Fred Onyedinma

Wilfred Oluwafemi Onyedinma (born 24 November 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for EFL League One side Wycombe Wanderers in his fourth spell with the club.^[4] A versatile player, he can be deployed as a wing-back, defensive midfielder, wide midfielder or winger.

Fred Onyedinma

Onyedinma in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Oluwafemi Onyedinma[1]
Date of birth	(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Wing-back, midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Wycombe Wanderers
Number	44
Youth career
2008–2014	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Millwall	120	(8)
2014–2015	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	25	(8)
2018–2019	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	21	(4)
2019–2021	Wycombe Wanderers	56	(7)
2021–2024	Luton Town	54	(3)
2023–2024	→ Rotherham United (loan)	17	(2)
2024–	Wycombe Wanderers	14	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:10, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Early life

Onyedinma was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and his parents moved the family to England, along with his brother and two sisters, when Fred was aged three.^[5] He grew up in Greenwich, Plumstead and Woolwich, and attended Corelli College in Kidbrooke.^[6] He played local football, representing the Blackheath district as a youngster alongside Alex Iwobi, Joe Gomez and Kasey Palmer, before he was spotted by Millwall scout and former player Andy Massey, and subsequently signed for the club at the age of 12.^[5]

Career

Early career

Onyedinma made his senior debut for Millwall on 4 January 2014 in the FA Cup against Southend United. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Richard Chaplow as Millwall lost 4–1.^[7] He later^[when?] made his full debut against Charlton Athletic and was named man of the match.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 27 November 2014, Onyedinma joined League Two outfit Wycombe Wanderers on a loan deal, lasting until January 2015.^[8] On 31 December 2014, his loan spell at Wycombe was extended to the end of the 2014–15 season as part of the Paris Cowan-Hall transfer deal.^[9]

On 30 August 2018, Onyedinma rejoined Wycombe Wanderers – this time in League One – on loan until 1 January 2019.^[10] After returning to Millwall in January 2019 for the remainder of the season, Onyedinma found first-team opportunities hard to come by despite praise for his performances in training from manager Neil Harris.^[11]

On 30 July 2019, it was confirmed that Onyedinma would be returning to Wycombe for a third stint, this time on a permanent three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[12]

On 6 July 2020, Onyedinma scored twice in the second leg of Wycombe's League One play-off semi-final match against Fleetwood Town to secure a 2–2 draw and a 6–3 win on aggregate.^[13] In the final against Oxford United on 13 July, Onyedinma won the penalty that led to Wycombe's match-winning goal, securing promotion to the Championship for the first time in the club's history.^[14]

Luton Town

Onyedinma signed for Luton Town for an undisclosed fee on 25 May 2021.^[15] He scored and assisted a further two goals on his debut for the club, a 3–0 victory over Peterborough on 7 August 2021.^[16]

On 28 July 2023, Onyedinma joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan.^[17] On 24 May 2024, Luton announced he would be leaving in the summer when his contract expired,^[18]

Return to Wycombe Wanderers

On 10 September 2024, Onyedinma signed for Wycombe Wanderers, beginning his fourth separate stint with the club.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Millwall	2013–14[19]	Championship	4	0	1	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2014–15[20]	Championship	2	0	0	0	2	0	—		4	0
	2015–16[21]	League One	34	4	2	0	1	0	6[a]	0	43	4
	2016–17[22]	League One	42	3	6	0	2	1	4[b]	2	54	6
	2017–18[23]	Championship	37	1	3	1	2	0	—		42	2
	2018–19[24]	Championship	1	0	—		2	0	—		3	0
	Total		120	8	12	1	9	1	10	2	151	12
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2014–15[20]	League Two	25	8	—		—		2[c]	0	27	8
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2018–19[24]	League One	21	4	1	0	—		2[d]	0	24	4
Wycombe Wanderers	2019–20[25]	League One	13	4	—		1	0	3[e]	2	17	6
	2020–21[26]	Championship	43	3	2	2	1	0	—		46	5
	Total		56	7	2	2	2	0	3	2	63	11
Luton Town	2021–22[27]	Championship	29	3	2	0	0	0	—		31	3
	2022–23[28]	Championship	17	0	2	0	0	0	2[f]	0	21	0
	2023–24[29]	Premier League	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		54	3	4	0	0	0	2	0	60	3
Rotherham United (loan)	2023–24[29]	Championship	17	2	0	0	2	0	—		19	2
Career total			293	32	19	3	13	1	19	4	344	40

1. Five appearances in Football League Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
2. Four appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
3. Appearances in League Two play-offs
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
5. Appearances in League One play-offs
6. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Millwall

• EFL League One play-offs: 2017^[30]

Wycombe Wanderers

• EFL League One play-offs: 2020^[14]

Luton Town

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2023^[31]

References

1. "Fred Onyedinma". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
2. Fred Onyedinma at Soccerway
3. "Fred Onyedinma". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
4. "Fred Onyedinma is BACK!". Wycombe Wanderers. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
5. "Tottenham vs Millwall: Fred Onyedinma a part of Neil Harris' new local generation adding a feel-good factor to The Den". Independent. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
6. "Running Games". Southwark News. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
7. "Southend United vs. Millwall 4 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
8. "Millwall striker Fred Onyedinma joins Wycombe on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
9. "Paris Cowan-Hall: Millwall to sign Wycombe Wanderers winger". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014.
10. "Former loan star Fred returns to Adams Park!". Wycombe Wanderers. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "Millwall boss Neil Harris opens up on player futures". Football.London. 7 January 2019.
12. "Fred returns". Wycombe Wanderers. 30 July 2019.
13. "Wycombe 2–2 Fleetwood (6–3 agg): Chairboys reach League One play-off final". Sky Sports. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
14. Williams, Adam (13 July 2020). "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
15. "Fred Onyedinma joins the Hatters from Wycombe!". Luton Town F.C. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
16. "Luton Town 3–0 Peterborough United". Luton Town F.C. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
17. "Rotherham sign Luton winger Onyedinma on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
18. "Luton Town Retained and Released list 2024". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
19. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
20. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
21. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
22. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
23. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
24. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
25. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
26. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
27. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
28. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
29. "Games played by Fred Onyedinma in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
30. Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
31. "Luton win shootout to reach Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

External links

• Fred Onyedinma at Soccerbase
• Millwall profile Archived 6 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine