Moses Odubajo
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Moses Adeshina A. J. Odubajo (born 28 July 1993 in Greenwich
Greenwich
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, London
London
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) is an English
England
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 professional footballer currently playing for Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...

, as a midfielder
Midfielder
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After playing in the youth team and reserves at Orient, Odubajo was called up to the senior squad to cover for injuries on 17 September 2010. After one match against 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...

 as an unused substitute, he went on work experience to St Albans City
St Albans City F.C.
St Albans City Football Club is a football club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1908 and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the Premier Division of the Southern League...

 on 8 October. After two appearances in FA Cup matches against Kingstonian
Kingstonian F.C.
Kingstonian Football Club are an English, semi-professional football club that are playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division for the 2011–12 season. The club has played at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames since 1989, after leaving their traditional Richmond Road ground...

, Odubajo made his league debut against Weston-super-Mare on 16 October.

Having scored three goals in 23 appearances for the Orient youth team during the 2010–11 season, Odubajo was given a one-year professional contract with the club on 29 April 2011. After several appearances on the bench, he made his senior debut on 7 September 2011 as a substitute in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
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 match against 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...

. After 90 minutes the score was 1–1, and Odubajo scored a penalty in the resulting shootout, which Orient lost 14–13. He made his league debut as a substitute on 17 September in the 3–1 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...

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