Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Reggio Emilia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Michael Odiete (born 24 February 1993) is an Italian rugby union player of Nigerian descent. His position is on the wing and he currently plays for Stade Niçois.
He was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship and made his debut on 6 February against France
From 2012 to 2015, he played with Zebre in Pro12 and during the 2016–17 Pro12 season, he played for Benetton Treviso. From 2020 to 2022 he played for Stade Dijonnais.
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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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Italian rugby union players
- Italian people of Nigerian descent
- Italy international rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Reggio Emilia
- Rugby union players from Emilia-Romagna
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Zebre Parma players
- Mogliano Rugby players
- Benetton Rugby players
- Rugby Rovigo Delta players
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