Lateef Omidiji

Personal information
Full name	Lateef Omotola Omidiji Jr.
Date of birth	(2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth	Las Vegas, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	FC Dordrecht
2017–2018	Feyenoord
2018–2020	Go Ahead Eagles
College career
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2021	UNLV Rebels	16	(1)
International career‡
	United States U14
	United States U15
	United States U16
2018–2018	Nigeria U15
2019–????	Nigeria U17
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:45, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Lateef Omotola Omidiji Jr. (born 14 September 2003) is a soccer player who plays as a forward. ^[3] Born in the United States, he has represented both the US and Nigeria at youth international level.

Omidiji was born in Las Vegas to a Nigerian father (who is Muslim) and an American mother. ^{[4] [5]} His sister is Sophia Omotola Omidiji. ^{[5] [6]} In June 2017 he described himself as a "straight A student" who had received an award from President Obama for his grades. ^[6]

Omidiji began his career at the age of 5 with the Rainbow Youth Soccer League in Las Vegas. ^[6] At the age of 10 he was described as a "soccer prodigy". ^[7]

He moved from FC Dordrecht to Feyenoord in 2017. ^[8] He later moved to Go Ahead Eagles. ^{[9] [10]}

In November 2020 it was announced that Omidiji had returned to the United States to attend high school in Las Vegas, and had signed a letter of intent with the UNLV Rebels. ^{[2] [11]} he scored 1 goal in 16 games in the 2021 season. ^[12]

Omidiji is eligible to represent the United States and Nigeria. ^[13]

After representing the United States at under-14, under-15 and under-16 levels, he began playing for Nigeria under-15s in May 2018. ^[14] He is also eligible to represent the Netherlands. ^[6] In 2019 he was dropped by the Nigeria under-17s. ^[15]