Samu Omorodion Net Worth: Age, Height, Biography, Parents, Nationality, Stats, Goals, Achievements, How Rich is he in 2024?
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Everything you need to know about Chelsea-bound striker Samu Omorodion, including his Age, Biography, Parents, Nationality, Stats, Goals and How Rich he is in 2024.

Samu Omorodion Net Worth: Age, Height, Biography, Parents, Nationality, Stats, Goals, Achievements, How Rich is he in 2024?

Seye Omidiora 02:14 - 10.08.2024

Everything you need to know about Chelsea-bound striker Samu Omorodion, including his Age, Biography, Parents, Nationality, Stats, Goals and How Rich he is in 2024.

Samu Omorodion background

Samu Omorodion is a Spanish professional footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a striker. 

Omorodion's breakthrough season came in the 2023-24 campaign on loan at LaLiga side Alaves from Atletico Madrid, where he scored eight top-flight goals in 34 appearances. 

That convinced Chelsea to agree to a deal for the young forward in August 2024.

Samu Omorodion Profile

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Samu Omorodion was one of LaLiga's budding talents last season (Credit: Imago)

Full name: Samuel Omorodion Aghehowa

Birth date: May 5, 2004

Nationality: Spanish, Nigerian

Place of birth: Melilla, Spain

Age: 20 years old (as of August 2024) 

Position: Forward  

Current Team: Atletico Madrid 

Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93m)

Marital status: Single 

Instagram: @samuomorodion

Who is Samu Omorodion?

Samu Omorodion is a promising young Spanish striker with Nigerian heritage. 

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Samu Omorodion joined Atletico Madrid last summer (Photo Credit: Atletico)

The towering forward has quickly risen through the ranks of Spanish football, showcasing impressive physicality, pace, and goal-scoring ability, with his admirable performances at Deportivo Alaves — on loan from Atletico Madrid — attracting attention from top European clubs and positioning him as one of LaLiga's exciting talents.  

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Samu Omorodion starred for Alaves in LaLiga last season (Credit: Imago)

Where is Samu Omorodion from?

Despite being born in Melilla, Spain, Samu Omorodion is from Edo State, Nigeria. 

How old is Samu Omorodion? (Samu Omorodion Age)

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Samu Omorodion turned 20 ahead of the 2024-25 season (Credit: Imago)

Samu Omorodion is 20 years old as of August 2024. 

Samu Omorodion Height

The towering Samu Omorodion is 6 ft 4 in. In centimetres, the striker is 1.93m tall, allowing him to impose himself against defenders. 

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Samu Omorodion is 6 feet 4 inches tall (Credit: Imago)

Samu Omorodion Biography

Samu Omorodion’s youth career began in Seville after moving to Andalusia with his mother and sister, where the family lived in Macarena. The young striker played for local side Nervion for seven years, impressing with his eye for goal and physicality even if there were reservations about his overall coordination.

Regardless, Granada took a chance on Omorodion and added him to their youth setup. After a year, the forward had his breakthrough campaign in 2022-23 with Recreativo Granada, the club's B Team, notching 18 goals in all competitions to earn his promotion to the main group for the 2023-24 season.

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Samu Omorodion was prolific for Granada B in the 2022-23 season (Credit: Instagram/@samuomorodion)

On his LaLiga debut against Atletico Madrid on August 14, 2023, Omorodion netted a 62nd-minute equaliser for the away side at Civitas Metropolitano. 

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Samu Omorodion celebrates his goal against Atletico Madrid in August 2023 (Credit: Instagram/@samuomorodion)

Even though Granada lost the match, Atletico had seen enough to convince them about his potential, and the capital club soon acquired the then-19-year-old before sending him out on loan to Alaves to gain valuable first-team experience.

Omorodion notched eight more league goals for the Basque Country club to end as the Blue and Whites’ leading goalscorer, outdoing Luis Rioja who netted five goals. 

Thus, the young marksman ended his first top-flight season with nine goals in 35 appearances (22 starts), strikingly netting three each with both feet and as many with his head. Balance.

