Footballers who have played for both PNE & Stevenage
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1021) Chris Holyroyd
PNE 20 apps; 1 goal
Boro 12 apps; 6 goals
PNE Debut 21/01/2012 v Leyton Orient (H) – Lost 0-2
1033) Scott Laird
PNE 47 apps; 5 goals
Boro 190 apps 9 goals
PNE Debut 13/08/2012 v Huddersfield (H) – Won 2-0
1040) John Mousinho
PNE 26 apps; 1 goal
Boro 63 apps 11 goals
PNE Debut 13/08/2012 v Huddersfield (H) – Won 2-0
1045) Akpo Sodje
PNE 14 apps; 4 goals
Boro 3 apps; 1 goal
PNE Debut 21/08/2012 v Shrewsbury (A) – Lost 0-1
Player Profile – Akpo Sodje
Idoro Akpoeyere Ujoma "Akpo" Sodje was born on 31 January 1980 in Greenwich. His family originated from Warri in Delta State, Nigeria. Sodje has four brothers who also play football; three of them professionally and one semi-professionally
He was signed to Queen’s Park Rangers, though never made an appearance, instead was loaned out to Conference side Stevenage in March 2001. He scored on his first outing for the club, in a 2–1 win at Morecambe on 31 March.
He was still with Stevenage for the start of the 2001/02 season, getting sent off against Doncaster on 27 August. His third and final appearance for Stevenage was a 0-0 draw at Southport on 1 September. He left Stenenage for Margate making 16 appearances before the season's end, scoring goals against Yeovil, Woking & Hayes.
He began 2002/03 with Margate, playing in their 2–0 defeat at Leigh Genesison 31 August. The next month he joined Gravesend & Northfleet, scoring on his debut on the 7th, in a 4–1 home win over Nuneaton. Seven days later he scored against Forest Green Rovers, before he made his final appearance on 2 November, getting sent off in a 2–1 defeat at Halifax. He was released later in the month and had spells Heybridge Swifts and Erith & Belvedere where he netted 18 goals in 21 appearances.
Sodje got a second chance at a professional career, joining Huddersfield in a three month deal in September 2004, where his brother Efe was captain of the club. He replaced Andy Booth on 86 minutes into a 3–0 win at Port Vale on 11 September with fomer PNE player Pawel Abbott and scoring a hat-trick. In November his contract was extended by six months, but in March 2005 he was loaned out to Darlington, after impressing on trial, and scored in the final moments of the season in a 3–1 home win over Cheltenham. He was released by Huddersfield in May after 7 appearances.
He spent 2005/06 with Darlington. He made 39 appearances, scoring eight goals, including a hat-trick at Chester in a 4–4 draw on 27 August. His performances caught the eye of Port Vale and joined them in May 2006.
On 5 August 2006, his prolific strike partnership with Leon Constantine had begun. Constantine scoring a brace and Sodje putting the third past Leyton Orient in a 3–0 win. Three days later he scored the only goal at Boundary Park. The pair teamed up to put one each past Preston in the League Cup with a 2-1 win on 26 August, by the season's end the pair had 42 goals, sixteen coming from Sodje. On 10 March 2007, he also became the first Port Vale player to score four goals in an away league match since Lewis Campbell in 1893, as Vale completed a 5–1 victory at Rotherham. His hat-trick came in just 18 minutes to break a spell of eight games without scoring. He was awarded with the player of the year.
Vale sold Sodje for an undisclosed fee in August 2007, and the player signed a three-year contract with Sheffield Wednesday The bid (believed to be around £300,000) was made after Sodje was placed on the transfer list, at his own request.
He made his debut by coming on as a substitute for Jermaine Johnson in the 63rd minute on 1 September 2007 at home to Bristol City in a 1–0 loss. His full debut came in another 1–0 loss against Preston at Deepdale on 15 September. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 November away at Plymouth in the 52nd minute to help his club win 2–1. After not scoring in his first six starts and two substitute appearances his first goal spurred him on to score a total of seven league goals in 16 starts and three substitute appearances in his first season at the club, including a brace in a 5–0 victory over Southampton on 10 November. Sodje scored the opening goal in their 2–0 win over Sheffield United on 19 January. Unfortunately for his season was cut short by an ankle injury in February but was still voted striker of the year by fans of the club.
Sodje started the 2008/09 season by scoring two goals and setting one in a 4–1 win over Burnley but picked up a hamstring injury in the match and had to be substituted after just 21 minutes. He made his return coming off of the bench for Jermaine Johnson after 68 minutes against Sheffield United. Injury limited him to only nine further appearances that season. He picked up a hamstring injury in April. He had scored 9 gaols from 41 appearances.
On 14 November, Sodje joined his brother Sam at Charlton. Initially signed on a 28 day emergency loan, this signing was made with an option of making the deal permanent. He made his debut on the same day, coming on for Dave Mooney. Sodje scored at Yeovil seven days later, after his brother was sent off. On 31 January 2010, he returned to Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the season. On 20 May 2010, Sodje signed a permanent deal with the Addicks after participating in enough games to activate a clause in his loan deal. Sodje mainly appeared for Charlton as a substitute during the 2010/11 season. His only goal this season came on the opening day in a 1–0 victory for Charlton over Bournemouth in 15 matches.
Sodje signed for Hibernian on a free transfer on 31 January 2011. He made his debut two days later, setting up the opening goal in a 2–0 win against St.Mirren. Sodje scored his first goal for the club in their next game, a 2–1 win over Kilmarnock Sodje scored six goals for Hibernian in the latter part of the 2010/11 season.
In January 2012, he joined Belgian club K.V.C. Westerlo on trial, and then released him from his contract on 31 January.
In March 2012, he signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Tian The league restricts clubs to sign only five non-Chinese players one of the other four in 2012 was former Lilywhite Velice Sumulikoski. He scored his first and the only goal for Tianjin on 16 March, in a 2–1 defeat by Qingdao Jonoon. On 1 July, Sodje was released by Tianjin Teda.
In August 2012, Sodje signed for Preston, having impressed with four goals in three games during pre-season. He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat at Shrewsbury on 21 August. Four days later he came off the bench to score against Bournemouth in a 1-1 draw. Sodje followed this up with goals in 4-1 victories against Crystal Palace on 28 August and Swindon on 2 September. Following an impressive start to his career at Deepdale, Sodje signed for a second-month. He then signed another contract, to remain at Preston for a third month. His final goals for PNE were a brace in a 4-2 win at Morecambe in the JPT on 9 October. However he refused to stay at the club beyond December, his last match was a 3-1 home defeat to Crewe on 8 December. Leaving his final tally at 7 goals in 17 appearances with 4 goals in 14 matches coming in the league.
Sodje signed with Scunthorpe in January 2013 on a short-term deal lasting until the end of the 2012/13 season joiner a former manager in Brian Laws. His debut was a 2-1 win at Colchester on 12 January 2013.
In February 2013 he scored a brace on two occasions with home victories over Portsmouth and Carlisle. He hit six goals in 16 games as the "Iron" were relegated into League Two, and was released in the summer.
In July 2013, Sodje signed a one-year contract with Ronnie Moore's Tranmere Rovers. He made eleven appearances without scoring a goal at the start of the 2013/14 season.
On 20 February 2014, Sodje joined Conference side Macclesfield Town on a one month loan; brother Efe was manager John Askey's assistant at the "Silkmen"