Abumere Tafadzwa "Abu" Ogogo (born 3 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 for Dagenham & Redbridge

Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.

Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...

. A product of Arsenal Academy

Arsenal F.C. Academy

Arsenal Football Club Academy are the youth team of Arsenal Football Club. They currently play in the FA Premier Academy League, the highest level of youth football in England...

 who came to prominence during 2006–07 FA Youth Cup

FA Youth Cup

The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...

 run.

Career

Ogogo began his career at the Wimbledon

Wimbledon F.C.

Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...

 academy but moved to Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

 along with Kieran Gibbs

Kieran Gibbs

Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal and was a product of their academy who came to prominence during 2006-07 FA Youth Cup by scoring in the semi-final prior to his first-team breakthrough...

 and James Dunne

James Dunne

James William Dunne is an English footballer who plays for Exeter City and is a versatile midfielder. A product of Arsenal Academy who came to prominence during 2006-07 FA Youth Cup run.-Arsenal:...

 when Wimbledon disbanded in 2004 and became Milton Keynes Dons. He has appeared on the bench in League Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

 matches for Arsenal, but never made a first team appearance. In November 2008 he joined League Two

Football League Two

Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 side Barnet

Barnet F.C.

Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....

 on a month's loan

Loan (football)

In sports, a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to all season-long....

. He made his debut for Barnet in the 4–0 home defeat by Notts County

Notts County F.C.

Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

 on 15 November 2008. The loan was extended for a further month until 17 January in December, and was extended until the end of the season in January. He scored his first goal for Barnet in an away defeat against Luton, a game in which he later got sent off.
On the last day of the season against Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

, he was again sent off.

He joined Dagenham & Redbridge

Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.

Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...

 on a two-year contract on 29 June 2009.

Career statistics

(correct as of 13 October 2011)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/gamelog?id=121163&season=2009&cc=5739			League Cup			Other			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...	2008–09	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....  (loan)	2008–09	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0
Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...	2009–10	33	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	34	2	0
	2010–11	33	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	37	1	0
	2011–12	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0

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