Personal information | |||
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Full name | Udoka Favour Godwin-Malife[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Littlemore | |||
Oxford City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Oxford City Nomads | 18 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Oxford City | 32 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Forest Green Rovers | 112 | (0) |
2020 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Swindon Town | 37 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:32, 30 March 2024 (UTC) |
Udoka Favour Godwin-Malife (born 9 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Swindon Town.
Godwin-Malife initially began his career playing for local side Littlemore, before signing for hometown club Oxford City at the age of 16 after previously playing for the club during his schoolyears.[3] Godwin-Malife initially played for the club's reserve side, Oxford City Nomads, in the Hellenic League, before making his first team debut for Oxford City in a 1–1 draw against St Albans City on 9 December 2017.[4]
In January 2019, Godwin-Malife signed for Forest Green Rovers.[5] He moved on loan to Eastleigh in January 2020.[6]
In June 2021 he signed a new two-year contract with Forest Green.[7]
In August 2023 he signed for Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee.[8]
Godwin-Malife is of Nigerian descent.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Oxford City Nomads | 2017–18[10] | Hellenic League Premier Division | 18 | 3 | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
Oxford City | 2017–18[2] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2018–19[11] | National League South | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Forest Green Rovers | 2018–19[12] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2019–20[13] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2020–21[14] | League Two | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
2021–22[2] | League Two | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2022–23[15] | League One | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
Total | 112 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 128 | 0 | ||
Eastleigh (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Swindon Town | 2023–24[16] | League Two | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
Career total | 203 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 236 | 5 |
Forest Green Rovers