAC2
Leyton Orient
2-1
Sat 14 Dec
H Conf
Telford United
3-0
Sat 21 Dec
A Conf
Bath City
0-0
Thu 26 Dec
H Conf
Slough Town
2-2
Wed 1 Jan
A Conf
Slough Town
6-1
Sat 4 Jan
H FAC3
Birmingham City
0-2
Sat 11 Jan
A Conf
Hayes
3-1
Sat 25 Jan
H Conf
Kidderminster Harriers
2-2
Sat 1 Feb
A Conf
Welling United
0-2
Sat 8 Feb
A FAT2
Boreham Wood
1-0
Sat 15 Feb
H Conf
Kettering Town
0-0
Mon 17 Feb
H Conf
Hayes
Goal
2-0
Sat 22 Feb
A Conf
Stalybridge Celtic
3-0
Sat 1 Mar
H FAT3
Guiseley
1-0
Sat 8 Mar
H Conf
Northwich Victoria
Goal
2-0
Sat 15 Mar
H Conf
Hednesford Town
3-2
Mon 17 Mar
H Conf
Altrincham
2-1
Sat 22 Mar
H FATQF
Colwyn Bay
Goal
2-0
Tue 25 Mar
A Conf
Kettering Town
2-1
Sat 29 Mar
H Conf
Macclesfield Town
2-3
Mon 31 Mar
A Conf
Morecambe
2-1
Sat 5 Apr
A FATSF
Woking
0-1
Sat 12 Apr
H FATSF
Woking
2-1
Mon 14 Apr
H Conf
Farnborough
3-1
Wed 16 Apr
N FATSF
Woking
1-2
Sat 19 Apr
A Conf
Southport
0-0
Mon 21 Apr
H Conf
Rushden & Diamonds
Goal
4-1
Wed 23 Apr
A Conf
Gateshead
2-2
Sat 26 Apr
H Conf
Stalybridge Celtic
1-1
Tue 29 Apr
A Conf
Altrincham
2-1
Sat 3 May
A Conf
Halifax Town
2-4