Born in Greenwich, London, his family originate from Warri, in Delta State, Nigeria. Sodje is the eldest of four brothers who all play football; three of them professionally and one semi-professionally. Sam, Akpo (the youngest of the four) have both played alongside Efe. He played alongside Akpo at Huddersfield Town and he has represented Nigeria at international level with Sam. Steve, who plays semi-professionally has never played a Football League game. Another brother, Bright, used to play rugby league and rugby union. His nephew Onome Sodje has also played professionally in England. Sodje is famous for wearing a do-rag, something he started doing in 1994 at the request of his mother. The headband often has the words "Against All Odds". In September 2017, Sodje (along with his brothers Stephen and Bright) was sentenced to 18 months in prison for fraud, having siphoned off money from a charity, the Sodje Sports Foundation. Career statistics Club Honours Stevenage Borough Football Conference: 1995–96 Macclesfield Town Football League Division Three runner-up: 1997–98 Crewe Alexandra Football League Division Three runner-up: 2002–03 Huddersfield Town Football League Division Three playoff winner: 2003–04 Southend United Football League One: 2005–06 Bury Football League Two runner-up: 2010–11 Individual PFA Team of the Year: 2003–04 References External links Profile at Bury 1972 births Living people Footballers from Greenwich English sportspeople of Nigerian descent Citizens of Nigeria through descent English footballers Nigerian footballers Association football central defenders Stevenage F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Bury F.C. players Bury F.C. non-playing staff Barrow A.F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. non-playing staff Association football coaches English Football League players National League (English football) players Nigeria international footballers 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 FIFA World Cup players English criminals Nigerian criminals British people convicted of fraud Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales