| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gatlin Teye O'Donkor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 19)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2020 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Oxford United | 50 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Oxford City (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Barnet (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Gatlin Teye O'Donkor (born 14 October 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Oxford United.
O'Donkor set the record for the youngest ever Oxford United player at the age of 16 years and 55 days when he made his debut on 8 December 2020 in an EFL Trophy tie against Forest Green Rovers.[2][3] After the match was drawn 1–1, he scored Oxford United's opening penalty in the penalty shoot-out as they won 4–1 on penalties.[2]
On 5 March 2022, O'Donkor joined National League South side Oxford City on an initial one-month loan deal.[4] He made his debut that day, scoring the third in a 5–0 defeat of Tonbridge Angels.[5] He returned to his parent club and made his league debut for Oxford United as a second-half substitute in the last game of the 2021–22 season, a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers, on 30 April 2022.[6] He signed his first professional contract with the club in August 2022.[7] His first senior start came in a 2nd-round EFL Cup defeat to Crystal Palace on 23 August 2022,[8] and his first League start in a 2–1 home victory over Burton Albion on 3 September 2022.[9] He scored his first senior goal for the club having come on as a half-time substitute in a League One fixture against Fleetwood Town on 1 November 2022; the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[10]
On 9 February 2024, O'Donkor joined Barnet on loan until the end of the season.[11]
Born in England, O'Donkor is of Ghanaian descent.[12][13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2020–21[14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22[15] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[16] | League One | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[17] | League One | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
| Oxford City (loan) | 2021–22[18] | National League South | 4[c] | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Barnet (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 13 | 5 | — | — | 2[d] | 1 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 85 | 9 | ||
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