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Which team did the player Akpo Sodje belong to from 2011 to 2012?
Akpo Sodje Idoro Akpoeyere Ujoma Akpo Sodje ( born 31 January 1980 ) is an English former professional footballer . A journeyman striker , he is usually an instantly recognisable figure on the pitch due to his original – and most of all colourful – hairstyles . With Queens Park Rangers in 2001 , he was loaned out to Stevenage Borough , before beginning a career in non-league football with Margate in 2001 . He moved on to Heybridge Swifts via Gravesend & Northfleet the following year , before joining Erith & Belvedere in 2003 . He rejoined the Football League with Huddersfield Town in 2004 , before joining Darlington the next year , after a successful loan spell . He spent the 2006–07 season with Port Vale , before becoming a Sheffield Wednesday player . He found success and popularity at both clubs , before he joined Charlton Athletic in 2010 , after two loan spells . He moved into Scottish football with Hibernian in 2011 , before departing in January 2012 . Two months later he emigrated to China to sign with Tianjin TEDA to become the first English footballer in the Chinese Super League . He returned to the English game in August 2012 , when he joined Preston North End for a brief spell . He joined Scunthorpe United on a short-term basis in January 2013 , before signing with Tranmere Rovers in July 2013 . He was loaned out to Macclesfield Town in February 2014 . After three of his brothers , Efe , Bright and Stephen Sodje , were sentenced to 18 , 21 and 30 months in prison respectively for fraud in September 2017 ( having siphoned off money from a charity , the Sodje Sports Foundation ) , a European Arrest Warrant was issued in relation to Akpo . Family sporting connections . Born in Greenwich , London , his family originate from Warri , in Delta State , Nigeria . Sodje has four brothers who also play football ; three of them professionally and one semi-professionally . Sam and Efe have represented Nigeria at international level . Steve , has never played a Football League game . Another brother , Bright , used to play rugby league and rugby union . His cousin Onome Sodje , also played professionally in England . Akpo is the youngest of the ten Sodje children : Playing career . Early career . He was signed to First Division Queens Park Rangers , though never made an appearance , instead was loaned out to Conference National outfit Stevenage Borough in March 2001 . He scored on his first outing for the club , in a 2–1 win at Morecambe on 31 March , replacing Darran Hay on 36 minutes . He was still with Stevenage for the start of the 2001–02 season , getting sent off against Doncaster Rovers on 27 August . He left Broadhall Way the next month for Margate , making 16 appearances before the seasons end , scoring goals against Yeovil Town , Woking and Hayes . He began 2002–03 with Margate , playing in their 2–0 defeat at Leigh Genesis on 31 August . The next month he joined Gravesend & Northfleet , scoring on his debut on the 7th , in a 4–1 home win over Nuneaton Borough . 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 Town . He was released later in the month and had spells with virtual unknowns Heybridge Swifts ( Isthmian League ) and Erith & Belvedere ( Southern Football League ) . At age 24 ( at the time he was often reported as 22 or 23 ) , he got a second chance at a professional career , joining Huddersfield Town of League One . He was handed a three-month deal in September 2004 , his foot in the door because his brother Efe was captain of the club . He replaced Andy Booth 86 minutes into a 3–0 win at Vale Park on 11 September , Pawel Abbott grabbing the headlines with a hat-trick . In November his contract was extended by six months , allowing him further time to impress boss Peter Jackson . In all he made nine appearances for the Terriers in 2004–05 , getting just two starts and impressing only in the reserves . In March 2005 he was loaned out to League Two Darlington , after impressing on trial , and scored in the final moments of the season in a 3–1 home win over Cheltenham Town . He was released by Huddersfield in May . He spent 2005–06 with Darlington . He made 39 appearances , scoring eight goals , including a hat-trick at Chester City in a 4–4 draw on 27 August . His performances caught the eye of Port Vales manager Martin Foyle , who won his signature in May 2006 . Port Vale . 