Felix Orode

Felix Orode
Personal information
Full name Felix Orode
Date of birth (1990-07-28) July 28, 1990
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Mighty Jets
2006–2008 Sharks
2009 Lleida Esportiu 0 (0)
2009–2010 San Lorenzo 1 (0)
2010Nueva Chicago (loan) 6 (2)
2010–2011 C.A.I. 12 (3)
2012 Excursionistas (6)
2012–2013 Luján 31 (7)
2013 Comunicaciones 4 (0)
2014 Walter Ormeño 8 (0)
2014–2015 Excursionistas (4)
2016 Sportivo Barracas 42 (6)
2017–2019 Pronunciamiento 39 (8)
2019–2020 Gimnasia Mendoza 0 (0)
2021 Ciudad Bolívar 10 (5)
2022 Excursionistas 11 (2)
2024–2025 Central Ballester 15 (7)
2025 Bull Dog
2026– Deportivo Muñiz
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Felix Orode (born 28 July 1990, in Lagos) is a Nigerian professional football midfielder for Deportivo Muñiz in the Primera C of Argentina.

Career

Club career

At the age of 14, Orode scored a goal in Nigeria's First Division on April 24, 2004, playing for the Mighty Jets against Plateau United.

After going through the Mighty Jet in Nigeria, he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman, who took him to Lleida from Spain in 2009, where he was selected to train with the squad. That same year, he went to San Lorenzo, from the First Division of Argentina, which bought 40% of his pass. On November 21, he debuted with the first team, replacing Diego Rivero, against Huracán, at Parque Patricios, a match in which he gave Juan Manuel Torres a great assist in his team's second goal. He participated in the reserve tournament being a scorer of the same.

After the announcement of coach Diego Simeonede that was not going to be taken into account for the next tournament of the year 2010, the Nigerian player was given a loan to Nueva Chicago, of the Metropolitan B, where he played several matches reaching good performances.

In June 2010, he signed for the Comodoro Rivadavia CAI playing in the National B tournament. At the beginning of 2012 he was transferred to Excursionistas, where he played in many matches in the Primera C tournament and even in the Copa Argentina. In the second semester of 2012, he was signed by Luján. In mid-2013 he arrived at Comunicaciones, where he was directed by Jorge Vivaldo. In 2014 he had a brief stint in the Walter Ormeño Sports Club of the second division of Peru and that same year he returned to Excursionistas. He found it in 2016 playing in Sportivo Barracas de la Primera C, of Argentine soccer.

In 2017 he signed for Depro, from the province of Entre Ríos, with which he disputes the Torneo Federal A third division of Argentine soccer.[1] In 2019, he played for Gimnasia de Mendoza.[2] In 2021, he had a brief stint at Ciudad Bolívar.[3] and in 2022, he returned to Excursionistas, where he had his third spell at the team.

After playing for Central Ballester.[4] and Bull Dog in the Buenos Aires town of Daireaux, which plays in the Liga Deportiva de Bolívar.[5] In 2026, he became a player for Deportivo Muñiz, of the Primera C.[6]

References

  1. ^ interiorfutbolero.com.ar. "Orode jugará en el Depro". Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  2. ^ www.ole.com.ar. "Un nigeriano en Mendoza". Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  3. ^ tn.com.ar. "Félix Orode: estuvo en San Lorenzo, fue dirigido por Diego Simeone, brilló en un clásico ante Huracán y ahora juega en el torneo regional amateur en Bolívar". Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  4. ^ prensaballester, in IG. "Bienvenido a Ballester, Félix Orode". Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  5. ^ onefootball.com. "Un nuevo destino para Félix Orode: Bull Dog, campeón de la Liga de Bolívar". Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  6. ^ munizclub_oficial, in IG. "Refuerzos, Félix Orode". Retrieved 2026-01-09.