Moses Ashikodi

Millwall

Ashikodi began his career in the Millwall youth system. On 22 February 2003, he made his professional debut as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion. In doing so, at 15 years and 240 days, he became the youngest player to make a first team appearance for Millwall and the youngest player to make his Football League debut between 1988 and 2008. He made a further four substitute appearances during the 2002–03 season, and was chosen by the club's youth academy staff as Millwall's Schoolboy of the Year award for a second successive season. Ashikodi's career at Millwall effectively ended in February 2004 after a training ground incident that reportedly saw him threaten teammate Mark McCammon with a plastic knife. The club launched an investigation into the events, and on 29 April he left the club by mutual consent. A club statement read: "The disciplinary process has been concluded. We wish him the best of luck in his future career."

West Ham United

On 5 August 2004, Ashikodi joined Championship club West Ham United on a two-year contract after impressing during a trial. Manager Alan Pardew said: "Moses is getting a last chance with us. He is a major talent and, hopefully, he will have learned his lesson." He failed to make a first team appearance and was released at the end of the 2005–06 season.

Gillingham (loan)

In August 2005, Ashikodi joined League One side Gillingham on a four-month loan. On 20 August, he made his debut…

Ashikodi was initially eligible to represent Nigeria, England or Antigua & Barbuda at international level. He represented England at youth level, and in May 2002 made his debut for the under-16's in a 3–1 friendly victory against Belgium. He scored England's second goal in the 29th minute. Ashikodi played in the 2002 Victory Shield, scoring in a 1–0 victory against Wales on 1 November, and made his final appearance for the Under-16s in a 2–2 draw with Germany in November. He scored three goals in eight caps before joining the under-17's, making his debut in a 4–0 victory against the Faroe Islands in the 2002 Nordic Tournament. He scored his first goal for the Under-17s almost a year later, netting the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over the United States on 7 July 2003. He made five appearances for England at Under-17 level, scoring one goal. On 10 June 2005, Ashikodi made a single appearance for the under-18's as a substitute in a 0–0 home draw with Norway. He made his debut for the under-19's in November and scored both goals in a 2–1 victory against Switzerland. Ashikodi made his final appearance in a 2–1 victory over Northern Ireland on 20 May 2006, having scored three goals in three games for the Under-19s. He made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda as an 81st-minute substitute in a 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification defeat to Guatemala on 7 September 2012.

Club

As of 1 April 2018

International

As of match played 11 September 2012.

Ashikodi was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to London. After leaving professional football, Ashikodi began working as a wellbeing personal trainer in Twickenham.

He has resented his "bad boy" jibes after the knife incident that lead to his departure from Millwall. Speaking to the York Press in 2011, he said:"People mistake me for something I'm not because of one incident when I was 15. That was a very long time ago and I've never been in trouble like that since. I've had a few arguments with players but no big issues. People don't know what happened back then at Millwall but don't seem to want to let it go. They should ask me if they want to find out the truth. I was being bullied at the time and it did not damage my career because I went on to join West Ham."