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 North End in the League Cup , by the seasons 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 Millmoor against Rotherham United . His hat-trick came in just 18 minutes to break a spell of eight games without scoring . Awarded with the player of the year award , he stated his aim of trying to beat Constantines 26 goals last season and try to get Vale into the Championship in 2007–08 . Sheffield Wednesday . Vale sold Sodje for an undisclosed fee ( later reported to be £300,000 ) 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 . At the same time , Wednesday were also attempting to buy Sam from Reading , though the deal did not go through . He made his debut by coming on as a substitute for Jermaine Johnson in the 63rd minute on 1 September 2007 at Hillsborough , against 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 Argyle 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 . After being hailed by some Wednesdayites as The black David Hirst , because of his strength and determination , Sodje cemented his place in Wednesday folklore with the opening goal in their 2–0 win over fierce rivals Sheffield United on 19 January . Unfortunately for his new fans , his season was cut short by an ankle injury in February . Despite this setback , he 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 up for strike partner Marcus Tudgay in a 4–1 win over Burnley . However , he also 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 local rivals Sheffield United . Injury limited him to only nine further appearances that season . He picked up a hamstring injury in April . Charlton Athletic . On 14 November , Sodje joined his brother Sam at Charlton Athletic . 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 Town 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 . Hibernian . Sodje signed for Scottish Premier League ( SPL ) side 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 Hibs in the latter part of the 2010–11 season , as well as winning a penalty in an Edinburgh derby which saw opposing player Marius Žaliūkas sent off , but became a squad player in the following season . In January 2012 , Hibs allowed Sodje to join Belgian club K.V.C . Westerlo on trial , and then released him from his contract on 31 January . Tianjin Teda . In March 2012 , he signed a contract with Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA , then managed by Josip Kuže . The club represent the city of Tianjin , and play at the 37,450 capacity TEDA Football Stadium . The league restricts clubs to sign at most five non-Chinese players , the other four in 2012 being Lucian Goian , Sjoerd Ars , Veliče Šumulikoski , and Milan Susak . He scored his first and the only goal for Tianjin on 16 March , in a 2–1 defeat by Qingdao Jonoon at Qingdao Tiantai Stadium . On 1 July , Sodje was released by Tianjin TEDA . Preston North End . In August 2012 , Sodje signed for Preston North End , having impressed with four goals in three games during pre-season . He won a first team place after coming off the bench to score against Bournemouth , and then followed this up with goals against Crystal Palace and Swindon Town in his next two games . 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 . However , he refused to stay at the club beyond December , leaving his final tally at seven goals in 17 appearances . Scunthorpe United . Sodje signed with Scunthorpe United in January 2013 on a short-term deal lasting until the end of the 2012–13 season , and stated that Im feeling good and Im glad that everything is sorted and Ive got the chance to work with Brian Laws again.. . Theres no doubt that well be able to stay up . Weve been having a bad time but that is all changing now . After three away games , he marked his debut at Glanford Park with two goals in a 2–1 win over Portsmouth . He hit six goals in 16 games as the Iron were relegated into League Two , and was released in the summer . Tranmere Rovers . In July 2013 , Sodje signed a one-year contract with Ronnie Moores 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 Askeys assistant at the Silkmen . He played five games for the Silkmen without scoring , and he was released by Tranmere Rovers after returning to Prenton Park in April . Style of play . Sodje was an energetic , strong and aggressive forward . Personal life . Two of his brothers , Sam and Efe , were put on trial in the UK in September 2017 for money laundering after allegedly being involved in channelling proceeds from scams which targeted firms in Colombia , India , Italy and Abu Dhabi ; Sodje himself was also alleged to have taken part in the crime but declined to return to Britain from his home in Dubai to be interviewed by police . In September 2017 , Efe , Bright and Stephen Sodje were sentenced to 18 , 21 and 30 months in prison respectively for fraud , having siphoned off money from a charity , the Sodje Sports Foundation . Akpo , 37 , is wanted in connection with the fraud , and a European Arrest Warrant has been issued . Honours . - Port Vale F.C . Player of the Year : 2007 - Sheffield Wednesday Striker of the Year : 2008