EASTLEIGH manager Richard Hill has swooped for striker Yemi Odubade - his  third close-season signing with Conference National experience.

The 29-year-old Nigeria-born frontman was one of seven players released by Blue Square Bet Premier club Gateshead at the end of the season having spent the latter part of 2012/13 on loan at Forest Green Rovers.

Odubade began his career at Eastbourne Town where he spent his childhood, netting 64 goals in 85 appearances and capturing the attention of Yeovil Town who signed him in July 2004.

He went on to play for Eastbourne Borough, Oxford United, Stevenage Borough and Newport County (loan) before joining Gateshead in the summer of 2011, netting ten goals in 51 league appearances. Odubade was allowed to join Forest Green on loan in January this year until the end of the season.

Delighted with his latest signing, Silverlake Stadium boss Hill said: “I was impressed with his own personal ambition and his desire to be successful and Yemi opted to sign for Eastleigh as he wants to be with a club that hold the same ambitions.”

Though primarily a striker, Odubade can also be deployed as a winger. He will link up with fellow new signings Jamie Collins, Will Evans and the rest of the Eastleigh squad when they return to pre-season training on July 1.