Hakeem Odoffin

Hakeem Ademola Odoffin (born 13 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, right-back or midfielder for EFL League One club Luton Town.

Hakeem Odoffin

Personal information
Full name	Hakeem Ademola Odoffin
Date of birth	(1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Barnet, England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Luton Town
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2012	Tottenham Hotspur
2012–2014	Reading
2014–2015	Barnet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Barnet	1	(0)
2016–2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Eastleigh (loan)	20	(0)
2018–2019	Northampton Town	12	(0)
2019–2020	Livingston	20	(0)
2020–2021	Hamilton Academical	37	(3)
2021–2025	Rotherham United	127	(13)
2025–	Luton Town	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:13, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Personal life

He is of Nigerian descent.^[2]

Career

Odoffin joined Reading as an under-15 in 2012, after being released by Tottenham Hotspur, and stayed there for two years before joining Barnet on a two-year scholarship in 2014. He made his debut for the Bees in the Herts Senior Cup against St. Margaretsbury on 26 November 2014.^[3] The following season he made his professional debut for Barnet on 5 December 2015, starting in an FA Cup second round tie at home to Newport County.^[4]

Odoffin made two appearances for the Bees before joining Wolves in January 2016 for an undisclosed fee.^[5] He joined Eastleigh on loan in December 2016^[6] where he was sent off on his debut against Southport.^[7] He went on to make 21 appearances for the Spitfires that season.

He was released by Wolves at the end of the 2017–18 season,^[8] before joining Northampton Town on a two-year deal in July 2018.^[9]

On 30 January 2019, Odoffin signed for Scottish Premiership club Livingston.^[10]

On 31 July 2020, Odoffin moved to Hamilton Academical for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year contract.^[11] He was used in both defence and midfield by Hamilton and in February 2021, it was reported he had made more interceptions than any other under-23 player in Europe.^[12] In March 2021, he signed a one-year contract extension with Hamilton.^[13]

In August 2021 he signed a three-year deal with Rotherham United.^[14][15] He made his debut in the first game of the 2021–22 season against Plymouth Argyle on 7 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute.^[16]

On 19 May 2025, the club announced the player had left the club after rejecting a new deal.^[17]

On 10 July 2025, he joined Luton Town as a free agent. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of 2 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnet	2014–15[19]	Conference Premier	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2015–16[20]	League Two	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2016–17[21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[22]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastleigh (loan)	2016–17[21]	National League	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
Northampton Town	2018–19[23]	League Two	12	0	1	0	0	0	3[b]	0	16	0
Livingston	2018–19[23]	Scottish Premiership	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2019–20[24]	Scottish Premiership	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Hamilton Academical	2020–21[25]	Scottish Premiership	37	3	1	0	3	1	0	0	41	4
	2021–22[26]	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		37	3	1	0	4	1	0	0	42	4
Rotherham United	2021–22[26]	EFL League One	11	0	3	0	1	0	7[b]	1	22	1
	2022–23[27]	EFL Championship	23	4	1	0	1	0	—		26	4
	2023–24[28]	EFL Championship	28	4	1	0	1	0	—		30	4
	Total		62	8	5	0	3	0	7	1	77	9
Career total			152	11	9	0	7	1	11	1	179	13

1. Appearances in the Herts Senior Cup
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy