Nathanael Ogbeta
Personal information
Full name Nathanael Simeon Ogbeta [1]
Date of birth (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001
Place of birth Salford, England[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Shrewsbury Town 51 (2)
2022– Swansea City 2 (0)
2023 → Peterborough United (loan) 20 (1)
International career‡
England U17
England U18
2022– England U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:15, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Nathanael Simeon Ogbeta (born 28 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back for EFL Championship club Swansea City.

Early and personal life

Ogbeta was born in Salford, Greater Manchester.[2] His sister Naomi is an athlete.[3] He is a devout Christian.[4]

Career

Ogbeta joined Manchester City at the age of ten.[2] He made his debut for the Manchester City U18 team during the 2018–19 season in a 4–2 win over Reading.[2] During the 2019–20 season, Ogbeta made two appearances for the Manchester City U21s in the EFL Trophy in games against Scunthorpe United and Tranmere Rovers.[5]

On 25 January 2021, Ogbeta signed for League One side Shrewsbury Town on an 18-month deal.[6][7] He made his debut for The Shrews on 30 January, starting in a 2–0 win at home to Peterborough United.[8]

On 31 January 2022, Ogbeta joined EFL Championship side Swansea City on a two-and-a-half year contract, for an undisclosed fee.[9][10] After getting limited game time with Swansea, on 13 January 2023 he joined League One side Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season.[11][12] He scored his first Peterborough goal on 25 March 2023 in a 2–0 win over Derby County.[13]

International career

Born in England, Ogbeta is of Nigerian and Jamaican descent.[14] He is a youth international for England.[15]

On 29 March 2022, Ogbeta made his England U20 debut in a 3–1 victory over Germany in Colchester.[16]

Career statistics

As of 12 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2020–21[17] League One 252000000252
2021–22[18] League One 260301030330
Total 512301030582
Swansea City 2021–22[18] Championship 2000000020
2022–23[19] Championship 0000100010
2023–24[20] Championship 0000000000
Total 2000100030
Peterborough United (loan) 2022–23[19] League One 201000000201
Career total 733302030813

References

  1. ↑ https://www.efl.com/contentassets/3d6f24107d6f4e92a0a8ecf9df432c7c/squad-list-publication-report-2022-23---08.02.2023.pdf
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NATHANAEL OGBETA". mancity.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Siblings: Nathanael and Naomi Ogbeta". www.mancity.com.
  4. ↑ Cox, Lewis (12 March 2021). "Freedom is everything for new Shrewsbury Town starlet Nathanael Ogbeta". Shropshire Star.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Shrewsbury sign Man City defender Ogbeta". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ Cox, Lewis. "Shrewsbury Town sign Manchester City left-back Nathanael Ogbeta on 18-month deal". www.shropshirestar.com.
  8. ↑ "Shrewsbury 2-0 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Swansea City sign Nathanael Ogbeta for undisclosed fee". Swansea City AFC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Swansea sign Shrewsbury's Ogbeta". BBC Sport.
  11. ↑ "Posh Secure Defensive Swan In Loan Deal". Peterborough United. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Peterborough sign Swansea defender Ogbeta on loan". BBC Sport.
  13. ↑ "Peterborough claim crucial win over Derby" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ↑ Cox, Lewis. "Shrewsbury Town sporting siblings drive each other at top of the game". www.shropshirestar.com.
  15. ↑ Nathanael Ogbeta at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Report: England MU20s 3-1 Germany". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Nathanael Ogbeta in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2023.


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