David Odiete

David Michael Odiete
Date of birth	8 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Reggio Emilia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing, Full back
Current team	Stade Niçois
Youth career
2008–2011	Rugby Reggio
Senior career
Years	Team
2011–2012	F.I.R. Academy
2012–2015	Zebre
2015–2016	Mogliano
2016–2017	Treviso
2017–2020	Rovigo Delta
2020–2022	Stade Dijonnais
2022–	Stade Niçois
International career
Years	Team
2012−2013	Italy under 20
2014	Emerging Italy
2015−2016	Italy Seven
2016	Italy
	Correct as of 26 June 2016

David Michael Odiete (born 24 February 1993) is an Italian rugby union player of Nigerian descent.^[1] His position is on the wing and he currently plays for Stade Niçois.^[2]

He was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship and made his debut on 6 February against France^[3]

From 2012 to 2015, he played with Zebre in Pro12 and during the 2016–17 Pro12 season, he played for Benetton Treviso.^[4]^[5] From 2020 to 2022 he played for Stade Dijonnais.^[6]

References

^ "I 37 di Brunel: c'è Odiete. È il primo italiano di colore". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^ "Signature de David Odiete".
^ "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings". The Independent. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^ "Zebre Rugby - Il club saluta l'estremo Odiete che lascia il XV del Nord-Ovest dopo tre stagioni". www.zebrerugby.eu. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dal Mogliano Arrivano Odiete, Zani, Buondonno e Sperandio". 5 June 2016.
^ "Fédérale 1. Déjà quatre recrues annoncées au Stade Dijonnais, dont un international".

External links

David Odiete at ESPNscrum

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[1] "I 37 di Brunel: c'è Odiete. È il primo italiano di colore". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

[2] "Signature de David Odiete".

[3] "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings". The Independent. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

[4] "Zebre Rugby - Il club saluta l'estremo Odiete che lascia il XV del Nord-Ovest dopo tre stagioni". www.zebrerugby.eu. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[5] "Dal Mogliano Arrivano Odiete, Zani, Buondonno e Sperandio". 5 June 2016.

[6] "Fédérale 1. Déjà quatre recrues annoncées au Stade Dijonnais, dont un international".

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