Samu Omorodion Stats

According to Transfermarkt, Samu Omorodion has played 72 club games in his embryonic career as of August 2024, scoring 27 times. 

His breakthrough came in the 2023-24 campaign after scoring on his LaLiga debut for Granada against Atletico Madrid, convincing Diego Simeone's side to meet his buyout clause

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Samu Omorodion after signing for Atletico Madrid in August 2023 (Credit: Imago/@atleticodemadrid)

The Madrid outfit then loaned Omorodion to Alaves, and the towering forward notched eight more goals in 23-24, taking him to nine top-flight strikes in 35 appearances.

According to Fbref, the youngster's nine LaLiga strikes came from Expected Goals (xG) of 11.5, suggesting a slight underperformance in his chance conversion.

This is underscored by the forward failing to tuck away 19 big chances in the Spanish league, ranking higher than everyone except Alvaro Morata (23) and Artem Dovbyk (22), with three coming in Alaves' 5-0 loss to Real Madrid in gameweek 36.

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Samu Omorodion failed to tuck away several presentable chances for Alaves last season (Credit: Imago)

Samu Omorodion to Chelsea

There has been significant speculation surrounding a potential transfer of Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea, with the Spanish side rejecting the Premier League club's €32.5m (£27.4m) plus add-ons offer for the striker in June. 

Despite several links with other centre-forward, including Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran and RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko, the West London club returned with a €40m (£34.5m) offer that was accepted by the LaLiga outfit set to welcome Julian Alvarez from Manchester City and Conor Gallagher from Chelsea. 

The Blues’ expected acquisition of Omorodion continues the London club’s preference for young, typically wet-around-the-ears players with room to grow. 

The Premier League club signed Marc Guiu from Barcelona in the summer of 2024 before Omorodion’s seeming arrival at Stamford Bridge. 

Samu Omorodion Nationality

Samu Omorodion is eligible to represent Spain or Nigeria, due to his parentage and place of birth. 

However, the striker pledged his allegiance to the European nation in November 2023, even if he has not made his senior debut for La Furia Roja. 

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Samu Omorodion has chosen Spain over Nigeria (Credit: Imago)

“Spain has given me the opportunity and I am very grateful for it,” he told Dario AS. “I don’t think about Nigeria. My goal is to debut with the senior side and have my career in Spain.”  

Omorodion has represented Spain’s youth sides at U19 and U21 level, featuring five times for the former and making seven appearances for the latter.

The young forward was part of Spain's U23 group that competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, ultimately claiming the gold mendal at the expense of host nation France.  

Omorodion’s only goal at the Games came in the nation’s final group-stage match against Egypt’s U23 side, halving the deficit in a 2-1 loss. 

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Samu Omorodion scored a consolation goal for Spain U23 against Egypt at the Paris 2024 Olympics (Credit: Imago)

Samu Omorodion Achievements

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Samu Omorodion shows off his gold medal after Spain's success against France (Credit: Instagram/@samuomorodion)

Team

Spain U23

Olympics (Gold)

Samu Omorodion Parents

While little is known about Samu Omorodion’s parents, as they are typically not in the public eye, the striker was born in Melilla, an autonomous city of Spain that sits on the North African coast, surrounded by Morocco. 

A rare photo of the striker with his father was recently posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Nigerian journalist Oma Akatugba.

Samu Omorodion Net Worth

Despite his endorsement deal with Nike, Samu Omorodion’s net worth is unspecified. However, sources suggest that the striker’s net worth falls below the $1 mark. 

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Samu Omorodion is a Nike athlete (Credit: Imago)

With a transfer to Chelsea imminent, the young forward’s net worth is anticipated to rise over the coming years. 

Samu Omorodion Instagram 

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One of Samu Omorodion's several Instagram posts (Credit: Instagram/@samuomorodion)

Samu Omorodion has an active Instagram account. The forward has a follower count of 63,700 on the photo and video-sharing social networking service as of August 2024.