Aramide Oteh has completed a move to Scunthorpe United on a free transfer after a spell without a club, signing a contract that runs from 02/12/2025 to 30/06/2026.
The 27-year-old centre-forward, who holds both English and Nigerian nationality, arrives at Glanford Park with a current market value listed at €125k. He joins the National League side after leaving Welsh champions The New Saints earlier in the 2025-26 campaign and subsequently becoming a free agent.
Oteh’s switch reunites him with English football following a brief stint in Wales. His last permanent club before Scunthorpe was The New Saints, whom he joined from Walsall. That move marked a rare cross-border step in his career, taking him into the Cymru Premier before he returned to the English pyramid via free agency.
Born in London and standing at 1.75m, Oteh is listed primarily as a centre-forward and is right-footed. He has built a career across the English system, featuring for a succession of lower-league clubs after progressing through the academy ranks at Tottenham Hotspur. From Tottenham Hotspur Youth he moved into the Spurs U18s set-up, before making the switch to Queens Park Rangers’ under-21 side and then the first team.
At QPR, Oteh’s development included a series of loans designed to give him regular senior football. He had temporary spells at Walsall, Bradford City, Stevenage and Colchester United, all in the English league structure, before eventually leaving Loftus Road as a free agent. That departure led to a permanent deal with Salford City, followed by moves to Crawley Town and later Walsall, underlining his familiarity with the Football League and the National League environment.
His career path has been characterised by short-term contracts and frequent moves, with several transitions via free-agent status. He has repeatedly returned to the market without a club before earning new opportunities, including before his switch to Salford City and again prior to his move to Crawley, then Walsall, and later The New Saints. The latest transfer from “Without Club” to Scunthorpe United continues that pattern, although no transfer fee is involved due to his status as a free agent.
Oteh’s market value has generally hovered around the €100k–€125k mark since his early twenties, with the most recent update placing him at €125k during his time at The New Saints. That valuation reflects steady regard for his abilities despite frequent club changes and spells out of contract.
For Scunthorpe, operating in the National League, the signing adds an experienced forward with a broad grounding in English lower-league football and exposure to the Welsh domestic game. From an English perspective, it is another example of a player with dual nationality consolidating his career within the domestic pyramid. From a Nigerian viewpoint, Oteh represents part of the sizeable diaspora talent pool continuing to build careers in Britain rather than in the Nigerian domestic league.
While specific recent match statistics, appearances and goal tallies are not detailed in the available data, Oteh’s long list of clubs and sustained market valuation indicate he has remained a useful attacking option at League Two and National League level. His loans and permanent deals across Bradford, Walsall, Stevenage, Colchester, Salford and Crawley show that a variety of managers have trusted him to operate at the sharp end of the pitch.
The short-term nature of his new contract means there is potential for further movement when the deal expires on 30/06/2026, with the possibility of another free-agent spell if no extension or transfer is agreed. For now, though, the focus will be on how quickly he settles at Scunthorpe United and whether he can convert his experience and market-recognised value into consistent performances in the National League during his latest chapter in English football.
