Jordan Obita, born on 8th of December, 1993 in England, is a seasoned left-back defender currently playing for Hibernian. Standing at a height of 1.8m (5ft 10in), and weighing in at approximately 73kg (11st 6lb), Obita commands the field with his number 21 jersey.
Obita started his professional career at Reading in the League One in England in July 2010. He made promising progress over several seasons with the club, with notable performance in the 2016 - 2017 season where he marked 37 first team appearances and scored two goals in league matches.
In January 2012, Obita experienced his first loan transfer from Reading to Barnet in the National League in England. Obita made a humble mark with five first team appearances in league matches that season. He experienced similar loan transfers to Gillingham in the League Two in England in March 2012, and to Portsmouth in the Championship in England in August 2012, further broadening his experience on the field. A last loan move to Oldham Athletic in the National League in England took place in January 2013, making eight first team appearances in the season.
After completing his cycle of loans across various clubs, Obita returned to Reading in the League One in England and remained at the club until November 2020. A significant transfer pushed Obita's career forward lead him to Oxford United in the Championship in England. Short-lived as it was, in January 2021 he moved from Oxford United to Wycombe Wanderers in the League One in England. The undisclosed fee for this transaction remains shrouded in mystery.
At Wycombe Wanderers, Obita went on to make nine first team appearances in league matches in the 2020 - 2021 season and practically doubled his efforts to 28 first team appearances in the 2022 - 2023 season.
A big move in his career came in July 2023 when Obita transferred to Hibernian in the Premiership in Scotland. He has made valuable contributions ever since, leaving a solid print in the 2023 - 2024 season with 34 first team appearances and currently in the season 2024 - 2025 he has already tallied 26 first team appearances. In addition to his contribution to the league matches, Obita also participated in the League Cup 2024 - 2025 and Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025 for Hibernian, adding to his impressive record.
