Danilo Harley Orsi-Dadomo (born 19 April 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

Early and personal life

Born in

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, Orsi was raised in Enfield and Barnet. He is of partial Italian and Scottish descent.

Career

Orsi played for

Cockfosters Cockfosters is a suburb of north London to the east of Chipping Barnet, lying partly in the London Borough of Enfield and partly in the London Borough of Barnet. It is 10 miles (16 km) north of Charing Cross. Before 1965, it was in the count ...

before moving to the United States and playing college soccer with

Eastern Florida State College Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) is a public college based in Cocoa, Florida. It is a member of the Florida College System and has additional campuses in Melbourne, Florida, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Florida, Palm Bay, and Titusville, Florida, Ti ...

(studying business management), scoring 27 goals in 32 games across two seasons, whilst also playing at club level for Chivas U19 and Fort Lauderdale Strikers U23. Upon his return to England, Orsi played non-league football for East Thurrock United, Hungerford Town, Hampton & Richmond Borough and

Maidenhead United Maidenhead United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks FA, they are currently members of the . The club were established in October 1870 and have played at ...

. He was Maidenhead's Fans' Player of the Season for the 2020–21 season. In June 2021 he was linked with a transfer to Football League clubs

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

and

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

. Later that month he signed for Football League team

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Harrogate Hotspurs were fou ...

. On 1 January 2022, Orsi returned to the National League to join

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on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. Orsi scored his first goal for the club on his first start as he scored the only goal of the game as his side defeated

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Grimsby Town

In June 2022 it was announced that he would join

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on 1 July 2022. He scored his first league goal for the club on 18 April 2023, notching the winner in a 1–0 victory over Barrow. Orsi was part of the Grimsby team that reached the

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quarter-final for the first time since 1939, he started in the 2–1 win away at

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side

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that secured that achievement.

Crawley Town

In June 2023 he transferred to

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

for an undisclosed fee. On 11 May 2024, Orsi scored a hat-trick against

MK Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club, usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football leag ...

in the second leg of their tie in the 2023–24 EFL League Two play-offs, helping win the game 5–1 and the tie 8–1, the biggest win in EFL play-off history. On 19 May 2024, Orsi scored the first goal, against

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

, in the 2024 League Two play-off final at

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as Crawley won 2–0 to gain promotion to

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. He extended his contract with Crawley later that month.

Burton Albion

On 26 June 2024, Orsi signed for fellow League One side

on a three-year deal, joining for an undisclosed fee. On 3 February 2025, he joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy included.

Career statistics

Honours

Crawley Town *

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References

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